Yesterday, the President of the United States, in putting out a written statement concerning his decision to commute the 30-month prison sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby' to zero-time-served, reminded the American people that Scooter Libby, despite not having to go to prison, still would suffer in the future.
President Bush stated that Mr. Libby had been convicted of the "serious" charge of lying under oath; he expressed respect for the Independent Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald; and he noted that Mr. Libby...
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