The last thing this country needs is another major leak
investigation, this one into who blew the whistle on warrantless
domestic wiretaps, with the prospect of another parade of journalists
being hauled before the bar to reveal their sources or face jail time.
In an unsigned one-page order, the Supreme Court has approved the
transfer of Jose Padilla — once the “dirty bomber” but now just the
“whatever” — from a Navy brig in South Carolina to a federal prison in
Miami.
Just when it seemed like things might be taking a turn for the
better in Iraq, insurgents have issued a bloody reminder that the war
is not over by launching some of the deadliest attacks since the U.S.
invasion almost three years ago.
In the two days since former lobbyist Jack Abramoff admitted that
campaign contributions were among his tools to win favors from elected
officials, the number of politicians rushing to disgorge the money from
their campaign treasuries has swelled to at least two dozen. Rep. John Doolittle, R-Calif., who reportedly could be caught up in the ongoing investigation, is not among them.