* Iraqi Prime Minister will, out of the kindness of his heart, let Robert Gates choose whether or not he wants to do the dew. [WP]

* Nancy Pelosi plans a giant "self party." You can't watch, though, or you have to pay $1000. [WP]

* Big business farmers have lost sight of the red wheelbarrow, glazed with rainwater, beside the white chickens. [WP]

* Judges say "issue ads" can run during elections, but decision will likely flip a half-dozen times by 2008. [WP, NYT]

* "Mr. Bush has issued the fewest pardons of any president since World War II." [NYT]

* Metaphors abound as freshman Democrats suckle congressional teat. [NYT]

* High profile Jew hater-hater also hates Muslims. [NYT]

* Reforming immigration policies less urgent when they're all moving to the South. [USAT]

* On the topic of Iran, White House is liberal as ever -- with use of the old black-highlighter. [NYT, NYT]