| | MyDD :: Does the Delay in the Libby Trial Actually Hurt the Dems? |
 | | Lawyers for Libby, and White House allies, have repeatedly questioned whether Plame, the wife of White House critic Joe Wilson, really had covert status when she was outed to the media in July 2003. |
 | | But special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald found that Plame had indeed done "covert work overseas" on counterproliferation matters in the past five years, and the CIA "was making specific efforts to conceal" her identity, according to newly released portions of a judge's opinion. |
 | | Were the trial to take place before the election and Libby was in any way exhonerated -- or even if he were given the opportunity to present a robust defense of his activities before November -- Republicans might have received a small, yet noticeable boost heading into election day. |
| www.mydd.com /story/2006/2/5/233650/2866 (711 words) |