Happy new year. Same as last year.

[theweaselking]

"The CIA has stuck with its overall approaches, defending and in some cases refining them. The agency is working to establish procedures in the event a prisoner dies in custody. One proposal circulating among mid-level officers calls for rushing in a CIA pathologist to perform an autopsy and then quickly burning the body, according to two sources."

Also,
Having solved all their own credibility and competence issues, Republicans to investigate the Red Cross to ensure it's being run well.

The multibillion-dollar charity has come under increasing scrutiny from Congress in the past three months because of what many regard as its stumbling performance after Hurricane Katrina and because of its rapid turnover in leadership.

iocaste puts it best: "You know, Chuck, if you have a problem with the way the Red Cross operates, I have a suggestion: Maybe large-scale disaster relief in this country should not be the responsibility of private, volunteer, charitable organizations? What do you think? You've got to admit, there's something there."