http://dir.salon.com/topics/scooter_libby/?source=rss&aim=scooter_libby en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT Alex Koppelman Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/03/20/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/03/20/libby/index.html?source=rss Dick Cheney's former chief of staff will no longer be able to practice law in Washington. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/10/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/10/libby/index.html?source=rss With the president having commuted his sentence, there was little reason to press on. By Joe Conason Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/11/21/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/11/21/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss Former press secretary Scott McClellan says someone in the Bush administration made him spread "false information" about Plame-gate to the press. Time for Congress to ask tough questions. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/20/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/20/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss Former White House press secretary says the president and vice president were involved in the false exoneration of Libby and Rove. By Rebecca Traister Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/10/24/valerie_plame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/10/24/valerie_plame/index.html?source=rss After years of enforced silence, Valerie Plame Wilson finally tells all -- except for the stuff the CIA blacked out. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/30/craig_double/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/30/craig_double/index.html?source=rss The White House still won't talk about Scooter Libby. So why is it calling Craig a "disappointment"? By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/13/karl_rove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/13/karl_rove/index.html?source=rss The country takes leave of the political serial killer who tried to forge a one-party state. But don't expect the Mayberry Machiavelli to pay for his civic sins. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/09/bush2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/09/bush2/index.html?source=rss The president changes the subject. Julia Dahl Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/19/plame_lawsuit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/19/plame_lawsuit/index.html?source=rss The outed CIA officer is considering an appeal in her suit against Bush administration officials. By Joe Conason Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/07/13/plame_wilson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/07/13/plame_wilson/index.html?source=rss Why not start with releasing the transcripts of Bush and Cheney's interviews with special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald? Julia Dahl Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/12/bushspeech_libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/12/bushspeech_libby/index.html?source=rss President briefly addresses the possibility that someone in the administration leaked Plame's name. By David Cole Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/12/exec_privilege/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/12/exec_privilege/index.html?source=rss Can the White House win a constitutional showdown with Congress over executive privilege after shredding the nation's trust? Julia Dahl Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/11/clemency_hearing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/11/clemency_hearing/index.html?source=rss Did Bush's Libby commutation undermine the rule of law? Who knows. Alex Koppelman Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/09/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/09/libby/index.html?source=rss Over the weekend, two pundits offered their take on why President Bush commuted his former aide's prison sentence. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/05/snow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/05/snow/index.html?source=rss As the House plans a hearing, the White House press secretary mounts a factually challenged defense. By Keith Olbermann Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/04/olbermann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/04/olbermann/index.html?source=rss From Iraq to Scooter Libby, Bush and Cheney have broken America's trust and stabbed this nation in the back. It is time for them to go. By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/07/03/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/07/03/libby/index.html?source=rss Even as the president confesses that Scooter Libby engaged in a cover-up -- after all, that was the verdict -- he completes the ultimate obstruction of justice in the Plame affair. Alex Koppelman Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/noah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/noah/index.html?source=rss Slate's Tim Noah defends the Libby commutation, arguing that the former president committed perjury as well, but his argument doesn't hold up. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/bush/index.html?source=rss But the president won't rule out a pardon for Libby, either. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/snow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/snow/index.html?source=rss The White House refuses to say whether Bush even thinks Libby committed a crime. Tim Grieve and Julia Dahl Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/reax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/reax/index.html?source=rss GOP presidential candidates respond -- or don't -- to Bush's decision on Libby. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/lawless/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/lawless/index.html?source=rss Bush commuted Libby's sentence without consulting the Justice Department and without regard for the usual standards and procedures. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/02/decision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/02/decision/index.html?source=rss In the United States v. Scooter Libby, the president sides with Scooter Libby. Alex Koppelman Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/02/libby_commutation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/02/libby_commutation/index.html?source=rss Hours after a court decided that the vice president's former chief of staff could not remain free on bail, President Bush comes through with a commutation. Tim Grieve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/02/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/02/libby/index.html?source=rss Court of Appeals won't keep him out of prison pending appeal.