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When special counsel Peter J. Fitzgerald announced his five-count indictment against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, we noted that the charges against him "may look weaker with time".(Central Intelligence Agency)(Brief Article)

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* When special counsel Peter J. Fitzgerald announced his five-count indictment against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, we noted that the charges against him "may look weaker with time." That didn't take long. The Washington Post's Bob Woodward has revealed that an unnamed senior administration official casually mentioned Valerie Plame Wilson's CIA employment to him. The apparently offhand nature of the disclosure argues against the notion that a ...

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