The Daily Muck

The Daily Muck

Matt Berman and Natalie Sherman | October 24, 2008, 9:18AM

Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) may be in some trouble with the age-old bipartisan House Franking Commission. The commission, which oversees congressional mailing standards, is investigating whether Roskam violated franking rules by sending out official mail within 90 days of an election. (Roll Call)

Lawyers for six Bosnian detainees at Guantanamo are battling it out with the Justice Department in front of a federal judge over who can be considered an enemy combatant. Once given the enemy combatant label, detainees can be held indefinitely without charges. The judge overseeing the case said Thursday that the debate "should have been resolved a long time ago." (AP/Boston Globe)

Despite a bumpy start, it was all smiles after day two of jury deliberations in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) according to the judge overseeing the case. After a dramatic second day, the jurors left just before 4 p.m. after coming together to announce that they were "unanimous in requesting a break." (Roll Call)

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