Daily Briefing: Changes
•Supreme Court agrees to review Texas redistricting; Justices may want to impose new guidelines. [ WP , LAT , NYT , WSJ , USAT ]
• Bushsays 30,000 Iraqis have died in the war.Bush: "Knowing what I know today, I'd make the decision again. . . The long run in this war is going to require a change in governments in parts of the world." [ WP , NYT , USAT , WT ]
• Bushis "confident" that a deal can be reached with Sen.McCain(R-Ariz.) regarding the treatment of detainees. [ NYT ]
• Bushsays race was not a determining factor in the government's response to Katrina. [ NYT ]
•Federal budget deficit hit a record-high for November, up 43% from last year. [ WSJ ]
• Bush's approval rating rises to 42% in USAT/Gallup Poll. [ USAT ]
•Texas prosecutor will appeal the dismissal of one of the indictments in the case against Rep.DeLay(R-Tex.). [ WP ]
•ACLU raises concern about provision of the Patriot Act that gives the Secret Service too much leeway to charge protesters. [ WP ]
•Some states try to sidestep the administration in the regulation of emissions. [ WSJ ]
• Gale Norton, Elaine Chaoexaggerate benefits of ANWR drilling. [ WP ]
•House and Senate negotiators agree on $601.7b domestic spending bill. [ WSJ ]
•Advertisement from New Orleans residents tells Congress to pay for stronger levees. [ NYT ]
•GOP leaders in New York urgeJeanine Pirroto drop her senate bid. [ WP ]