Ex-spy Plame and publisher sue CIA over her memoir
The leaking of Plame's identity prompted an investigation to determine if government officials had broken any laws.
Nobody was charged with blowing her cover, but Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Cheney's former chief of staff, was found guilty in March of lying and obstructing the investigation.
Evidence at that trial showed Libby and several other White House and State Department officials leaked her identity to discredit her husband, who had accused the administration of twisting intelligence to build a case for invading Iraq.
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(Additional reporting by Christine Kearney)
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