can't say he doesn't deserve it

Judge: Libby could face longer sentence

WASHINGTON - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's hopes of avoiding prison in the CIA leak case began to dim Tuesday as a federal judge ruled he could face a longer sentence because the investigation he obstructed was so serious.

Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, is the highest-ranking official convicted of a crime since the Iran Contra affair.

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald wants to put Libby in prison for up to three years because the investigation he was convicted of obstructing — the leak of a CIA operative's identity — was so important.

"We need to make the statement that the truth matters ever so much," Fitzgerald said.

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Update:
Libby sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison