... Let the games begin (may they rip each other to smithereens): At Libby Trial, Power Players Face Uncomfortable Spotlight:
"When Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff goes on trial Tuesday on charges of lying about the disclosure of a CIA officer's identity, members of Washington's government and media elite will be answering some embarrassing questions as well.
I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby's case will put on display the secret strategizing of an administration that cherry-picked information to justify war in Iraq and reporters who traded freely in gossip and protected their own interests as they worked on one of the big Washington stories of 2003.
The estimated six-week trial will pit current and former Bush administration officials against one another and, if Cheney is called as expected, will mark the first time that a sitting vice president has testified in a criminal case...."
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- The Raw Story | 'Fresh perspectives, gut reactions' promised by Libby livebloggers
"In an unprecedented event in the history of weblogging, two bloggers will be credentialed and seated at the trial of former Cheney Chief of Staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby, charged with perjury and obstruction of justice...."
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