Far from the CIA scandal, Joe and Valerie Plame Wilson settle into Santa Fe

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AP: Far From CIA Scandal, Wilsons Settle In
Apr 11
By DEBORAH BAKER, Associated Press Writer



SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - In this liberal-leaning tourist town known for its handmade turquoise- and-silver jewelry, Joseph Wilson has just bought his wife something special in a downtown shop: a red-and-blue pin that reads, "I'm not anti-Bush. I'm pro-intelligence."
Wilson and his wife, outed CIA spy Valerie Plame, are finally getting a chance to unwind. Three weeks ago, they arrived at their new 4,600- square-foot hilltop adobe home and have traded in their Jaguar for a pickup truck. Their 7-year-old twins already have found new friends and spotted three snakes.

There's a book deal in the works, a movie on the horizon, and a pending federal lawsuit that names Vice President Dick Cheney, Karl Rove and others.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Wilson said it will take a couple of years to sort through the remains of this recent period, in which the couple was "dropped into the political maelstrom."

In July 2003, Wilson, a former ambassador, accused the Bush administration of twisting prewar intelligence on Iraq, and Plame's covert CIA identity was leaked to reporters. Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was convicted last month of lying to a grand jury and to FBI agents investigating the disclosure.

Perched on the window sill of his downtown office, having offered the only chair in the otherwise empty room to a reporter, Wilson said: "What has changed is, as we look at all this, we look at it from Santa Fe, rather than downtown Washington. And that in and of itself is positive."...

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OE8QI01&show_article=1

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1. Right on.

I wish the best for them and their family. May they receive all the blessings that are most deservedly theirs.

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2. Santa Fe is a great town -- and they'll make it even perfect-er

It'd be my second choice for a place to settle down, too.

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3. Hmmm. Good father. Good husband. Nice.