Medellin Video: Video of the Lou Dobbs piece noted in yesterday's News Scan is available here.

Hamdan Sentence: Al-Qaeda small fry Salim Hamdan was sentenced to 5 1/2 years, with credit for the 61 months already detained, by the military court in Guantanamo, report Jerry Markon and Josh White in the WaPo. The prosecution had asked for 30 years. Five more months means his sentence will be ending around Inauguration Day, so President [McCain|Obama] will have to decide what to do with him then.

Another Treaty Claim: The Supreme Court turned down the appeal of Texas murderer Heliberto Chi, who claims he did not receive the proper assistance from the Honduran consulate. Michael Graczyk has this story for AP. Unlike Medellin, Chi's case was not involved in the ICJ decision, making this an easier case. The Supreme Court's order does not indicate any dissents.