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May 13, 2006 at 17:45:22

BREAKING: Karl Rove Indicted on Charges of Perjury, Lying to Investigators

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The explanation Rove provided to the grand jury - that he was dealing with more urgent White House matters and therefore forgot - has not convinced Fitzgerald that Rove has been entirely truthful in his testimony and resulted in the indictment.

Some White House staffers said it's the uncertainty of Rove's status in the leak case that has made it difficult for the administration's domestic policy agenda and that the announcement of an indictment and Rove's subsequent resignation, while serious, would allow the administration to move forward on a wide range of issues.

"We need to start fresh and we can't do that with the uncertainty of Karl's case hanging over our heads," said one White House aide. "There's no doubt that it will be front page news if and when (an indictment) happens. But eventually it will become old news quickly. The key issue here is that the president or Mr. Bolten respond to the charges immediately, make a statement and then move on to other important policy issues and keep that as the main focus going forward."

Jason Leopold spent two years covering California's electricity crisis as Los Angeles bureau chief of Dow Jones Newswires. Jason has spent the last year cultivating sources close to the CIA leak investigation, and is a regular contributor to t r u t h o u t. He is the author of the new book NEWS JUNKIE. Visit www.newsjunkiebook.com for a preview.

Originally published at www.truthout.org

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Jason Leopold is editor of the online investigative news magazine The Public Record, http://www.pubrecord.org, and the author of the National Bestseller, "News Junkie," a memoir. Visit www.newsjunkiebook.com for a preview. He is also a two-time winner of the Project Censored award, most recently, in 2007, for an investigative story related to Halliburton's work in Iran. He was recently named the recipient of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation's Thomas Jefferson Award for a series of stories he wrote that exposed how soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have been pressured to accept fundamentalist Christianity.

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John wayne

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The Wilsons are going to jail.

by John wayne (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 29 comments) on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 7:26:58 PM

Evelyn Pringle is a columnist for OpEd News and investigative journalist focused on exposing corruption in government and corporate America.
Evelyn PringleEvelyn Pringle is a columnist for OpEd News and investigative journalist focused on exposing corruption in government and corporate America.

Way to go Ace

Way to go. It will be interesting to see how long will it take the mainstream media to catch up with you. You left them in the dust as usual.

Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

Evie

by Evelyn Pringle (187 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 10 comments) on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 8:01:56 PM

Sherry Gee is the senior editor of New Concept Now.com She has written political commentary since July 2005 and oversees New Concept Network. Sherry lives in Arizona is is keenly interested in State and Local politics. Her personal blog is at: www.sherrygee.net
Sherry GeeSherry Gee is the senior editor of New Concept Now.com She has written political commentary since July 2005 and oversees New Concept Network. Sherry lives in Arizona is is keenly interested in State and Local politics. Her personal blog is at: www.sherrygee.net

What will the Chief of Staffs say?

As I posted yesterday when the story broke, Karl Rove and Scotter Libby will save themselves from jail time. You can not get any closer to the Pres. and VP.

George Bush is not just the "decider" he is the "coverupper."

by Sherry Gee (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 7 comments) on Sunday, May 14, 2006 at 12:57:37 PM