In the News: Jan-08

White House told to provide e-mail info - 8 Jan 2008 at 2:47pm - WASHINGTON -- A federal magistrate ordered the White House on Tuesday to reveal whether copies of possibly millions of missing e-mails are stored on computer backup tapes.

Survey: Diplomats oppose Iraq policy - 8 Jan 2008 at 12:09pm - WASHINGTON -- Nearly half of U.S. diplomats unwilling to volunteer to work in Iraq say one reason for their refusal is they don't agree with Bush administration's policies in the country, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Congress, DOJ Investigations of CIA Could Interfere - 8 Jan 2008 at 9:22am - The opening of a formal criminal investigation into the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes raises uncertainty over the future of the congressional investigation into the same issue. The House Intelligence Committee plans a hear ing on Jan. 16.

Thought for the day:
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. -Saul Bellow (1915 - 2005)