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Could the Democrats be the Republicans' salvation?

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 3, 2007 · Comments (27)

Republicans continually make stupid mistakes that cost them dearly, but just when you think they can't be saved, along comes a Democrat to make the Republicans look really good. Today it was John Conyers:The House Judiciary Committee has officially announced its plans for a hearing into President Bush's commutation of... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.5/5 (60 votes cast)

Libby Ordered to Jail During Appeal

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 14, 2007 · Comments (79)

This is completely unreasonable: Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby must begin serving his 2 1/2-year prison sentence while he appeals his perjury conviction, a U.S. judge ruled on Thursday. Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, will have to report to prison in six to eight... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (21 votes cast)

Juror Wants Bush to Pardon Libby

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: March 7, 2007 · Comments (50)

Drudge has the transcript from Chris Matthews' interview with juror #10, Ann Redington: MSNBC host Chris Matthews spoke with Libby juror Ann Redington on HARDBALL. Juror [#10] says she would support a Bush pardon for Libby. Transcript: Chris: You're for a pardon out of sympathy for the defendant. Ann: Yeah,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (19 votes cast)

When it says Libby, Libby, Libby, on the verdict, verdict, verdict...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: March 7, 2007 · Comments (103)

...then Scooter, Scooter, Scooter is a convict, convict, convict. I'm sorry, but I've been saving that line since the whole trial began. Now that the trial is over (not counting the inevitable appeals), I think it's time to take a hard look at certain facts of the whole matter. 1)... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (28 votes cast)

Democrat Response to the Libby Verdict

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: March 6, 2007 · Comments (51)

Here is Harry Reid's response:Washington, DC--Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today released the following statement on news that a jury has found Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice. "I welcome the jury's verdict. It's about time someone... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (18 votes cast)

Scooter Libby Guilty Of Perjury, Obstruction

Posted by Kevin · Published: March 6, 2007 · Comments (229)

The verdict in the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been read. Libby was found guilty on both counts of perjury, the single count of obstruction of justice, and on one of the two counts of making a false statement to the FBI. Four guilty verdicts and one not... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (17 votes cast)

Verdict Reached In Libby Trial

Posted by Kevin · Published: March 6, 2007 · Comments (7)

The verdict in the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby is in, and it will be read in court at noon. Yesterday questions from the jury indicated that there may have been some confusion about the charges. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The jury in Lewis "Scooter" Libby's perjury trial has indicated... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Libby Juror Questions Answered

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: March 5, 2007 · Comments (26)

The Libby jury deliberations continue with the jury asking a question about "reasonable doubt" which, as James Joyner notes, either "ain't good news for Libby" or "they're trying to come up with some sort of compromise among themselves." Jeralyn Merritt posted the PDF version of the judge's response to the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (12 votes cast)

Day Seven of the Scooter LIbby Jury Deliberations

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: March 1, 2007 · Comments (6)

It is day seven of the deliberations and what have we learned? The jury is fond of Post-It products. The most recent reports from the trial can be found at ScotterLibbyTrial.com. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Scooter Libby Trial Down to Eleven Jurors

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: February 26, 2007 · Comments (11)

According to reporting from Aldon Hynes at the Media Bloggers Association trial coverage feed, one juror in the Libby trial has now been dismissed due to something she saw in the media about the case over the weekend. The defense agreed to let the remaining eleven jurors continue to deliberate,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (6 votes cast)

Libby Update

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: February 12, 2007 · Comments (30)

I don't have a clue what the jury in the Libby case will do. Heck, I was shocked when the OJ jury acquitted and from the sound of how things went during jury selection, I guess it is possible this jury could be just as biased against Libby as the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Russert Has Credibility Problems Exposed During His Libby Trial Testimony

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: February 8, 2007 · Comments (60)

Cross examination of Tim Russert during the Libby trial revealed some interesting (and troubling for Russert) information.In sum, Wells established that (a) the FBI report of his conversations (they say he had two, he only recalls one) made far closer in time to the event indicate he conceded that Ms.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (12 votes cast)

Judith Miller Testimony

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: January 31, 2007 · Comments (8)

