* Janet Reno joins Justice Department Officials from Carter, Reagan, and Clinton administrations to issue a letter against indefinite detention of terror suspects. [WP]

* Embattled federal family planning programs chief Eric Keroack has previously prescribed actual birth control and not just the trusty "pull out" technique. [WP]

* Shattering the myth of government efficiency, contracting procedures at DHS are found to be inconsistent and poorly documented. [WP]

* White House appears willing to drop private accounts from Social Security reform package. [WSJ]

* Rules of Congressional real estate: location, location, and "mine is bigger than yours" bragging rights. [NYT]

* Joe Lieberman hires "Trotskyite Zionist Reaganite" as communications director. [NYT]

* Ohio, not wanting Wonkette to be starved for material, puts Jean Schmidt back in office. [AP]