Siobhan Gorman reports that the big secret Panetta revealed to Congress is an assassination squad. But there’s got to be more to it than that.

Man oh man, Greg Craig is not doing Obama any favors as White House Counsel. In this installment, he apparently told (probably) Senator Whitehouse or Feingold that he believes in Pixie Dust.

Feingold and Whitehouse are finally trying to end the process of Pixie Dusting.

Back during Michael Mukasey’s confirmation hearings, Sheldon Whitehouse got Michael Mukasey to commit that, when a President changes an executive order, he appropriately should actually change the executive order–so schmoes like you and I can know what the President is actually doing.

2. Do you believe that the President may act contrary to a valid executive order?

Senator Whitehouse finally got the Administration to declassify the jist of the John Yoo opinion used to dismiss the exclusivity provision in FISA. And boy is it a doozie.

Bush’s new classification, CUI, is worrisome. But just as worrisome is increasing evidence that Bush is just endorsing a system whereby his Administration does whatever it wants, regardless of classification.

One of my early posts on Pixie Dust is nominated for one of the most important under-reported stories from last year. I guess that’s just emblematic of the kind of attention Pixie Dust attracts.

Bill Leonard confirms that the classification and declassification surrounding the Yoo Torture Memo is very irregular. Once again, the Administration won’t even abide by its own Executive Order on classification and declassification. But never mind–a little pixie dust can fix that!!

Sheldon Whitehouse got the key provisions that justify the Unitary Executive declassified–and boy will they make you mad.