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To: jlallen who wrote (61118)	7/19/2007 4:16:29 PM
From: mph	Respond to of 90947

cnn.com

To: jlallen who wrote (61118)	7/19/2007 4:21:59 PM
From: mph	Respond to of 90947

A little more background on the grounds for the motion: foxnews.com

To: jlallen who wrote (61118)	7/19/2007 4:22:12 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

....U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove, former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage..... While Bates did not address the constitutional questions, he seemed to side with administration officials who said they were acting within their job duties. Plame had argued that what they did was illegal and outside the scope of their government jobs. "The alleged means by which defendants chose to rebut Mr. Wilson's comments and attack his credibility may have been highly unsavory, " Bates wrote. "But there can be no serious dispute that the act of rebutting public criticism, such as that levied by Mr. Wilson against the Bush administration's handling of prewar foreign intelligence, by speaking with members of the press is within the scope of defendants' duties as high-level Executive Branch officials." ... • Click here to see U.S. District Judge John D. Bates' order (.pdf). foxnews.com foxnews.com