Daily Archive for December 11th, 2012

: December 11th, 2012

Dianne Feinstein torture report may conflict with Bin Laden movie

By on December 11, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will hold a a committee vote Thursday on a comprehensive report on U.S. torture (“enhanced interrogation techniques”) since 9/11, but anti-torture advocates said its findings could be swamped by a hot new movie that glorifies torture. Zero Dark Thirty, set for release Dec. 19 in New York and […] …

Poll: Public demands deal — but opposes almost every deficit-reduction option

By on December 11, 2012 at 1:58 PM
Wonder why we can’t get a deficit-reduction deal? Well, look in the mirror. A new McClatchy-Marist Poll highlights the dilemma of the so-called “fiscal cliff.” Seventy-one percent of Americans, the poll finds, say it’s important that Congress and the White House reach a deal to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax hikes triggered at the […] …