I'm pretty sure this story clears Karl Rove in the Plame thing, but the Democrats always find an angle.

Source: Rove Got CIA Agent ID From Media

Presidential confidant Karl Rove testified to a grand jury that he learned the identity of a CIA operative originally from journalists, then informally discussed the information with a Time magazine reporter days before the story broke, according to a person briefed on the testimony.

The person, who works in the legal profession and spoke only on condition of anonymity because of the secrecy of grand jury proceedings, told The Associated Press that Rove testified last year that he remembers specifically being told by columnist Robert Novak that Valerie Plame, the wife of a harsh Iraq war critic, worked for the CIA.

I know that the media, the NY Times in particular is very proud of reporters that go off to jail for protecting sources, but wouldn't someone who leaks grand jury testimony be a criminal source? Why do they think facilitating a crime or illegal activity is noble work?

UPDATE: Via Instapundit - In a conversation on CNN with Wolf Blitzer yesterday, Joe Wilson said "My wife was not a clandestine officer the day that Bob Novak blew her identity."

What the hell are we arguing about then?

UPDATE: And what's with this headline on CBSMarketWatch of all places?

Rove passes buck

First of all, written in the present tense this makes it seem like Rove just did something when in fact the article is about his Grand Jury testimony which was given a long time ago. Second, I can't see how Rove is trying to avoid responsibility ("passing the buck") for anything by claiming that Novak told him about Plame. Unless of course you were a liberal media person and absolutely certain that Rove is guilty. Disgusting.