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SF Gate
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The Justice Department overreached in prosecuting a former Bush administration official in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, a federal appeals court said Tuesday as it dismissed some charges and ordered a new trial on others.
The decision overturns t..
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Yahoo News
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As a prosecutor at Nuremberg, Thomas Dodd charged the Nazis with "the apprehension of victims and their confinement without trial, often without charges, generally with no indication of their detention."
His son, Sen. Chris Dodd, wonders today whether..
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CNN
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Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been found guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.
Libby was convicted of:
# obstruction of justice when he intentionally deceived a grand jury investigating..
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New York Times
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A picture taking shape from hours of testimony and reams of documents in the trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr. shatters any notion that the White House was operating as a model of cohesion throughout President Bush’s first term. The trial against Mr. Libby..
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USA Today
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Prosecutors who spent more than three years on the CIA leak case, like the defense lawyers on the other wide, have been given just three hours to make their final arguments to jurors. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, who led the investigation, wa..
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Economist
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DICK CHENEY has never been a great fan of open government. His staff refuse to reveal how many people work in his office, let alone what they do there. He went to court to keep the membership of his energy commission secret. You can find the White House a..
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Yahoo News
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A summary of testimony from witnesses in the obstruction and perjury trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby:..
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Yahoo News
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Amid the furor over the 2003 leak of a CIA operative's identity, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, bluntly told a White House lawyer, "I didn't do it," the lawyer testified Tuesday...
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BBC News
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The trial of a former top White House official is expected to provide a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Bush administration as a key justification for the invasion of Iraq began to collapse...
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Baltimore Chronicle
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When in the course of the history of this Republic, survivor of Rebellion, of the Great Depression, and of many wars, an Executive violates its contract with its citizens to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, and fails to..
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MSNBC
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An e-mail message made public on Monday in the fraud trial of Antoin Rezko, a businessman and political contributor, brought attention to Senator Barack Obama’s role in discussions involving a state health planning board that Mr. Rezko is accused of imp..
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MSNBC
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One example of Allen’s calls surfaced last week in the trial of former Alaska House Speaker Peter Kott. While working with the FBI, Allen called Kott and asked how Kott’s son resolved his financial problems. Kott replied: “It was your check.”
K..
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SF Gate
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When San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew faces trial later this month on criminal charges that he lied about where he lived to run for office, the fact that Jew spent little time in a Sunset District home and kept a separate residence in Burlingame will not b..
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SF Gate
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Lawyers, politicians and pundits have had their say for years. Now, as former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby faces sentencing in the CIA leak trial, the world may hear from someone new: Libby himself.
Libby has not spoken publicly about the..
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USA Today
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotted and his assigned lawyer walked out of the courtroom in a dramatic start to the landmark first international war crimes trial of a former African leader.
Lawyer Karim Khan said Taylor had fired him and..
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tpmcafe.com
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Guilty! Four out of five. Now what? Let's see. Will Scooter Libby be a hot date on Sadie Hawkins day once he's in the pen? He took such delight in screwing political foes, perceived and real, that he is about to discover an ancient Indian truth--Karma can..
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CNN
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One week into their deliberations, jurors in the CIA leak trial have a question for the judge.
Jurors passed a note to U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton at the end of the day Tuesday. Walton said he will address the issue in court Wednesday morning...
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MSNBC
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Attorneys for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby rested their case in the CIA leak trial Wednesday after a day of legal wrangling over classified information and whether additional witnesses could be presented. Special Prosecutor Patrick..
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NPR
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President Bush held a news conference Wednesday for the first time in almost two months. He discussed a variety of issues, but refused to comment on some key topics — including the ongoing trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby tri..
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MSNBC
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Audio recordings of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's secret grand jury testimony will be released publicly after they are presented at his trial, the judge at Libby's trial ruled Monday...
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