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Zealous foes of George W. Bush ... cannot fit Armitage into the left-wing fantasy of a well-crafted White House conspiracy to destroy Joe and Valerie Wilson
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Although Plame was not covered by the Intelligence Identities Protection Act,<ref>[http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/RobertDNovak/2008/06/02/mcclellan_on_plame]</ref>,
 
Although Plame was not covered by the Intelligence Identities Protection Act,<ref>[http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/RobertDNovak/2008/06/02/mcclellan_on_plame]</ref>,
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the exposure of her [[CIA]] employment led to the appointment by President Bush of [[Patrick Fitzgerald]] to investigate the matter. The investigation led eventually to the conviction of [[I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr.]], former Chief of Staff to Vice President of the United States, [[Richard Cheney]], for perjury to a grand jury, making false statements to federal investigators, and obstruction of justice.
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the exposure of her [[CIA]] employment led to the appointment by President Bush of [[Patrick Fitzgerald]] to investigate the matter.  
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Robert Novak wrote:
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*Zealous foes of [[George W. Bush]] ... cannot fit Armitage into the left-wing fantasy of a well-crafted White House conspiracy to destroy Joe and Valerie Wilson. The news that he, and not [[Karl Rove]], was the leaker was devastating for the left. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/13/AR2006091301572.html]
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The investigation led eventually to the conviction of [[I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr.]], former Chief of Staff to Vice President of the United States, [[Richard Cheney]], for perjury to a grand jury, making false statements to federal investigators, and obstruction of justice.
    
In May 2007, Senator Kit Bond, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee asked Plame to explain differences in the various accounts Plame gave to investigators in the Plame Affair.
 
In May 2007, Senator Kit Bond, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee asked Plame to explain differences in the various accounts Plame gave to investigators in the Plame Affair.
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