Don Siegelman attends court hearing on bail motion, new judge says he'll rule soon; Roger Shuler drafts proposed decision.... --Shuler's draft for the judge's decision is here. Look for my interview with Dana Siegelman later today.
--Amid mixed signals from “Justice” Dept., reporter James Risen goes to court tomorrow, pledging to refuse to reveal his source
--Senate completes the dirty work of the trillion dollar CRomnibus bill
--in strange Sydney showdown, gunman and 2 hostages are killed
--Supreme Court rejects appeal of Arizona abortion law banned by appeals court
Reaction to partial release of Senate torture report continues
--at Vice, Jason Leopold’s exclusive: James Mitchell confirms he waterboarded KSM and that he objected to some torture methods
--former CIA interrogator Glenn Carle refused to torture, calls Mitchell and Jessen “frauds” in Boston Globe
--even John Yoo admits that Senate report reveals possible crimes
--Sam Husseini says, torture worked to justify the Iraq war
--Politifact examines Dick Cheney’s denial comments, rates them false
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