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Deal in the works on habeas suspension:

Sens. Bingaman (D-NM) and Graham (R-SC) trying “to iron out language that would be accepted by Graham and would mollify the human-rights activists, as well as other critics.” The shift followed “a flurry of letters from retired military officers” opposing Graham’s provision to suspend habeas corpus rights for Guantanamo detainees.

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