Daily Briefing: 'Audacious Objection'
•Moscow sends "audacious objection" toRiceaboutBush's plans to visit Latvia and Georgia; says senior administration official, "Ricedoesn't scare worth a damn." [ NYT , WT ]
•Democrats threaten to postpone vote onBoltonin order to gain more files;Larry Wilkerson, former chief of staff toPowell, will be interviewed today. [ WP , NYT , LAT ]
•Recreation seen as primary purpose forDeLay's trip to Scotland; House rules say purpose must be information gathering; new details emerge aboutDeLay's involvement in Pacific island deals. [ WSJ , LAT , NYT ]
• DeLay: "No matter what your faith, no matter what your political persuasion, your prayers for our increased humility, for our ever-humbler service to God and neighbor are needed and wanted." [ WP , NYT ]
• Bushcalls prayer "an important part of American public life." [ WT ]
•Environmental initiatives to "bear the brunt" of budget cuts, according to Appropriations Committee. [ WP ]
•Diversity of constituents tests unity of Black Caucus. [ WT ]
• Clintonlaunches "Global Initiative" to rein in planet's problems. [ WSJ ]