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Writers Weigh In on the Libby Verdict

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby will not go to jail for lying in the CIA leak investigation. President Bush has wiped away Libby's 30-month prison term, calling the sentence too harsh. Writers from newspaper editorial and opinion pages discuss the Libby commutation.

Ron Elving, NPR senior Washington editor

Leon Panetta, former White House chief of staff to Bill Clinton; founder and director, the Panetta Institute

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