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Judith Miller Leaves The New York Times

HeadlineNov 10, 2005

The New York Times has announced the retirement of reporter Judith Miller. Miller spent 85 days in jail this year for refusing to testify before the grand jury in the CIA leak case. She was released after receiving a waiver from her source, indicted White House aide Lewis Libby. Initially praised as a champion of press freedom, Miller drew criticism when her editors accused her of misleading them on her contacts with the White House. Miller’s work has also come under question for her reporting in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Miller wrote a series of articles alleging Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, allegations that turned out to be false. In a letter to the editor printed in today’s New York Times, Miller wrote: “I have chosen to resign because over the last few months, I have become the news, something a New York Times reporter never wants to be.” A Times spokesperson said “it had been made clear to Ms. Miller that she would not be able to continue as a reporter of any kind” at the newspaper.

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