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...treated at Gitmo. Tricky legal questions abound. For instance, what to do about detainees who confessed under torture? One case sure to be complicated is that of Mohammed al-Qahtani, who allegedly helped plan the 9/11 attacks - he is sometimes described as the "20th hijacker." Bush Administration officials now admit that he was tortured, and Susan Crawford, the retired judge who is the convening authority of the military commissions, has refused to refer al-Qahtani's case to prosecutors...
...Tourism operators report that they have yet to see any cancellations as a result of the outbreak but admit that the problem needs to be dealt with quickly if they are to avoid losses. "It's another problem we didn't need," says Jack Daniels of Bali Discovery Tours. "But the government has been very aggressive in tackling it." In the meantime, visitors have been warned not to touch any animals that look as though they may be sick, including monkeys, which also carry the disease. "There is no need to be scared, but we are asking people to keep...
...matter what is said about what the nation will have to bear or suffer during the recession, it will not admit what the cognoscenti already know. The chances that the downturn will be over in a year are tiny. The odds that it will be over in two years are starting...
...importance of honesty: "The new administration should respect the profound importance of the government's willingness to admit to the public when it has made a mistake, even at the risk of deep embarrassment or legal liability. Such openness is essential to democracy and the American people's ability to check their representatives through elections...
...Despite what Obama has promised, Oberstar is the first to admit that there is no real way to prevent projects like the Bridge to Nowhere, the controversial $185 million earmark requested by former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens for an island with a population of 50. Though the bridge was never built, the earmark became a symbol for congressional excess and waste. Transportation, as such a local issue, lends itself naturally to earmarks, and Oberstar's committee is a bit infamous on the Hill as a friendly home to such pork-barrel projects. But Oberstar is in constant contact with Obama...