The Daily MuckThe President’s questionable pocket veto of the 2008 Defense Authorization Act has left the future of some military bonuses uncertain. Until the bill - which provides funding for bonuses - becomes law, the bonuses for the Army and Air Force will not be guaranteed, although they are expected to be paid retroactively. (Army Times, Air Force Times)
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman will have to stay in prison while he appeals his conviction for bribery and obstruction of justice, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller argued that Siegelman’s conviction was not likely to be overturned. (Birmingham News)
The criminal inquiry into the CIA’s destruction of interrogation videotapes is pitting the FBI against the CIA. Agents from the FBI, which has been critical of the CIA’s interrogation practices, are leading the investigation. (New York Times)
Despite Hans von Spakovsky’s resignation from the Federal Elections Committee, the White House says that his nomination for the FEC is still active in the Senate and has not been withdrawn. (The Politico)
Defense lawyers in the Cyril Wecht case are objecting to the prosecution’s motion to drop 43 of the 84 charges against their client. Wecht’s lawyers, who’ve argued that the case is politically motivated, say that the move will “prevent the defense from using the dismissed counts as an example of charges inadequately investigated before being made.” (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is challenging Gov. Haley Barbour’s decision to schedule the special election to fill Trent Lott’s (R-MS) former seat in the Senate to coincide with next fall’s presidential election. Hood’s complaint, filed in Circuit Court, argues that Mississippi law requires the special election to be held within 90 days of the official announcement of the vacancy. (USA Today)
A federal judge denied bail to the five men accused of plotting an attack on Fort Dix, N.J. Defense lawyers had requested that the men be released so that they could spend more time preparing for their defense, but the judge ruled that a new detention center policy allows them enough time to review the evidence against them. (USA Today)
Indicted Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona will return to work Monday. Carona took a 60-day paid leave of absence after being indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges last November. (Los Angeles Times)