Daily Briefing: An Unimaginable Scale
British police arrested 21 people in connection with a plot to smuggle liquid explosives onto airliners traveling between London and the US. Americans may no longer bring liquids or gels onto planes. If traveling, expect delays. [ NYT , WP , WP ]
Joe Lieberman's independent run for reelection may or may not help other Democratic races in the state of Connecticut. Meanwhile, Democratic leaders (in a "rare show of unity") embraced Ned Lamont. [ NYT , [ WP ]
"David A. Burtt II, director of the Counterintelligence Field Activity, the Defense Department's newest intelligence agency whose contracts based on congressional earmarks are under investigation by the Pentagon and federal prosecutors, told his staff yesterday that he and his deputy director will resign at the end of the month." [ WP ]
Condoleezza Rice's attempts at solving the current Israeli/Lebanese conflict are hindered by her need to please different and warring ideological sides of the Bush administration's foreign policy team. [ NYT ]
A membo by Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee could cause the Duke Cunningham corruption case to widen further. [ LAT ]