Giving Thanks for the Richness of Michigan
Michigan is, economically, the nation's basket case.
But because of our agricultural diversity, it is incredibly rich in fresh and local food--perhaps not a bread basket, but definitely a healthy food basket. Which--should you ever decide to…
Talkin Turkey Trash
Here it is, another big bird day! That means football and we have some trash to talk.
Some Preliminaries: ESPN has been reporting that the Buffalo Bills and Mike Shanahan had a seven hour sit down, and there is serious interest on both sides;…
See-Through Turkey
I'm going to talk a bit about where my Thanksgiving Dinner is coming from later today. But I was fascinated by this consideration of Turkey Dinner from Sunlight Foundation.
Turkey. What are the results of the latest federal safety inspection…
Late Night: Punkin The White House
That's punkin, not pumpkin my fellow gobblers and gobblees. Yes indeedy, the White House has been officially punked. Late breaking from the Washington Post:
A couple of aspiring reality-TV stars from Northern Virginia appear to have crashed…
The Politico Villagers Go Deer Hunting!
Yesterday on Morning Joe on MSNBC, Mike Allen of Politico proudly announced that he, the managing editor at Politico, John Harris, and Politico executive editor Jim VanderHei all went on their first deer hunt Monday. Must have been some event!
Share the Turkey
Please consider helping a local food bank as they try to help others enjoy this holiday season.
Torture Tape Destruction, the OGC Review, and the IG Report
One of the most fascinating aspects to the torture tape Vaughn Index is the way it hints at a tension between the torturers in the field growing increasingly panicked about the torture tapes and the CIA's Office of General Counsel's decision…
Phil Carter Resigns
Carol Rosenberg seems to suspect there's something more than "family reasons" behind Phil Carter's sudden resignation.
Hal Turner: Chris Christie Declined to Prosecute Me
Oh, this might get interesting. (h/t Main Justice)
A subpoena has been issued for Gov.-elect Chris Christie to appear next month at the federal trial of North Bergen Internet radio host and blogger Hal Turner.
Michael Orozco, Turner's lawyer,…
John Durham's Thirteen Documents
Here are the 13 documents John Durham said CIA could not partially release because it would endanger his investigation.
Torture Tapes and CIA Retirements
Jose Rodriguez retired and John Rizzo withdrew his nomination to be CIA General Counsel just as the CIA was becoming aware again of the torture tape destruction.
CIA Met with White House about How to Respond to Jane Harman's Torture Warnings
We've known for years that when Jane Harman asked Scott Muller in 2003 whether the President had authorized torture, he basically blew her off. But we now know that Muller consulted with the White House åbout how to respond to her.
The CIA Asked to Destroy Torture Tapes on Same Day They Claimed They Didn't Torture
As William Ockham has noted, there is a new--very informative--Vaughn Index and Declaration out. I'll have much more to say about these. But for now, look at what documents 3 and 4 from the Vaughn Index tell us about the timing of the torture…
The Danger of Losing Beat Reporters: The ACORN Hoax
The reporters who did the best job with the ACORN story all had beats that led them to look at the vote fraud allegations with a local eye.
Where Does Blackwater Play in the CIA-DNI Conflict?
How does the dual reporting over covert ops in Pakistan impact the turf war between Leon Panetta and Dennis Blair?
Ari Fleischer to Pimp BCS
There's much that can be said about this...
The college football Bowl Championship Series has hired Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary to President George W. Bush, to help improve its image.
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“Playoff advocates have had an easy…
What's Missing from the EFF Document Dump: Whitehouse's Declassification Requests
There's something missing from the EFF document dump: Sheldon Whitehouse's efforts to get language from four different OLC opinions authorizing Bush's surveillance program declassified. Not only should some of those efforts be included in the document dump--but they provide keys for understanding the communications within the document dump.
Obama Holding Off on Declassification Order Bush Made
Obama's rushing through a new EO so he doesn't have to follow Bush's EO on classification.
The Iraq War Files
Andrew Gilligan--the reporter that revealed that the UK's Iraq War dossier had been "sexed up"--is the reporter that got leaked the damning British Iraq War report.
NY Post Floats Dimon to Replace Geithner
The NY Post reports that some are suggesting Jamie Dimon to replace Tim Geithner.