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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Charged Aide Quits Cheney Office

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC article that discusses the indictment of Scooter Libby for perjury and obstruction of justice in the investigation of the Valerie Plame CIA leak. Video, links to other resources, and information on the indictment accompany this...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Cia Leak Probe: Key Players

For Students 9th - 10th
Background of the key players in the Valerie Plame scandal provided by the BBC.
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Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2000 Bush vs. Gore

For Students 9th - 10th
The 2000 presidential election was the closest in American history. View presidential campaign advertisement that included the slogans "A Fresh Start" and "Prosperity for America's Families". Features video clips, information about the...
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Unit Plan
Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 2004 Bush vs. Kerry

For Students 9th - 10th
View presidential campaign advertisement from the 2004 election that included the slogans "Steady Leadership in Times of Change" and "Stronger at Home, Respected in the World". Features video clips, information about the candidates, and...
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Website
CNN

Cnn: America Votes 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN's site on the 2004 elections provides up-to-date headlines on the race, profiles of the candidates, updated polls, the candidates' stance on various campaign issues, and much more.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Bush 'Approved Intelligence Leak'

For Students 9th - 10th
In an April 2006 testimony, Scooter Libby states that President George W. Bush authorized the leak of classified material to the media to defend the invasion of Iraq. Libby is accused of leaking the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Q&a: The Cia Leak Case

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this thorough Q&A article on the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal of 2006. (9 September 2006)
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Article
CBS

Cbs News: The Exposure of Valerie Plame

For Students 9th - 10th
This enlightening CBS News report focuses on the Valerie Plame scandal and the outcomes of the leaking of her name to the press. This report is from October, 2005.
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Primary
Other

Speeches From the 2004 Republican National Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of a number of speeches made at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Vote 2004: Candidates

For Students 9th - 10th
Outstanding web page that has biographical information on the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States in the 2004 election.
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour: The Iraq War

For Students 9th - 10th
News archive, with articles, audio, video, and interactive resources, on the initial intervention in Iraq, beginning with pre-invasion military buildup (fall 2002) and ending with President George W. Bush's declaration (spring 2003) that...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: u.s. Officials 'Betrayed' Cia Agent

For Students 9th - 10th
Valerie Plame contends that she was betrayed by the White House when it was leaked to the press that she was a CIA agent. She contends that it was in response to critical remarks made by her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson....
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Bush: Iraq Crucial in War on Terror

For Students 9th - 10th
President George W. Bush discusses the war in Iraq and its importance to fighting terrorism in this October, 2005 article. Also find statistics about the war, links to other war links, interactive resources, etc.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Dick Cheney

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed encyclopedic article on Vice-President Dick Cheney.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Cheney Sued in Cia Identity Case

For Students 9th - 10th
Valerie Plame and her husband announce they are suing Vice-President Dick Cheney and two other White House officials for the disclosure of her name as a CIA operative in 2006. A video report and other resources accompany this article.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Rove 'Will Not Face' Leak Charges

For Students 9th - 10th
This June 2006 report explains that White House aide Karl Rove did not face charges in the Valerie Plame scandal. Rove was accused of leaking Plame's name as a CIA operative. Links to other Valerie Plame scandal sources accompany this...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Bush Aide 'Is Source of Cia Leak'

For Students 9th - 10th
White House official Karl Rove is accused of being a source in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal in this article from July, 2005. Rove denies being behind the leak. A timeline and links to other resources of the Valerie Plame scandal...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Cia Agent's Husband Attacks Rove

For Students 9th - 10th
Joseph Wilson criticizes Karl Rove and the Bush administration for their alleged involvement in leaking Valerie Plame's name to the media. The plight of Judith Miller, the journalist who was jailed for not giving up her source in this...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Plame Suit Makes Political Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from July 2006 reports on the Valerie Plame suit against White House officials for leaking her name as a CIA agent to the press.
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Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Election 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent and thorough website that explores the Election 2000. Includes information on the presidential race and election, as well as the races and elections for Congress and state governors. Also includes extensive coverage of the...
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Handout
Other

Richard B. Cheney, 17th Secretary of Defense

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed account of Cheney's term as Secretary of Defense under President George H. W. Bush.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: President Bush Pledges to Unite Country in Second Term

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts of President George W. Bush's victory speech after winning reelection in November, 2004.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Profile: Lewis 'Scooter' Libby

For Students 9th - 10th
Profile of former aide to Vice-President Dick Cheney who leaked the name of Valerie Plame, igniting the CIA leak scandal. (3 July 2007)
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Website
NBC

Nbc News: Libby Lawyers Oppose Cheney Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this May, 2006 article, NBC reports that Scooter Libby is trying to prevent prosecutors from submitting notes from Vice-President Dick Cheney in his trial. The notes were written on an article from Valerie Plame's husband, Joseph...