Libby Lawyer Plans Clinton-Style Defense

Libby Lawyer Plans Lack-of-Memory Defense

WASHINGTON - The lawyer for Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide is outlining a possible criminal defense that is a time-honored tradition in Washington scandals: A busy official immersed in important duties cannot reasonably be expected to remember details of long-ago conversations.

Friday's indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby involves allegations that as Cheney's chief of staff he lied to FBI agents and a federal grand jury.

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Tension: Forget-me-not
Gravity: Whitewater

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