E&P: Former Colleagues at 'Washington Post' Discuss (Now Famous) Libby Juror

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Editor&Publisher: Former Colleagues at 'Wash Post' Discuss (Now Famous) Libby Juror
By Joe Strupp
Published: March 06, 2007

NEW YORK Denis Collins, the juror in the Libby/CIA leak case who delivered a lengthy post-verdict commentary for the press, spent about a decade at The Washington Post, where he covered both metro news and sports, and spent time on the copy desk, according to editors at the paper.

The longtime journalist, who has also written for The Miami Herald and the San Jose Mercury New, is recalled as smart, hardworking and energetic, although not always "coloring within the lines."...Collins, whose identity was not known until today, came out of the courthouse and spoke to the press, saying that as a former reporter he felt this was the right thing to do. Cable TV news commentators noted the irony of a former reporter becoming chief jury spokesman in a trial where reporters played such a central role.

"Every experience I had with Denis was absolutely positive and professional, a delightful person," recalled George Solomon, the former sports editor who retired in 2003 after 28 years at the Post. "Very flexible, willing to do whatever it took to do the job."

A review of Post archives finds hundreds of stories by Collins dating back to the early 1980s, with many related to sports, but others involving travel, karate, Nerfball, a profile of comedian Bob Goldthwait, and a wide array of other subjects....

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Amazon.com lists at least two recent books by Collins, "Nora's Army," about a Bonus camp in 1932 Washington, D.C.; and "SPYING: The Secret History of History."...Fox News host John Gibson expressed surprise surprise today that the defense allowed 1) a reporter and 2) someone who has written about the CIA, to be on this particular case.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003554336

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1. I hope he watches his back.......you can bet a IRS audit is in his...

future. I am sure that Rove and company have something planned for all the jurors.

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2. I wonder if John Gibson would express surprise had Collins been a "reporter" for Fox

:eyes:

[UTUSN]

3. Well, O.K., but he & his jury pals had me scared for more than 10 days

Still haven't heard an explanation for the bizarre Valentine's Day performance, or the dismissal of the non-Valentine juror. I thought they were going to hang or acquit (despite how clear the perjury was).