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April 13, 2006

Missing headlines (a continuing series)

The NYT, CNN, etc. were quick to imply in their articles that Libby's testimony about the President authorizing information disclosure somehow related to Plame—gate.  I haven't seen any headlines about this tidbit beyond this article anyway): 

"Libby Says Bush, Cheney Didn't Authorize CIA Agent's Name Leak"

April 13 (Bloomberg) —— A former top administration official said President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney authorized him to discuss with reporters intelligence on Iraq's weapons program and didn't authorize leaking a CIA agent's name.

Former Cheney chief of staff I. Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby, in documents filed late last night in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, said Bush and Cheney only authorized him to disclose once—classified details from a National Intelligence Estimate paper that they believed supported the president's claims that Iraq was attempting to buy nuclear material in Niger.

David Bookless   4 13 06