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Libby drops appeal in cia leak case

By Times Wires
Published December 11, 2007

WASHINGTON

Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney whose sentence for lying and obstructing justice in the CIA leak case was commuted by President Bush, has dropped his legal appeal. The announcement from Libby's lawyer could be the coda to a scandal that riveted official Washington for several years, saw one top-name journalist imprisoned for refusing to say who leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame and ignited a debate about whether the White House misled the country into war in Iraq. Libby was found guilty in March of obstruction of justice, making false statements to the FBI and two counts of perjury. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and a $250,000 fine. Bush commuted the sentence before Libby served any time. The president still could pardon him, wiping out the conviction, before he leaves office.

TOPEKA, Kan.

Attorney general admits affair

Kansas' attorney general has admitted having an extramarital affair with a former staffer, and the governor said Monday he should resign if allegations including workplace sexual harassment are proven. Former staffer Linda Carter filed a civil rights claim against Attorney General Paul Morrison last month with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to her account, the affair began in September 2005 and lasted about two years. Carter also accused him of attempting to influence a federal lawsuit involving a political opponent. Morrison, who is married and has three children, said Sunday that many of Carter's claims are "patently false," but he confirmed they had a relationship. A spokeswoman said he has no plans to resign.

Times wires

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