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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, will be sentenced Tuesday morning in federal court before U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, who presided over his trial. The sentencing begins at 9:30 a.m.

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hubba12
June 5, 2007, 9:33 a.m.
i wonder whether Cheney would go and visit him in jail
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maynuh
June 5, 2007, 9:57 a.m.
Cheney should be in there with him. Or better yet, instead of him.
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scott4261
June 5, 2007, 10:27 a.m.
It's a good day!
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tehranchik
June 5, 2007, 11:07 a.m.
"He has expressed no remorse, no acceptance of responsibility, and no recognition that there is anything he should have done differently â;; either with respect to his false statements and testimony, or his role in providing reporters with classified information about Ms. (Valerie) Wilson's affiliation with the CIA."
WHAT??? He really does think he is above the law. He could be.
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PatrioticAmerican
June 5, 2007, 11:59 a.m.
Sentence is in 2 1/2 years in prison hahahahahahahahaha
what happened dems did the liberal judge let you down. hahahahaha once again you guys lose
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TechnologyExpert
June 5, 2007, 12:03 p.m.
30 months in prison:
http://politics.netscape.com/story/2007/06/05/l...
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Truzseeker
June 5, 2007, 12:10 p.m.
If it had been you or I, the charges would have been more severe. In addition to obstruction of justice, it would have been other "darlings" of the prosecution used against YOU.
There are laws for the privileged and laws for the masses. The Hilton matter is another prime example...GET REAL...STOP LIVING FANTASY.
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architekker
June 5, 2007, 12:29 p.m.
He is going to get pardoned by the President, just watch. I hope so! This is definately a politcal bull! The man in justic department admitted that he started the leak and they focused on libby. Yeah yeah, so much for dem blaming on republicans and found out it was the dem guy in justic department. Oh yeah, jefferson is in Deep $hit going for 235 years, they should be looking at him in the first place!
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djrevelky
June 5, 2007, 12:33 p.m.
Hmm...he got 30 months for outing a CIA agent who wasn't really undercover in the first place since she was posing in Vanity Fair? Sure...why not.
I wonder how many years William Jefferson will get for having $90,000 in his freezer and accepting bribes from an FBI informant on tape?
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RCH1
June 5, 2007, 12:40 p.m.
Libby lied under oath. Don't you conservatives remember the term "Lied under oath"? It's the same term you are STILL using every time the name Bill Clinton comes up.
But I guess in this case it's okay isn't it?
He is not going to jail because he leaked anything. He's going to jail because HE LIED UNDER OATH!
Remember what brought Nixon down? It wasn't the crime, it was the cover-up!
BTW- I hope Jefferson gets 30 years!
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Leemck02
June 5, 2007, 1:06 p.m.
This is a reversal, liberals that want a traitor to face harsh punishment and conservatives who would have a person that put politics before national defense to walk away avoiding due punishment. We talk about quality of human intelligence and this is the best the administration can do, expose our own? Seems like the administration would lead the charge - but I doubt agaist themselves. How large does a breach have to be for Americans to lose party loyality for national security. If we worry about al Qaeda coming over here, I say we have to hold public officials a lot more responsible meaning Libby and his boss as necessary and honestly see if they are guilty of wrong doing. If would be comical if it weren't so serious.
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moeberg
June 5, 2007, 1:07 p.m.
George Bush will pardon Scooter on his last day in office and rich men will pay Scooter's fine but he must serve his time until the inauguration. Until then, Scooter must ask permission to go to the bathroom and sometimes the answer will be no. There's justice in that.
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william-sire
June 5, 2007, 1:18 p.m.
George Bush should pardon Scooter immediately. This conviction is a travesty and lack of justice.
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Raiderwall
June 5, 2007, 1:47 p.m.
Libby should go to jail. He's a fall guy, he'll take the heat and punishment, while his boss, Cheney, is free to go hunting again.
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Raiderwall
June 5, 2007, 1:49 p.m.
and yeah, at about 10 minutes to noon on Jan 20, 2009 Bush will probably pardon Libby.
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DoerNotASayer
June 5, 2007, 2:43 p.m.
Anyone over 30 who goes by "Scooter" should be in jail.
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slate
June 5, 2007, 10:52 p.m.
How many gloat threads on any one subject is needed on this site? I see other threads 'locked' when they are a repeat of a subject but amazingly on NS that doesn't happen when it's yet another bash the right thread,,,,,, lock one of the two NS admins and be fair,,,, one gloat thread is plenty for any subject,,, don't you think?