George Wenschhof
President Barack Obama and family are home from their overseas trip - Russia, Italy and then Ghana. Today, the President has an op-ed in the Washington Post on the economy. You can read it here.
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CIA Director Leon Panetta says former Vice President Dick Cheney ordered CIA to not disclose to Congress secret counter-terrorism program - the NY Times has the report of this story here. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calf.) has to be saying "and you said what again?".
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Attorney General Eric Holder close to naming Special Prosecutor in Torture probe - many Democrats in Congress have been clamoring for this for some time. Now, with fresh disclosures from CIA Director Leon Panetta pertaining to concealment of counter terrorism programs, expect this to become a reality. You can read more here.
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Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearing begins tomorrow - Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) warns his fellow Republicans on how they conduct themselves during the hearings. On "Fox New Sunday" today, Cornyn expresses concern about republicans alienating Hispanics. TheHill.com has more here.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Daily Democratic Wire 7-12-2009
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