Obama: Let's campaign, not have more debates — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday suggested he doesn't see any point in having another debate with Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Clinton. — Clinton has agreed to a debate next week, but Obama has not yet accepted the invitation.
Report reveals Iran seized British sailors in disputed waters Fifteen British sailors and Marines were seized by Iran in internationally disputed waters and not in Iraq’s maritime territory as Parliament was told, according to new official documents released to The Times. The Britons were seized because the US-led 'coalition' designated a sea boundary for Iran's territorial waters without telling the Iranians where it was, internal Ministry of Defence briefing papers reveal. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act detail for the first time the blunders last spring that led to what an all-party committee of MPs came to describe as a "national embarrassment".
Justice Department investigating torture memo The Justice Department is investigating whether agency lawyers improperly advised the military it could use harsh interrogation methods torture and concluded that President [sic] Bush's wartime authority could not be limited by domestic law or international bans on torture. The findings outlined in a March 2003 memo have been included in an ongoing internal review about the CIA's use of waterboarding, which simulates drowning, and whether top Justice officials crossed a line broke the law in authorizing it.
CIA: Destroyed videos likely not covered by court order Investigators have found no evidence that two destroyed CIA interrogation videos contained information relevant to a federal lawsuit or covered by a court order, the CIA told a judge. The documents filed in federal court Wednesday night were short on details but offered the first public accounting of the investigation into why the videos were destroyed.
AP: Airline leaders, regulators often switch places Revolving Door: Airline industry leaders who were once under the Federal Aviation Administration now sit in top positions at the agency. Many former FAA officials and congressional aides have found lucrative jobs in the industry or with its lobbying groups.
Merck Wrote Drug Studies for Doctors The drug maker Merck drafted dozens of research studies for a best-selling drug [Vioxx] , then lined up prestigious doctors to put their names on the reports before publication, according to an article to be published Wednesday in a leading medical journal.
US climate change plan branded 'Neanderthal' A new plan from US President [sic] George Bush which aims to cap greenhouse gases by 2025 has been dismissed as "disastrous" and "Neanderthal" by a group of ministers at a climate change meeting in Paris.
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