Daily Briefing: 'It's Madness'
• Bush's speech "reflects a purposeful strategy based on extensive study of public opinion about how to maintain support for a costly and problem-plagued military mission." [ WP ]
•White House accepts 70 of 74 recommended intelligence reforms in "another major shake-up." [ WP , NYT , WSJ , LAT ]
•Judge givesCooperandMillera week to think about revealing their source before imprisonment.Novak: "If anyone thinks they're going to jail because of me, it's madness." [ NYT , NYT ]
•White House official may have initiated applause duringBush's speech. [ WP , NYT ]
•House Republicans insist there will be a roll call vote on Social Security legislation this year. [ NYT ]
•Senate unanimously approves additional $1.5b for veterans' health care. [ WP ]
•Stalemate over House ethics committee nears end. [ WP , NYT , LAT ]
•Illegal immigration has increased sinceBush's guest worker program was introduced, according to Judicial Watch; majority of illegals believed it was an amnesty program. [ WP ]
•Army meets recruiting goal, but "insurmountable shortfall" remains for complete year. [ WP , NYT ]
•Washington in limbo with uncertainty about Supreme Court. [ LAT ]
•House blocks cuts to Amtrak; adds $626m to their railway's budget. [ WP ]
• Bushwill request more funding for malaria prevention in Africa. [ NYT ]
•Senate bans pesticide testing on humans. [ WP ]
•Washington Nationals have not fostered bipartisanship, especially withSorosin the picture. [ NYT ]