Daily Briefing: Kiss And Make Up
- White House compromises with McCain's crew on terror suspect interrogation techniques. Geneva Convention "remains intact," but CIA will still be knocking skulls, so "we're all winners." [WP, NYT, LAT, USAT, W$J]
- CDC now advocating routine testing for HIV among all patients aged 13 to 64. [WP, NYT]
- Wal-Mart will begin offering many generic drugs for $4. [WP, LAT, USAT]
- Republican offensive enters new phase with the old standby, "Democrats want to tax you into the poorhouse." [NYT]
- Army to make larger use of National Guard to get more boots on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, "The biggest challenge is manpower." [NYT]