CIA leak probe may be nearing end

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Times reporter Judith Miller, locked up for refusing to reveal who told her a covert CIA operative's name in a probe that may be nearing a conclusion, works part time at the jail laundry helping clean fellow inmates' green jumpsuits and dirty linens.

Between shifts at the laundry, Miller works at the library on a card catalogue of the jail's books, said attorney Floyd Abrams, offering new details about Miller's life behind bars after meeting with her on Wednesday.

Abrams, who represents The New York Times, said Miller was "safe" but that conditions in jail were "grim."

This week Miller marked two months -- 65 days as of Thursday -- at the Alexandria Detention Centre just outside Washington for refusing to testify to a grand jury trying to determine who in the Bush administration leaked CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

Abrams said Miller remained "resolute" and would not reveal her confidential source to a grand jury in the case, which could shake up an administration already reeling from criticism over its response to Hurricane Katrina. The probe has ensnarled President George W. Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove.

But lawyers close to the investigation say there are signs that the 20-month-long inquiry could be wrapped up within weeks in a final flurry of negotiations and legal manoeuvring.

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1. thanks for the update, Hubby was just asking me today when they were

due to wrap this up.

dare we hope for a frogmarched Rove?????

Makes my heart go pitter pat! :evilgrin: