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Article: EDITORIAL: No pardon for Scooter Libby.(Editorial)

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June 16, 2007
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Jun. 16--The only thing that will keep Scooter Libby out of prison now is a presidential pardon. President Bush must decide whether he respects the rule of law above crony politics.

A federal judge this week ruled that Libby may not remain free on bail while his lawyers pursue appeals. The former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney will begin serving his 30-month sentence in a few weeks.

Libby earned jail time and a $250,000 fine by lying to federal prosecutors and obstructing an investigation into the outing of a CIA agent.

Some conservatives, little interested in justice, are calling for a presidential pardon.

Plenty of ...

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