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• Judith Miller is a journalist who served 85 days in jail on contempt charges in 2005 after refusing to disclose a source related to a federal investigation into who leaked covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.Official Site: JudithMiller.org Miller had previously come under fire for her reporting on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, specifically for relying too heavily on Iraqi National Congress member Ahmad Chalabi and his colleagues, who provided information that later proved to be inaccurate.The New York Times: The Miller Case: A Notebook, a Cause, a Jail Cell and a Deal (October 16, 2005)

  According to media sources, Miller will be joining Fox News Channel as a contributor, providing commentary on national security issues, counter-terrorism, and international affairs.Editor & Publisher: Miller Gets Fox News Slot, Holds No Grudges About 'NYT' Exit (October 20, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth date: January 2, 1948
  2. Birthplace: New York City, New YorkJudithMiller.org: Bio
  3. Earned Bachelor's degree from Barnard College and Master's degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International AffairsManhattan Institute for Policy Research: Judith Miller bio
  4. Published four booksJudithMiller.org: Bio
  5. 2001: Received anthrax hoax letterNew York Magazine: "The Source of the Trouble" (May 31, 2004)
  6. 2002: Won Pulitzer Prize, Emmy AwardJudithMiller.org: Bio
  7. July 6, 2005: Served 85 days in jail on contempt of court charges related to the Valerie Plame AffairJudithMiller.org: Bio
  8. 2005: Retired from The New York TimesNew York Times "Times and Reporter Reach Agreement on Her Departure" (November 9, 2005)
  9. 2007: Joined conservative think-tank Manhattan Institute for Policy ResearchManhattan Institute for Policy Research: Judith Miller bio
  10. 2008: Joined Fox News Channel as a correspondentEditor & Publisher: Miller Gets Fox News Slot, Holds No Grudges About 'NYT' Exit (October 20, 2008)

• Valerie Plame Affair

  Judith Miller was subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating how the identity of a CIA undercover operative, Valerie Plame, had been made public. Miller had not written any story relating to Valerie Plame, however it was believed she had knowledge of who had leaked Plame's name in retaliation for Plame's husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, criticising the Bush administration's war in Iraq. After Miller's release from jail, freed of her obligation of anonymity by her source, she did name [[I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby]] as the person who told her about Valerie Plame.New York Times: Judith Miller's Statement (September 30, 2005)

• Recent Career

  After her 2005 retirement from The New York Times, Miller continued to write opinion and editorial pieces.JudithMiller.org: Articles In 2007, she was named adjunct fellow for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Miller supports the passage of a federal law that would protect reporters' right not to disclose sources.JudithMiller.org: Home She is also an active speaker on issues related to national security and civil liberties.Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: Judith Miller bio

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  First Amendment | [[I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby]] | Patrick Fitzgerald | The New York Times | Ahmad Chalabi | Fox News Channel | Weapons of Mass Destruction | Anthrax Attacks | Iraq

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