AP: Press strategy still focus in Libby case

[Eugene]

Press strategy still focus in Libby case

By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer

53 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's perjury trial
continues to expose the inner workings of the White House media machine.

Cathie Martin, the former spokeswoman for Vice President Dick Cheney who last week
discussed the preferred White House strategies for beating back negative media stories,
returns to the stand Monday.

She'll be followed by another media veteran, former White House press secretary Ari
Fleischer, who will testify about discussing a CIA operative's identity with reporters
before leaving the administration in July 2003.

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Fleischer's testimony will be key to the prosecution because he says Libby told him
about Plame and encouraged him to keep it quiet. As Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald
said in his opening statement: "You can't learn something on Thursday that you're giving
out on Monday."

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070129/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cia_leak_trial

[annabanana]

1. I'll be following along at firedoglake!. . . n/t