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Former Cheney aide denies charges

Former White House aide Lewis Libby has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the leak of a CIA agent’s identity.

Mr Libby, who was chief of staff to Vice-President Dick Cheney, faces five counts of perjury, making false statements and obstructing justice.

He was one of the most powerful men in the US until he resigned last week

A top aide to the US vice-president has resigned after being charged with perjury over an investigation into the unmasking of a covert CIA agent.

Lewis Libby, chief-of-staff to Dick Cheney, was also charged with obstruction of justice and making false statements to a federal grand jury.

Bush aide Karl Rove was not charged but the investigation remains open