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...Stephen Colbert, analyzing the movie on his show, could be onto something: that the wolf at the beginning of the film is the liberal press, various monsters are Nancy Pelosi and Tim Russert, and the Persian messenger whom Leonidas kicks over the edge of a deep well is Scooter Libby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 7 Reasons Why 300 Is a Huge Hit | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

...stately Mike Mansfield Room and watched the proceedings quietly. Various Senators came by to ask him about his health after a blood-clot scare the day before. Others quietly lent support in the wake of that morning's four-count guilty verdict of Cheney's top aide, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. But for all the personal shows of support, more Republicans with each passing week have acknowledged privately what is felt across Washington when it comes to the Vice President: his time has passed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheney's Fall From Grace | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

What lies ahead for Lewis "Scooter" Libby now that he has been convicted on four counts of perjury and obstruction of justice? And what are his chances of a pardon from a President who has been cautious about them throughout his political career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Bush Pardon Libby? | 3/7/2007 | See Source »

...over Clinton's large number of pardons at the end of his term may also give Bush pause. Among those forgiven by Clinton was Marc Rich, the fugitive millionaire wanted for tax evasion and illegal trading with Iran. Coincidentally, one of Rich's legal counsels in the 1980s was Scooter Libby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Bush Pardon Libby? | 3/7/2007 | See Source »

This week's conviction of Lewis "Scooter" Libby for perjury will surely give the CIA some measure of vindication. Libby was a key figure in the White House's campaign to pressure the CIA to cook the books on Iraqi WMD. And, although he was not tried for it, Libby certainly was at the center of the campaign to expose and smear one of its former employees, Valerie Plame, and her husband Joe Wilson. Libby is the kind of political operative the CIA is more than happy to see go down. However, it's going to be a Pyrrhic victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the CIA Lost in the Libby Case | 3/7/2007 | See Source »

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