n SENTENCED: I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was sentenced to 21/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing investigators regarding his conversations with reporters about CIA official Valerie Plame.

n NO APOLOGIES: Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff did not apologize and has maintained his innocence, although he did ask the judge for leniency.

n SYMPATHY: President Bush and Cheney each offered somber statements of support for Libby.