A.J. Strata takes a look at some interesting revelations from Judith Miller's testimony in the Libby trial including her reference to "clandestine guy."... [Full Story]

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Libby Trial - David Addington Testimony

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 29, 2007 · Comments (2)

David Addington, chief of staff and former legal counsel to Vice President Dick Cheney, was the next witness called in the Scooter Libby Trial. He replaced Lewis "Scooter" Libby as Cheney's chief of staff upon Libby's resignation on October 28, 2005. Liveblogging of his testimony continues below... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Libby Trial - Ari Fleischer Testimony

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 29, 2007 · Comments (12)

The prosecution has called Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary to the stand in the Scooter Libby case. Liveblogging of the testimony continues below.... [Full Story]

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Libby Trial - Cathie Martin Testimony

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 29, 2007 · Comments (1)

Today the defense in the Scooter Libby case continues its cross examination of Cathie Martin, a 1993 Harvard Law graduate who became a senior public affairs official in the Office of the Vice President from 2001 to 2004. She's now Deputy Communications Director in the White House. For a summary... [Full Story]

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Libby Trial - Morning Notes

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 29, 2007 · Comments (0)

On the docket today... The cross-examination of Vice President Cheney's former press aide Cathie Martin will continue this morning. After that Ari Fleischer will take the stand. The big issue for the morning is Fleischer's immunity. Fleischer sought council, took the 5th, then insisted on immunity. Libby's team says that... [Full Story]

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Live From The Scooter Libby Trial

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 29, 2007 · Comments (10)

Monday is trial day at Wizbang. As part of the Media Bloggers Association's historic coverage of the Scooter Libby trial, I'll be reporting the days activities live from the U.S District Courthouse in Washington D.C. Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer is expected to be called to the stand... [Full Story]

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Why Adding Bloggers To Libby Trial Was An Excellent Move

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: January 27, 2007 · Comments (16)

More bad reporting from the NY Times, this time at the Libby trial. Thankfully there was a good blogger in attendance to set the story straight. (Hat tip to Instapundit.) When I read examples like the one above I can't help but think I am not nearly skeptical enough of... [Full Story]

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Scooter Libby Trial Jury Selection

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: January 19, 2007 · Comments (46)

There is a great resource for those wanting to follow the Libby trial at ScooterLibbyTrial.com. The site carries feeds from the various Media Bloggers Association bloggers. For those who don't already know, Robert Cox at the MBA was able to get two seats in the trial for member bloggers. It... [Full Story]

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Wizbang Podcast #18 is up!

Posted by Charlie Quidnunc · Published: April 12, 2006 · Comments (0)

The 18th edition of the Wizbang Podcast is up for your listening pleasure. Today's topics are: Confusion over the leak - The conflation of Plame, NIE, Bush, & LibbyRush Reads Wizbang - Listen to what triggered a Rush-a-Launch on Wizbang MondayWhat Makes Old News New? - when big media says... [Full Story]

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Fitzgerald v Starr: Bang for the Buck

Posted by Paul · Published: November 21, 2005 · Comments (14)

I've made exactly 2 posts about the Plame game and I've been flooded with comments about how little money Fitzgerald has spent vs Ken Starr investigating Whitewater. I knew the robobats (moonbats that spew talking points on command) got their information somewhere so I was not too surprised to see... [Full Story]

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Woodward says: It wasn't Rove

Posted by Paul · Published: November 19, 2005 · Comments (42)

We have another known about a known unknown. We don't know who the first administration official was to spread gossip about Plame, but we do know -with a fair degree of certainty- that it wasn't Libby or Rove. Interestingly that facts seemed unimportant to TIME Magazine editors who buried this... [Full Story]

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Well, now we know why he calls himself "Scooter..."

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: November 4, 2005 · Comments (13)

Dick Cheney's former Chief of Staff, the indicted I. Lewis Libby, is far better known by the nickname "Scooter." And while some people have questioned the taste, judgment, and sanity of a man in his 50's who still goes by a nickname like that, I haven't seen any in-depth digging... [Full Story]

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