Bush Commutes Libby Sentence
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No pardon for the convicted former Cheney aide, but the President makes a controversial move to spare him prison time
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ROSTOCK, Germany &#151; President Bush feels "terrible" for the family of I. Lewis Libby but does not intend to intervene now in the case of the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who was sentenced to prison Tuesday, the White House said.
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President Bush granted four pardons Tuesday, bringing to just 31 the total of pardons and sentence commutations he has issued during his first term, the Justice Department announced.
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President George W. Bush on Monday spared former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby from prison, enraging Democrats who accused Bush of abusing power in a case that has fueled debate over the Iraq war.
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The sentence was expected to prompt supporters of I. Lewis Libby Jr. to accelerate calls for a pardon from President Bush.
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It was always obvious that President Bush would not let Scooter Libby go to jail. The real tragedy of the affair is that more people weren't tagged with his crime.
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At his sentencing Tuesday, former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby will learn whether he will go to prison and, if so, whether it will be right away for his conviction in the CIA leak case.
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Once the closest adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted Tuesday of lying and obstructing a leak investigation that shook the top levels of the Bush administration.
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Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has shown no remorse for corrupting the legal system and deserves to spend 2 1/2 to 3 years in prison for obstructing the CIA leak investigation, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said Friday
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Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between President Bush's decision to commute the sentence of White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby &#151; which she has harshly criticized &#151; and her husband's 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.
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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby began making prison arrangements Thursday after a federal judge refused to delay the former White House aide's 2 1/2-year sentence in the CIA leak case.
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Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has shown no remorse for corrupting the legal system and deserves to spend 2 1/2 to three years in prison for obstructing the CIA leak investigation, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said Friday.
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Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby betrayed the public's trust and deserves to spend 2 1/2 to 3 years in prison for obstructing the CIA leak investigation, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said Friday.
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Democratic congressman investigating 'Scooter' Libby affair voices suspicion over Bush decision to commute prison sentence.
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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for lying to federal investigators about his role in the leak of a CIA officer's identity by a judge who declared the evidence against him "overwhelming" and concluded that Lib...
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President Bush may well pardon Scooter Libby. But heâd have to flout Justice Department guidelines in order to do it.
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John Walker Lindh asked President Bush on Tuesday to commute his 20-year prison sentence for aiding the Taliban.