Kennedy opposed to simulated drowning

The Associated Press reports Senator Ted Kennedy will vote against the nomination of Michael Mukasey for attorney general.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said that Mukasey's unwillingness to answer definitively on the legality of the interrogation method that simulates drowning increases chances that it could be used against U.S. troops. {emphasis added - JW}

Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment.