Daily Briefing: How Bush Dances
• Bush"drove Secret Service nuts" by staying out until 10 p.m.: "Bushended up clapping enthusiastically, bobbing his head to the beat and finally gyrating his hips." [ WP ]
•Republicans reject Democrats' offer for immediate vote on uncontroversial judicial nominee whileBushpushes for "up-or-down vote" on two appellate court nominees.Frist: "All of this obstruction must stop." [ WP , NYT , WT , LAT ]
•After disagreement,Armitageinsisted on pre-approvingBolton's speeches and public comments; Republicans maintainBoltonwill be approved. [ WP , NYT , WT ]
• Fristanticipates use of "nuclear option" to bring vote onJustice Priscilla Owen, nominee for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. [ WT ]
• Bush, withPutinin Russia, celebrates anniversary of end of WWII. [ USAT , WT ]
• Bushfaces resistance in Congress over Central American Free Trade Agreement.Reid: "I will do whatever I can to kill it." [ NYT ]
• Rep. Sensenbrenner, Republican chair of House Judiciary Committee, wants "office of inspector general for the federal judiciary." [ NYT ]
• Hagel, Chafee, Voinovichon the fence regardingBolton. [ LAT ]
•Color-coded alerts are rethought. [ WP ]
•Many female voters who voted forBushlast year are returning to Democratic Party. [ WP ]
•Conservatives complain liberal groups disguised as nonpartisan watchdogs are "part of a well-organized political strategy" that dominates press coverage. [ WSJ ]