Russert Says He Didn't Tell Libby About CIA Officer

Tim Russert, the Washington bureau chief for NBC News, yesterday swiftly and firmly rejected I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's assertion that the journalist revealed the identity of an undercover CIA officer to him during a telephone call in the summer of 2003.
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Carol D. Leonnig and Amy Goldstein

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