Required Reading: November 23, 2005

We'll talk today with Bob Drogin, who with John Goetz broke the story of Curveball, the Iraqi defector who provided evidence which was later used (mis-used, say some) to make the case that Iraq had WMD. Click here to read the article.

BL Blog goes on Thanksgiving break this afternoon, returning Monday 11/28.

Padilla is indicted and loses enemy combatant status (Washington Post)

American convicted of terrorist conspiracy using confession that may have been obtained under torture (BBC)

UK tabloid says Bush wanted to bomb Al Jazeera (Washington Post)

White House put the heat on NY Times in 2002 over Iraq reporting (NY Observer)

Weld pushes self as no liberal to NY GOP (NY Post)

Projected NYC deficit shrinks (NY Sun)

Matt Schuerman analyzes Pataki's and Bloomberg's LMDC maneuverings (NY Observer)

City Council and staff get flu shots (Politicker)

Vatican outlines strict ban on gay priests (365Gay)

Pope Benedict reputedly a clotheshorse (UPI)