Cheney, Libby and the Mess They Made Cheney, Libby and the Mess They Made
Much of official Washington remains focused on the issues -- legal and political -- that have arisen from the indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to ...
Nov 1, 2005 / John Nichols
Can Dems Say ‘Finito’ to ‘Scalito’? Can Dems Say ‘Finito’ to ‘Scalito’?
If the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court becomes the titanic battle that both sides in the judicial wars have been anticipating for years, Democrats must create a new...
Oct 31, 2005 / David Corn
Did Cheney Know Plame Was Undercover? Did Cheney Know Plame Was Undercover?
The indictment of I. Lewis Libby indictment casts Vice President Dick Cheney in a key role in the CIA leak investigation: It suggests Cheney had reason to suspect Valerie Wilson wa...
Oct 31, 2005 / Feature / David Corn
A Grave Indictment, but Grave Questions Remain A Grave Indictment, but Grave Questions Remain
If a senior White House official leaks classified information that identifies an undercover CIA officer to reporters in order to undermine a critic of the a...
Oct 29, 2005 / David Corn
Dear Scooter, From Dick Dear Scooter, From Dick
October 28, 2005 MR. I. LEWIS LIBBYc/o MR. JOSEPH A. TATE, ESQ.DECHERT LLP Dear Scooter,
Oct 28, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Patrick Fitzgerald: It’s Not Over Patrick Fitzgerald: It’s Not Over
The most intriguing news with regard to special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of the apparent effort by the Bush-Cheney administration to punish former Ambassador ...
Oct 28, 2005 / John Nichols
CIA Leak Scandal: Indictments CIA Leak Scandal: Indictments
Five counts against Scooter Libby. Making false statements to federal agents (twice). Perjury (twice). And obstruction of justice for misleading and deceivi...
Oct 28, 2005 / David Corn
Lessons From the Miers Debacle Lessons From the Miers Debacle
What have Bush and his allies learned from this sorry epidode? Intellectual substance matters. Executive privilege is not absolute. Roe v. Wade is a bear trap for the GOP.
Oct 28, 2005 / Bruce Shapiro
Web Letters Web Letters
Readers write back on the New York Times, the Delphi bankruptcy and mounting Iraqi opposition to the US-led occupation.
Oct 27, 2005 / Our Readers
The High Cost of Low Price The High Cost of Low Price
(I'm heading off to the Green Festival in San Francisco today (Nov. 4), so ActNow will take a breather until Tuesday, November 8. In the meantime, please take the time to read the...
Oct 27, 2005 / Peter Rothberg