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Daily Briefing: All Hands on Deck
- The Bush administration's war on terror is changing in key ways due to changes and setbacks in courts, Congress, and among allies overseas. [WP]
- PAC's and campaigns controlled by Rep. John Doolittle paid ridiculous sums to a company staffed only by his wife. [WP]
- The FBI raid of Rep. William Jefferson's office was constitutional, according to the a federal judge. "Congressman Jefferson's interpretation of the Speech or Debate privilege would have the effect of converting every congressional office into a taxpayer-subsidized sanctuary for crime," wrote the judge, seemingly without irony. [WP]
- Rep. James Sensenbrenner hates illegal immigrants, has great deal of power, won't budge or compromise with Bush or Senate. [NYT]
