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"Libby testified that he received information about "Wilson's wife" from Tim Russert."

Rove and Libby Got Plame Info from Reporters

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/20/cia.leak.investigation.ap/index.html

Once you get past the headline, details in this article appear to confirm Karl Rove's and I. Lewis Libby's contention that they learned about the identity of Valerie Plame from reporters.

Two excerpts:

"Rove told grand jurors it was possible he first heard in the White House that Valerie Plame, wife of Bush administration critic Joseph Wilson, worked for the CIA from Libby's recounting of a conversation with a journalist, according to people familiar with his testimony.

They said Rove testified that his discussions with Libby before Plame's CIA cover was blown were limited to information reporters had passed to them."

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"During one of his grand jury appearances, Rove was shown testimony from Libby suggesting the two had discussed with each other information they had gotten about Wilson's wife from reporters in early July 2003.

Rove responded that Libby's testimony was consistent with his general recollection that he had first learned Wilson's wife worked for the CIA from reporters or government officials who had talked with reporters."

The article goes on to say that Libby testified that he received information about "Wilson's wife" from Tim Russert.

Russert's account, according to NBC, is that Russert did not know "Wilson's wife's identity" until it was published by Robert Novak.