How many journalist did rove contact to get plames name out?

[southernleftylady]

anyone know? got any links? tia!

[electron_blue]

1. ooooh, good idea

I like the way you think.

Got no links, though.

[htuttle]

2. At least six

http://www.prospect.org/print-friendly/webfeatures/2004/03/waas-m-03-08.html

"Yesterday, a senior administration official said that before Novak's column ran, two top White House officials called at least six Washington journalists and disclosed the identity and occupation of Wilson's wife. `Clearly, it was meant purely and simply for revenge,' the senior official said of the alleged leak. A source said reporters quoted a leaker as describing Wilson's wife as `fair game.'"

Prospect.org quotes the WP on this, but the article at the WP appears to have disappeared or moved, as the link from the Prospect to the WP no longer works.

[Darwins Finch]

3. Sorry, no links

But I've heard the magic number 6 bandied about several times.

EDIT - Beaten to the post! ;)

[gman16]

4. Andrea Mitchel

claimed she was one of them, she stated that to Don Imus during one of his shows.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Plus possibly Miller and Novakula,

[The King]

5. unfortunately cooper called Rove

so we don't even have the first journalist to go on the list.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Welcome to DU

[The King]

8. thanks

[southernleftylady]

9. Found a link to the WP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A11208-2003Sep27¬Found=true