” A Pale Green Mermaid Blog “   Attorney General Eric Holder has announced the creation of a preliminary investigation into actions taken by the CIA while interrogating prisoners.  John Durham will be appointed special prosecutor.  A series of reports/reviews on the question of torture during the Bush administration held back from public access, some for five years, were released today.

John ByrneRaw StoryMonday, August 24, 2009President Barack Obama will be “violating the law” if his administration declines to investigate Bush officials for their role in torturing detainees, a prominent House Democrat said in a little noticed interview Friday.The congressman, liberal New York Democrat and Judiciary Committee member Jerrold Nadler, made the comments in an interview with The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein published Friday.

Following the Congressional recess, not only will the health care debate be on the docket, so will the Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. Across the country, people are pushing for higher quality food for their kids during the school day. Such groups as Farm to School , School Food FOCUS and School Lunch Talk are all promoting better-quality, fresher, more nutritious whole foods on school menus.

It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us and let’s establish a media partnership. Mashable’s Weekly Social Media and Marketing Event Guide is proudly supported by Eventbrite , the Web’s Event Marketplace. August 24, 2009, Charlotte, NC : Social Fresh is a 1 day Social Media Conference in the Southeast.

The debate within the Democratic Party over health care reform generally, and the public option specifically, raises several bigger questions about the party. These questions…

9/11 HIGH CRIME: OBAMA/LEFTWING CORRUPT OUR MEMORIALS Aug 24th, 2009by -S-. | Stumble it! Obama Turns 9/11 Observance Over to al Qaeda SympathizerFrom American Thinker:Obama’s Plan to Desecrate 9/11 By Matthew Vadum on 8.24.09 @ 6:08AMThe Obama White House is behind a cynical, coldly calculated political effort to erase the meaning of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks from the American psyche and convert Sept.