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The telling point is whether her neighbors knew she was an agent. If they didn't, then there certainly is trouble brewing.

Cenedril_Gildinaur wrote:

There is a lot of speculation flying around, especially since the Jury adjourned without making any announcements yet. The telling point is whether her neighbors knew she was an agent. If they didn't, then there certainly is trouble brewing.

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But neighbors contacted by The Times said they told the FBI agents that they had no idea of her agency life, and that they knew her only as a mother of twins who worked as an energy consultant.

The agents "made it clear they were part of the Fitzgerald investigation, and they were basically tying up loose ends," said David Tillotson, a Washington lawyer and neighbor, who was among those interviewed Monday.

"They really only had one interest, and that was to know whether Valerie's identity, on what she did for a living, was known prior to the Novak article. It seemed they were trying to establish clearly that prior to the Novak article she was not widely known on the cocktail circuit," Tillotson said.

"And I pointed out, we were good friends, we socialized with them, and we just had no idea" until her status was made public in the Novak column, Tillotson said. "To that moment, we had no idea whatsoever that Valerie did anything for the government."

Some people familiar with national security investigations said they found this week's questioning to be curious at a time when Fitzgerald appeared to be wrapping up his investigation. They said establishing her covert status should have been a priority at the outset of the case; if her employer was already well known, the prosecutor would not have a case to bring under the agent-protection law.

But others said they suspected that Fitzgerald was just being meticulous, and that he had previously made a judgment about her status and was, in an abundance of caution, looking to further corroborate that belief. The questioning seemed "confirmatory," said one person who was interviewed but who declined to be identified. Some neighbors said they had been interviewed previously by the FBI.

"They basically asked me if I knew what she did prior to the leak," said Marc Lefkowitz, another neighbor. The answer, he said, was an unambiguous "no."

"I knew he was a former ambassador. We had dinner at their house," Lefkowitz said. "She was just a normal mother of twins."

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Associates of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, expected an indictment on Friday charging him with making false statements to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak inquiry, lawyers in the case said Thursday.

Karl Rove, President Bush's senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, will not be charged on Friday, but will remain under investigation, people briefed officially about the case said. As a result, they said, the special counsel in the case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, was likely to extend the term of the federal grand jury beyond its scheduled expiration on Friday.

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The Chicago-based prosecutor has obtained new information from officials targeted in the leak probe, who are now interested in entering into plea discussions, they added.

Fitzgerald intended to announce that he had secured indictments against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, and Karl Rove, President Bush's deputy chief of staff, Wednesday afternoon as well as two people who work outside of the administration, those close to the case said.

But his office was contacted late Tuesday by attorneys representing figures outside the White House, lawyers said, who expressed interest in entering into plea talks with the prosecutor. Several have agreed to enter into last-minute plea negotiations with Fitzgerald in exchange for providing testimony that could result in criminal charges being brought against additional officials inside the White House, they added.

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Now, it looks like he is dodging the bullet through a last minute full court press of the prosecutors office. This guy is a satanic genius.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis “Scooter’ Libby Jr. was indicted Friday on obstruction of justice, false statement and perjury charges in the CIA leak case.

Wampuscat wrote:

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis “Scooter’ Libby Jr. was indicted Friday on obstruction of justice, false statement and perjury charges in the CIA leak case.

I have a cat named Scooter. He obstructs the stairs sometimes, but fortunately we've never had a problem with leaks.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – I. Lewis Libby has resigned his White House position.

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Anti-climatic at best.

Iavas_Saar wrote:

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Anti-climatic at best.

Let's just keep our fingers crossed that this isn't the end of it.