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Article: CIA leak probe a distraction for the White House at a crucial time.(Central Intelligence Agency)
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- October 18, 2005
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Byline: Mark Silva
WASHINGTON _ A White House already besieged with political difficulties is now struggling to confront the distracting legal entanglement of two of its top figures in a leak investigation apparently nearing its end.
Karl Rove, the president's longtime political strategist and deputy chief of staff, and Lewis "Scooter" Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, have been central to the management and message of the Bush White House for almost five years.
Both served as sources for reporters who wrote about, or at least knew of, the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame, according to written accounts of the ...