Valerie Plame: The worst kept secret in Washington...

Well, the NY Times is reporting that Rove's testimony shows that Novak in fact told him about Mrs. Wilson's identity in a phone call that Novak initiated. In fact, Rove stated to the grand jury that another reporter had told him the same thing earlier, though he doesn't remember which one.

Apparently, he could likely pick any reporter's name out of the air and be right because so many of them we already privy to the information. The fact that Plame was a CIA operative it seems was pretty much common knowledge. She couldn't be "outed" because - for all intents and purposes - she was already out.

Lorie Byrd shows how the Times has vindicated Rove without even knowing it.

From my reading of this story, if true, Karl Rove is completely cleared and indicated. But as the NYT article shows, that wonÂ’t take the Democrats off their talking points. They will continue to claim that Rove acted unethically and outed Valerie Plame, even if the evidence conclusively shows otherwise.

UPDATE: 12:03pm
Michele Malkin has a terrific round-up, including an interesting comparison of the different ways today's story is being presented by different outlets.

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