Plame Lawsuit Dismissed in CIA Leak Case

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Plame Lawsuit Dismissed in CIA Leak Case

By MATT APUZZO

The Associated Press

Thursday, July 19, 2007; 5:43 PM

WASHINGTON -- Former CIA operative Valerie Plame lost a lawsuit Thursday that demanded money from Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her agency identity.

Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to disclose her identity in 2003. Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband's criticism of the administration.

U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments.

Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove, former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.

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To the myrmidons and Cheney haters on the Left.....

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As my friend Bill said: "it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

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It's OK. They can let it go now that they got Scooter.