Bush Spokesman Refuses To Answer Whether Cheney Passed Info About CIA Agent

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB15TMA8FE.html

White House Turns Aside Questions on Whether Cheney Passed to Aide CIA Officer's Identity

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday sidestepped questions about whether Vice President Dick Cheney passed on to his top aide the identity of a CIA officer central to a federal grand jury probe.

Notes in the hands of a federal prosecutor suggest that Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, first heard of the CIA officer from Cheney himself, The New York Times reported in Tuesday's editions.

A federal prosecutor is investigating whether the officer's identity was improperly disclosed.

The Times said notes of a previously undisclosed June 12, 2003, conversation between Libby and Cheney appear to differ from Libby's grand jury testimony that he first heard of Valerie Plame from journalists.

"This is a question relating to an ongoing investigation and we're not having any further comment on the investigation while it's ongoing," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said.

Pressed about Cheney's knowledge about the CIA officer, McClellan said: "I think you're prejudging things and speculating and we're not going to prejudge or speculate about things."

[SnowGoose]

1. So he won't deny it?

That's what the media would have said if it were a Democratic president.

[Loonman]

2. "prejudge" is another new RW buzzword

Hearing that a lot. Little kids are so cute when they learn new words.

[wake.up.america]

3. For crying out loud, American national security was at stake.

Cheney and the rest of these bumbling morons should be in the slammer.

Clinton lies about sex. Impeachment sets in.

What is taking so long to can these sorry individuals?

What difference should it make if one is a Republican or Democrat?

[ticapnews]

4. Apocalypse Now Redux:

"You smell that? Do you smell that? Desperation, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of desperation in the morning. You know, one time we had the White House inundated for twelve months. When it was all over I walked in. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' Republican body. The smell, you know that perspiration smell, the whole White House. Smelled like...victory! Someday this Administration's gonna end..."

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