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Says Libby’s conviction points to vice president’s involvement in CIA leak
\nThe Capital Times – Madison, WI
\nBy John Nichols – Published: March 7, 2007
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\nResponding to Tuesday’s conviction of Cheney’s former chief-of-staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and lying to the FBI – after a trial that revealed Cheney’s intimate involvement with a scheme to discredit a critic of the administration’s war policies – the former congressman, senator and presidential candidate said it was time for the vice president to go.<\/p>\n

“What we have learned about how he has conducted himself leaves no doubt that he should be out of office,” McGovern says of Cheney. “If he had any respect for the Constitution or the country, he would resign.”<\/p>\n

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Says Libby’s conviction points to vice president’s involvement in CIA leak The Capital Times – Madison, WI By John Nichols – Published: March 7, 2007 Responding to Tuesday’s conviction of Cheney’s former chief-of-staff, I. 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