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To: John Sladek who wrote (1640)	12/30/2003 4:38:32 PM
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08Oct03-AFP-Bush says culprit behind CIA name leak may not be found WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush cast doubt on whether a probe would discover which senior administration official identified a covert CIA agent, as a deadline passed for handing over documents to investigators. The leak is the first major scandal to hit the White House, but Bush told reporters: "I don't know whether we are going to find out the senior administration official. "This is a large administration and there are a lot of senior administration officials, and I don't have any idea," he said after a cabinet meeting at the White House. But he added: "I want to know the truth. That's why I've instructed this staff of mine to cooperate fully with the investigators." The White House had given staff until 2100 GMT Tuesday to hand over documents related to the leaking of the name of Valerie Plame, the wife of Joseph Wilson, a former ambassador who has accused the Bush administration of exaggerating the case for war against Iraq. Those who believe they have no such papers have been instructed to provide a written certification to that effect. White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card said so far the level of cooperation with the probe has been "outstanding" and urged his co-workers to keep it this way. "The president has made clear how important it is to him that everyone should comply with this request," he said in a memorandum sent out to his staff. "The sooner we complete the search and delivery of documents, the sooner the Justice Department can complete its inquiry -- and the sooner we can all return our full attention to doing the work of the people that the president has entrusted to us." The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into accusations that one or several White House officials gave Plame's name to the media, which quoted senior administration officials. It is illegal to name Central Intelligence Agency agents. Amid allegations that the leak was an act of revenge against Wilson, the opposition Democratic Party has called for an independent investigation into the affair. Wilson spoke out after he was sent to Niger to investigate claims -- aired by Bush in a major speech in January -- that Iraq had tried to buy uranium for nuclear weapons from the African state. The former diplomat said he told the administration last year that the claims were almost certainly false. For the first time since the scandal broke 10 days ago, Bush spokesman Scott McClellan cited the names of three top White House officials who assured him personally that they were not the source of the leak. They were: Karl Rove, Bush's top political adviser; Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff; and Elliott Abrams, special assistant to the president and senior director for Near East and North African affairs. The three had been cited by US media in recent days as possible sources of the leak. story.news.yahoo.com

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