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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:23 AM
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Plame seeks to resurrect lawsuit against Bush administration in CIA leak case
Source: AP

WASHINGTON - Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally outed her as a CIA operative in 2003.

Plame says her CIA cover was blown as retribution for her husband's criticism of the Iraq war. She says that violated her constitutional rights.

A federal judge dismissed Plame's lawsuit last year on procedural grounds. Her lawyers asked a federal appeals court Friday to force the judge to consider the merits of the case.

Plame and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, sued Vice President Dick Cheney; his former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby; former White House political adviser Karl Rove and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.


Read more: http://www.startribune.com/nation/18801109.html
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:27 AM
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1. Go Get Them, Valerie!
You will have justice, so we all can get justice!
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:28 AM
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2. Go, Valerie!
Keep pushing! There's a HUGE army of us behind you who want the same thing.
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:30 AM
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3. Woboy
Let's get it on
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msmcghee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:38 AM
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4. But wait! Joe Wilson supports Hillary Clinton.
That means that Plame must be a pathological racist liar if she hasn't filed for divorce by now.

:sarcasm:
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 02:15 PM
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10. With or without sarcasm, that's a pretty idiotic thing to say.
Edited on Fri May-09-08 02:15 PM by Dr_eldritch
What the fuck does Joe Wilson supporting Clinton have to do with anything?

Do try to convince me.

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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 02:56 PM
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12. You don't remember the posts about Joe Wilson & Larry Johnson being "Republican operatives"?
I think that was the reason for the sarcasm.
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 03:13 PM
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15. The insinuation is silly regardless of the reference.
No, I didn't see those posts, but I'm guessing they weren't precisely prolific or well-supported.
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 11:46 PM
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18. You're fair & I agree.
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orleans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 11:21 AM
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5. amazing:
"A federal judge dismissed Plame's lawsuit last year, saying there was no basis to bring a case. "

my god. how much oral sex did karl rove give this judge in order for that fucker to dismiss the lawsuit?
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 03:00 PM
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14. She just lost her career, in which her task was locating WMDs. No "basis"?
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 11:30 AM
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6. K&R for Valerie
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 11:46 AM
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7. Good Timing Too.... Waiting for a Statement from McCain
on what he thinks about this. Should be interesting if any one bothers to ask him.
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chill_wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 11:53 AM
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8. Agree. Good catch! n/t
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 12:53 PM
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9. too bad the judge is the same judge--(as I understand it)
they never chnage their minds, and sometimes they get pissed just to be asked!
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 02:21 PM
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11. There's always hope.
K+R
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 03:00 PM
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13. Its the Trial of the Century
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Peace Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 04:44 PM
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16. Yup. A whole lot of bodies buried under this one. nt
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bluesmail Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 10:15 PM
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17. I doubt she'll ever give up, until there is justice
I believe in her, always.
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pfitz59 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-09-08 11:53 PM
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19. I hope the whole lot of them get arrested...
the day they walk out of office. Their crimes are too many to list!
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