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Cheney Names Hannah, Addington To Replace Libby Email Print

By Georgia10
10/31/2005 01:01:10 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney, moving swiftly to replace an indicted aide, named attorney David Addington as his chief of staff and John Hannah as his national security adviser.

Both positions had been filled by I. Lewis Libby, who resigned Friday when he was indicted on perjury and other charges in a 22-month investigation of the unmasking of an undercover CIA officer.

Addington has been Cheney's counsel and Hannah has been his deputy national security adviser.


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Typo in title. (none / 0)
Should be "Hannah", not "Hadley".

by sbj on 10/31/2005 01:41:59 PM EST

thanks! (none / 0)
see, my typos crossover too ;)

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by Georgia10 on 10/31/2005 01:49:22 PM EST

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Hannah (none / 0)
I thought Hannah was possibly someone that Fitz. had gotten to flip on "higher-ups" (like Scooter or Cheney).  Doesn't seem like that could be true with this "promotion" today.  I doubt Dick would let him near him if he thought Hannah had even a tiny possiblity of being disloyal.  

by 3goldens on 10/31/2005 01:52:15 PM EST

Here's what we should know about (none / 0)
Addington:

Here's the money quote from Fitzgerald's indictment via think progress

18. Also on or about July 8, 2003, LIBBY met with the Counsel to the Vice President in an anteroom outside the Vice President's Office. During their brief conversation, LIBBY asked the Counsel to the Vice President, in sum and substance, what paperwork there would be at the CIA if an employee's spouse undertook an overseas trip.

Also, WaPo has some stuff not to be missed about Addington:

Where there has been controversy over the past four years, there has often been Addington. He was a principal author of the White House memo justifying torture of terrorism suspects. He was a prime advocate of arguments supporting the holding of terrorism suspects without access to courts.

Workin' on a longer piece, but there's a lot of stuff out there today.

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by btyarbro on 10/31/2005 02:00:16 PM EST

Cheney Names Hannah, Addington To Replace Libby | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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