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To: Ilaine who wrote (125174)7/14/2005 12:22:13 PM
From: wonk   of 793868
 
...Democrats position on Valerie Plame is schizophrenic....

The real issue is not about Plame.

From Judge Tatel's concurring opinion in the Appellate Court case denying the reporters claim of privilege:

…Applying this standard to the facts of this case, and considering first only the public record, I have no doubt that the leak at issue was a serious matter. Authorized “to investigate and prosecute violations of any federal criminal laws related to the underlying alleged unauthorized disclosure, as well as federal crimes committed in the course of, and with intent to interfere with, [his] investigation, such as perjury, obstruction of justice, destruction of evidence, and intimidation of witnesses,” see Letter from James B. Comey, Acting Attorney General, to Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (Feb. 6, 2004)…

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