Libby Was Eager to Reveal CIA’s Role in Niger Trip Robert L. Grenier, former CIA Iraq mission manager, testified yesterday in the perjury and obstructiontrial of former Dick Cheney aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Grenier said on the stand that Libby “was eager to make public that the CIA, not Vice President Dick Cheney, sent a former ambassador to check on Iraq’s efforts to obtain nuclear material.” (AP)Sherwood Refusing to Make Settlement Payments Former Pennsylvania rep Don Sherwood is refusing to pay his ex-mistress more than half of the $500,000 he promised her in exchange for silence, claim two people familiar with the situation. “Sherwood contends he’s no longer bound by the settlement because, he charges, the ex-mistress violated its confidentiality clause.” (The Politico)
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