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weeklystandard.com - 1/19/2009

Pardon Libby

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It's the right thing to do. by Fred Barnes 01/15/2009 5:00:00 PM

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newsweek.com - 1/19/2009

Newsweek: Bush decides not to pardon Libby

— newsweek.com — The decision not to pardon Libby stunned some longtime Bush backers who had been quietly making the case for the former vice presidential aide in recent weeks. (more) Newsweek: Bush decides not to pardon Libby

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weeklystandard.com - 1/22/2009

Cheney Speaks Out on Libby

— weeklystandard.com — Former vice president calls prosecution a "serious miscarriage of justice" and disagrees with Bush's decision. by Stephen F. Hayes 01/22/2009 1:00:00 AM (more) Cheney Speaks Out on Libby

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corner.nationalreview.com - 1/19/2009

Breaking: No Libby Pardon

— corner.nationalreview.com — White House officials have just told me that there will be no more pardons coming out of the Bush White House. "We're done," I was told. That means there will no pardon of Lewis Libby. (more) Breaking: No Libby Pardon

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Plea for Stevens
Political Animal — ... about whether the president had any additional pardons in mind. The lobbying, meanwhile, continues. Some in the conservative media are still pushing for a Scooter Libby pardon, and at least one Republican senator is urging Bush to help ...

Sorry, Scooter
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — As an add on to the story of Ramos and Compean, President Bush has decided not to pardon Scooter Libby . Bush commuted Libby's sentence to two and a half years back in July, 2007, but many prominent conservatives - most recently Fred Barnes in the Weekly Standard - have been urging Bush to pardon Libby. As Michael Isikoff notes, the decision is "consistent with Bush's overall stingy record when it comes to using presidential pardon powers," but is has angered conservatives nevertheless: "I'm flabbergasted," said one influential Republican activist, who had raised the issue with White House aides, but who asked not to be identified criticizing the ...