Muckraker Libby Files Last Ditch Appeal by Paul Kiel 06.20.07 | 10:07 am 1 From the AP: Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, who faces prison soon in the CIA leak case, asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to step in and delay the sentence. Send Tips Paul Kiel is a former TPM reporter who covers covers business and consumer finance for ProPublica.