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Scooter Libby: November 2010

'Decision Points'

More Bush Bits: The Libby Pardon, Bombing Syria And A Fetus In A Jar


President George W. Bush in an interview with Matt Lauer

The day before former President George W. Bush's memoir is set to release, we have a few more bits and pieces to share.

In Decision Points, Bush wrote about his decision to commute the sentence of Scooter Libby, Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, who was convicted of perjury and other charges for his role in the Valerie Plame leak. According to Bush, Cheney was "angry" that Bush didn't grant Libby a full pardon.

Cheney confronted him and said, "I can't believe you're going to leave a soldier on the battlefield."

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Topics: 'Decision Points', George Bush, Scooter Libby, Valerie Plame