[oceanview]

I didn't see that story, was there a thread on that specific denial by Rove's attorney regarding what happened yesterday?

[cyncooper]

Rove has always denied he leaked Plame's name.

This story from September 2003, as the ball got rolling, is one example:

Bush Welcomes CIA Leak Probe

There's been nothing, absolutely nothing brought to our attention to suggest any White House involvement, and that includes the vice president's office as well," McClellan said.

In particular, McClellan said it was "ridiculous'' to suggest that Karl Rove, the president's top political operative, was involved, as Wilson once charged. "He wasn't involved," McClellan said of Rove. "The president knows he wasn't involved. ... It's simply not true."

Wilson backtracked Monday, saying Rove did not make the calls but either condoned or did not attempt to step the leak.

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Notice Wilson himself recanted!