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Article: Remarks by President Bush on the Resignation of Scooter Libby.

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October 28, 2005
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush on the resignation of Scooter Libby: 

 
  The South Lawn 
 
  3:51 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Today I accepted the resignation of Scooter Libby. Scooter has worked tirelessly on behalf of the American people and sacrificed much in the service to this country. He served the Vice President and me through extraordinary times in our nation's history.

Special Counsel Fitzgerald's investigation and ongoing legal proceedings are serious, and now the proceedings -- the process moves into a new phase. In our system, each individual is presumed innocent and ...

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