Libby's Team Plans to Subpoena Media to raise doubts

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Lawyers have said they intend to cast a wide net to raise doubts about testimony against him. Those called will have until April to respond.

Lawyers for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby said Friday that they soon planned to subpoena reporters and news organizations, and a federal judge set the stage for a showdown in late April on whether the media would have to comply with the subpoenas in order to afford the former White House aide a fair trial.

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Lawyers for Libby say they have reason to question the accuracy of statements that journalists have made about him to special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald. They are also seeking to prove that information about Plame was widely known among reporters at the time, and that Libby therefore would have no incentive to lie about his knowledge of her.

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The subpoenas in Libby's case are also likely to touch off a legal battle over competing considerations — the rights of journalists to protect conversations with confidential sources, and the right of defendants to a fair trial. Depending on the scope of the subpoenas, lawyers for Libby might also seek information about individual reporters and their reputation for honesty and accuracy, some media experts have said.

The battles over journalists and classified information have left Walton struggling to keep Libby's trial on track for January 2007.

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1. BushCo still has no clue that The People are on to their BS

Good! Keep it up guys, you're just delaying the fall and the more BS you throw the harder it's going to hurt.