CIA to Expose its Family Jewels
"The CIA will declassify hundreds of pages of long-secret records detailing some of the intelligence agency's worst illegal abuses -- the so-called "family jewels" documenting a quarter-century of overseas assassination attempts, domestic spying, kidnapping and infiltration of leftist groups from the 1950s to the 1970s" (Washington Post and BNP).
Cheney Said He's Not in Executive Branch, Can Ignore Rules
"Vice President Dick Cheney has asserted his office is not a part of the executive branch of the U.S. government, and therefore not bound by a presidential order governing the protection of classified information by government agencies" (ABC and BNP)
Bin Laden May Have Chartered Flight to Evacuate Royal Family after 9/11
"Newly released documents reveal the FBI suspected that a plane hired to transport members of the bin Laden family from the United States back to Saudi Arabia might have been chartered by Osama bin Laden himself. The documents raise new questions about the FBI investigation into the 9/11 attacks." (Truthout)
House Considering Closing Guantanamo
"The House defense appropriators are considering including language in the 2008 spending bill that would close Guantanamo Bay prison, according to a senior defense appropriator. " (The Hill)
Dozens Killed in Air Strike
An airstrike by NATO-led forces killed dozens of civilians as well as Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan late Thursday, according to Afghan officials (Washington Post)
Three Republicans Voted to Issue Subpoenas for Domestic Spying Documents
"The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted 13-3 to authorize chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to issue subpoenas for documents related to the NSA warrantless surveillance program. Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) voted with the Democrats on the committee to authorize the subpoenas for any legal opinions and advice the Bush administration has received regarding the NSA program." (Think Progress)
Media Covered President's Wearing of Black Crocs with Socks
"The Washington Post is concerned about President Bush's choice to combine a pair of black Crocs with black socks while dressing himself for a bike ride (BNP and Washington Post).
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