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WHITE HOUSE

Daily Briefing: ‘Leaning Toward Indictments’

Fitzgerald will not issue a final report and possible indictments are not expected this week; lawyers involved say the prosecutor is “leaning toward indictments but continuing to weigh thousands of pages of documents and testimony.” [NYT]
Miers supported abortion ban in 1989; today she insists the court should not determine “social policy.” McClellan: “[P]ersonal views and ideology and religion have no role to play when it comes to making decisions on the bench.” [WP, NYT, LAT, WT, USAT]
Miers‘ questionnaire lifts support among Republicans; Democrats have concerns about her abortion views. [LAT, WSJ]
Miers was vetted by a few White House “insiders”; she met with Bush but not with Cheney or Rove. [USAT]
Bush “made his displeasure known” to Rove two years ago and has “made his life miserable about” the leak investigation, says “presidential counselor.” [NYDN]
Bush announces $32b domestic security bill: “We’re going to get control of our borders. We’ll make this country safer for all our citizens.” [NYT, LAT, WSJ, WT]
White House to reduce next Gulf Coast relief package to around $20b. [WSJ]
Republicans losing support among conservatives, moderates, and independents. Ronald Brownstein: “This two-front war complicates the challenge for the GOP as Bush tries to regain the initiative in Washington and the party prepares for the 2006 midterm elections.” [LAT]


Presidential tax commission unveils two simplified options; designed as a framework for upcoming proposals. [WP, NYT, WSJ, USAT]
Republicans seek expansion of FBI’s powers in regards to terrorism investigations. [NYT]
9/11 Commission members set to criticize White House and FBI in new report. [NYT]
Miers holds assets of about $1.3m; drives a used Mercedes. [NYT]
Senate intelligence committee will press Porter Goss today on the revival of CIA. [WP]
Senate scraps 1.9% raise for lawmakers. [USAT]


7:05 AM on Wed October 19 2005
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