CIA leak jury prospects' politics under scrutiny (will be asked views on *, cheney, Iraq etc...)

[Kadie]

CIA leak jury prospects' politics under scrutiny
POSTED: 3:46 p.m. EST, January 15, 2007

Story Highlights
• Jury selection to begin in perjury trial of ex-Cheney aide Lewis I. "Scooter" Libby
• Jurors will be asked about their views on Bush, politics, Iraq war
• Libby is accused of lying about his contacts with reporters about CIA agent
• Valerie Plame outed as CIA agent after her husband criticized Iraq policy


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Potential jurors in the perjury trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby likely will be asked their opinions of the Bush administration, political scandals and the Iraq war Tuesday, foreshadowing the political tenor of a lengthy trial.

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Attorneys for both sides recognize the politics behind the case and have proposed questions for jurors about their views on government, politics and the media.

The answers will be critical for Libby, a Republican who served as an adviser to President Bush and chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. The jury is being drawn from a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans more than nine to one.

"What is your political party preference? Democrat, Republican, Independent or other?" defense attorneys wrote on their list of proposed jury questions.

"Please describe any feelings you have about Vice President Cheney," they also asked.

more...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/01/15/libby.trial.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

[CrazyOrangeCat]

1. Feelings about V.P. Cheney . . .

"Lovely guy, fun at a party . . ."

[Annces]

2. Thanks for posting n/t

[MissWaverly]

3. trial by jury of your peers now means jury by political affiliation?

Oh, that's right, everything is new now, we have democratic roads and republican roads,
democratic water and republican water, it only makes sense that we should have Republican
trials and Democratic trials.

Sarcasm on.