Valerie Plame - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/valerie_plame/?source=rss&aim=valerie_plame en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST What's Obama hiding about Blagojevich? By Joe Conason Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/12/19/rahm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/12/19/rahm/index.html?source=rss Probably nothing. But by mishandling the scandal, his team has allowed questions to be raised where there were none. Blagojevich indictment expected today By Alex Koppelman Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/02/blagojevich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/02/blagojevich/index.html?source=rss U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's office will reportedly make the official announcement about the former Illinois governor this afternoon. Rod Blagojevich's bad hair day By Edward McClelland Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/10/blagojevich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/10/blagojevich/index.html?source=rss The perfectly coiffed politician is under arrest, sunk by his own vanity. But what did you expect? He's an Illinois governor. "I've got this thing and it's f---ing golden" Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/12/09/blagojevich_complaint/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/12/09/blagojevich_complaint/index.html?source=rss The federal complaint that details Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged attempt to trade Barack Obama's former Senate seat for personal gain. The Scott McClellan sideshow By Joe Conason Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/06/21/plame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/06/21/plame/index.html?source=rss The former press secretary's testimony about Valerie Plame is valuable, but only the press can uncover whether Bush and Cheney lied to investigators. Libby drops appeal By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Waxman to Mukasey: Send Plame documents By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/03/plame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/03/plame/index.html?source=rss White House appears to be stalling on production of notes of interviews with Bush, Cheney, Rove. McClellan's meaning, Oprah's impact and other mysteries By Joan Walsh Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2007/11/21/mcclellan_oprah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2007/11/21/mcclellan_oprah/index.html?source=rss So many intriguing stories, so little time before Thanksgiving. Dodd, Huckabee want answers on McClellan charges By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/21/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/21/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss What did the president do, and when did he do it? Did Bush ask Scott McClellan to lie -- or didn't he? By Joe Conason Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. McClellan implicates Bush, Cheney in Plame lie By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Fair Plame By Rebecca Traister Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. We'll go no more a-Rove-ing By Sidney Blumenthal Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Robert Novak's very sad story By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/07/novak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/07/novak/index.html?source=rss The columnist says Plamegate cost him a lot of money and his friendship with Karl Rove. Judge dismisses Valerie Plame's lawsuit By Julia Dahl Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Bob Novak is not one of the popular kids By Edward McClelland Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/07/17/novak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/07/17/novak/index.html?source=rss The prickly right-wing columnist, covert-agent outer and all-around "Prince of Darkness" explains how he rose to the top of D.C.'s journalistic heap. Bush and Cheney's tortured secrecy By David Cole Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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? A Snow job on Libby By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Bush and Cheney walk, too By Sidney Blumenthal Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Even the lawlessness was lawless By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. "It is my judgment" By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Libby spared the clink By Alex Koppelman Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Libby loses bid for freedom By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. About that pardon ... By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/15/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/15/libby/index.html?source=rss Could Scooter Libby save himself by coming clean about Dick Cheney? Let the pardon countdown begin By Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/14/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/14/libby/index.html?source=rss Judge refuses Scooter Libby's request to remain free pending appeal.