The Agonist has a great rundown of a variety of stories on the leak investigation, including the ongoing call for a special prosecutor as well as the first public appearance by Plame herself. Novak, of course, continues to hide behind his (negligable) journalistic integrity (never mentioning, of course, his own anger when Mike Spann was “outed” as a CIA operative in the early days of the Afghan war — after he was killed; for Novak, outing the dead is apparently wrong, but the living are fair game).

Easily the best story of the lot is also covered in a Slacktivist post. It seems Bush is really upset about this whole leak thing, and he’s made it clear on no uncertain terms that such leaks from his staff will have serious consequences. How do we know this? To quote the Philadelphia Inquirer:

WASHINGTON -Concerned about the appearance of disarray and feuding within his administration as well as growing resistance to his policies in Iraq, President Bush – living up to his recent declaration that he is in charge – told his top officials to “stop the leaks” to the media, or else. News of Bush’s order leaked almost immediately. Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he “didn’t want to see any stories” quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore, and that if he did, there would be consequences, said a senior administration official who asked that his name not be used.

A more accurate description of this turn of events is almost certainly “theater for the masses;” they want to look like they’re doing something, when in reality they’re anything but serious about this investigation.