"Enemy Combatant" Classification Overturned: The Associated Press article at Fox News details the new Federal Appeals Court decision which overturned an American citizen's classification as an enemy combatant. The decision, reached Friday, is not currently available to the public because it contains classfied information. According to the Court, an approved version of the decision is being prepared for public access.

Review of CPS Practices Reveals Improvement, but Not Enough: According to Marjie Lundstrom's investigation for the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento County has the highest rate of kids who are abused or neglected again within one year of initial contact with Child Protective Services and who reenter foster care within 2 years of family reunification. The annual budget for CPS has quadrupled since 1996, but the system still appears to have some major shortfalls.