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Fitzgerald Turns Down Waxman in CIA Leak Case Fitzgerald Turns Down Waxman in CIA Leak Case

Members of the Libby Lobby--those conservatives who have urged George W. Bush to pardon Scooter Libby--have decried special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald an...

Mar 15, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Edwards Wins the Gonzales Primary Edwards Wins the Gonzales Primary

UPDATE: This just in from ABC News: "In an exclusive interview to air Wednesday morning, March 14, on "Good Morning America," Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y...

Mar 13, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: CIA Leak Case Ends with Guilty Verdict Libby Trial: CIA Leak Case Ends with Guilty Verdict

Several minutes after noon on Tuesday, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby sat in a crowded Washington court room and somberly watched as the forewoman of the jury in ...

Mar 6, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty Libby Trial: Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty

The jury found Scooter Libby guilty on four of the five counts. The ruling: Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff lied to federal investigators. I'l...

Mar 6, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: This Just In–A Verdict! Libby Trial: This Just In–A Verdict!

At 11:30, the reporters covering the obstruction of justice trial of Scooter Libby were notified that the jury had reached a verdict and that the verdict wi...

Mar 6, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: More Waiting, More Jury Notes Libby Trial: More Waiting, More Jury Notes

The jurors in the obstruction of justice trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby left early on Friday. But they do appear still to be diligently working through t...

Mar 2, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Still Waiting–An Update Libby Trial: Still Waiting–An Update

The below dispatch was filed on Thursday morning. On Thursday afternoon, Judge Reggie Walton called the attorneys for the government and the defense in the ...

Mar 1, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Waiting for the Verdict Libby Trial: Waiting for the Verdict

I'm still at the federal district courthouse waiting for the verdict in the obstruction of justice tral of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of sta...

Mar 1, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Final Arguments about Scooter, Cheney & Truth Libby Trial: Final Arguments about Scooter, Cheney & Truth

Cover-up or scapegoating. Nine conversations or two. Scooter Libby the liar, or Karl Rove the liar.

Feb 21, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Defense Rests on a Thin Case Libby Trial: Defense Rests on a Thin Case

Swing and a miss. Swing and a miss. Swing and a miss. As the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby perjury trial headed toward a finale, Libby's attorneys on Wednesday m...

Feb 14, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

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