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BREAKING NEWS: Bush commutes Libby’s sentence

I just got this e-mail report from a Wall Street Journal alert:

Bush commuted the sentence of former aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, sparing him from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case. Bush’s move came hours after a federal appeals panel ruled Libby couldn’t delay his prison term in the case.  Libby was convicted in March of lying to authorities and obstructing the investigation into the 2003 leak of a CIA operative’s identity.

WOW!  Comments encouraged below while I think about what I think about this.  Meanwhile, here is coverage from CNN and from the AP