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To: BlessedByLiberty

I don't like it. the 2nd SCOTUS nominee comes next week, and all of a sudden this pops up today?

the flash point for Miller was at the end of this grand jury - she either would be free, face a criminal contempt conviction, or be held again if another grand jury were to convene regarding facts for which she again refused to testify. none of those things have happened, why did she move now after all this time in jail?


37 posted on 09/29/2005 6:36:20 PM PDT by oceanview
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/politics/29cnd-court.html?hp New York Times Story out.

A little confusing to say the least.

The agreement that led to Ms. Miller's release followed intense negotiations between Ms. Miller; her lawyer, Robert Bennett; Mr. Libby's lawyer, Joseph Tate; and Mr. Fitzgerald. The talks began with a telephone call from Mr. Bennett to Mr. Tate in late August. Ms. Miller spoke with Mr. Libby by telephone earlier this month as their lawyers listened, according to people briefed on the matter. It was then that Mr. Libby told Ms. Miller that she had his personal and voluntary waiver. But the discussions were at times strained, with Mr. Libby and Mr. Tate asserting that they communicated their voluntary waiver to Ms. Miller's lawyers more than year ago, according to those briefed on the case. Mr. Libby wrote to Ms. Miller in mid-September, saying that he believed her lawyers understood that his waiver was voluntary. Others involved in the case have said that Ms. Miller did not understand that the waiver had been freely given and did not accept it until she had heard from him directly. In written statements today, Ms. Miller and executives of The New York Times did not identify the source who had urged Ms. Miller to testify. Bill Keller, the executive editor of The New York Times, said that Mr. Fitzgerald had assured Ms. Miller's lawyer that "he intended to limit his grand jury interrogation so that it would not implicate other sources of hers."
Mr. Keller said that Mr. Fitzgerald had cleared the way to an agreement by assuring Ms. Miller and her source that he would not regard a conversation between the two about a possible waiver as an obstruction of justice.

42 posted on 09/29/2005 6:44:00 PM PDT by blogblogginaway
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To: oceanview
Another obvious point is that the money supporting the Congressional Left is available only when they do as they are told. Roberts confirmation today as Chief Justice was a blow and proof that the moonbat left sway is weakening - everyday that passes they are revealed for what they believe.

Their latest stunt Moms Sheehan did not galvanize or captivate the public as they wanted, point of fact, she has hurt their cause far more than conservatives dared hope.

Who else did Miller speak to today?

Time to catch up on the rest of the thread.
85 posted on 09/29/2005 7:46:32 PM PDT by BlessedByLiberty (Respectfully submitted,)
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