EXTFormer Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this January 30, 2003 file photo. Former covert CIA operative Valerie Plame and her husband sued Armitage, the former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage, on Wednesday for disclosing her identity after her husband criticized the Bush administration. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)AP - A federal judge handed a victory to the defense Thursday in the Valerie Plame case, siding with Vice President Dick Cheney’s indicted former chief of staff in a fight over release of classified information.

Judge hands Libby defense initial win
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