conviction

Nets Take Turns Failing to ID Convicted Democrat William Jefferson

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:45:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Thursday, all three network morning news programs reported the conviction of former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson on bribery charges, but only NBC's Today identified him as a Democrat. CBS's Early Show and ABC's Good Morning America simply referred to him as a "former congressman."

Richard Armitage, the Forgotten Man

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:02:00 +0000

Who is this "government official" of which the Times speaks so vaguely, who may have committed a "serious offense"?

Clay Waters

Wednesday's lead editorial, "A Libby Verdict," included this vague reference to the heart of the case, the question of who actually leaked Valerie Plame's name and CIA employment to columnist Robert Novak (it wasn't Libby): "What we still do not know is whether a government official used Ms. Wilson's name despite knowing that she worked undercover.

Libby Case Showed "Puppeteer" Cheney "Pulling the Strings"

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:40:00 +0000

In the wake of Lewis Libby's conviction, an ominous headline pondered whether the vice president would be next: "A Judgment on Cheney Is Still to Come."

Clay Waters

That's quite an ominous headline over Sheryl Gay Stolberg's story about the conviction on perjury and obstruction of justice charges of Lewis Libby, former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney - "A Judgment on Cheney Is Still to Come."

Libby Verdict Bad, Bad, Bad News for Bush

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:29:00 +0000

Jim Rutenberg sees the Democrats having "a good shot at recapturing the White House in 2008," while Bush "faces an array of political and policy problems that seem to be growing by the day."

Clay Waters

Jim Rutenberg's "Political Memo" measured the fallout for the White House after the conviction on perjury and obstruction of justice charges of Lewis Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, in the Valerie Plame case. Predictably, Rutenberg saw the White House as flat on its back in "White House Already on the Defensive Takes Another Hit With Guilty Verdict."

Hiss Obituaries Prove Network Laziness

Thu, 21 Nov 1996 05:00:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

Hiss Obituaries Prove Network Laziness
by L. Brent Bozell III
November 21, 1996