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What Would Cheney Say?
"It all seems just a little implausible. How is it that Libby forgot about 'the wife' at the very moment, as he admits, that Wilson's column was the subject of 'daily' discussion at the White House? And how is it that Cheney, in the course of directing Libby to 'get the truth out' about Wilson's column, talked with him about everything in the handwritten notes except the question of 'the wife'?
"Fitzgerald clearly believes that Cheney's testimony could set the record straight."
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Even more evocative than the Toni Locy story for the Associated Press was the photo that the editors chose to go along with it.
A Little Obsessed?
It's often said that President Bush doesn't read newspapers -- or at least not as much as he should. Now it looks like maybe Cheney reads them a bit too much.
During Libby's grand jury testimony on the morning of March 24, 2004, prosecutors asked him how unusual it was for Cheney to clip and save a newspaper column.
"Q. Did you often see him with the actual newspaper column -- actual physical columns from the newspaper?
"A. Yes, he often will cut out from a newspaper an article using a little pen knife that he has and put it on the edge of his desk or put it in his desk and then pull it out and look at it, think about it. That will often happen. . . .
"Q. How long does the Vice-President keep the columns that he cuts out with a pen knife and puts on the corner of his desk?
"A. Sometimes a long time."
Freudian Slip?
More from the Libby testimony transcripts:
"Q. Do you recall the Vice-President indicating or asking you or anyone in your presence whether or not Ambassador Wilson's wife had arranged to have him sent on a junket?
"A. I think I recall him -- I don't recall him asking me that particular question, but I think I recall him musing about that.
