Libby Commutation Response

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Biden: Flood the White House with calls
I call for all Americans to flood the White House with phone calls tomorrow expressing their outrage over this blatant disregard for the rule of law. 202-456-1414
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T H E L A T E S T
White House won't rule out pardon
The White House on Tuesday declined to rule out the possibility of an eventual pardon for former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. But spokesman Tony Snow said, for now, President Bush is satisfied with his decision to commute Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence.
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Poll: Just 21% of Americans agree with Bush's action
A new SurveyUSA instant poll finds just 21% of Americans agree with President Bush's decision to commute Scooter Libby's prison sentence, 60% say Bush should have left the judge's prison sentence in place, and 17% wanted a full pardon.
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Anger, outrage
Bush commuted a 30 month jail term imposed on a former top White House aide for lying to federal investigators, sparking outrage from opposition Democrats.
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Editorials hit Libby's get out of jail free card
The bloggers, politicians and TV pundits weighed in quickly Monday after President Bush took the surprisingly sudden step of commuting Libby.
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Cheney, conservatives put the pressure on Bush
Bush was under pressure from the vice-president, Dick Cheney, and other conservatives to commute the two-and-a-half year jail sentence imposed last month.
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'Shocking disrespect for justice system'
President Bush’s commutation of a pal’s prison sentence counts as a most shocking act of disrespect for the U.S. justice system.
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Prosecutor challenges Bush assertion about Libby sentence
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is disputing President Bush's assertion that the 30-month prison sentence given to former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby was "excessive."
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Richardson: Libby protected Bush, Cheney
"Will the president also commute the sentences of others who obstructed justice and lied to grand juries, or only those who act to protect President Bush and Vice President Cheney?"
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Reid: This is disgraceful
"Disgraceful." That's what Senator Harry Reid is calling President Bush's decision to spare Lewis Libby from a 2.5 year prison term.
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Pelosi: Bush has betrayed the American people
The President’s commutation of Scooter Libby’s prison sentence does not serve justice, condones criminal conduct, and is a betrayal of trust of the American people.
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Edwards: A president clinically incapable of understanding
“Only a president clinically incapable of understanding that mistakes have consequences could take the action he did today.
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Schumer: Completely tramples principle of equal justice
New York Senator Chuck Schumer says the decision "completely tramples" on the principle of "equal justice under the law."
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Obama outraged by Bush's action
"This is exactly the kind of politics we must change so we can begin restoring the American people's faith in a government that puts the country's progress ahead of the bitter partisanship of recent years."
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Valerie Wilson's attorney reacts
"Clearly, this is an administration that believes leaking classified information for political ends is justified and that the law is what applies to other people."