Daily Briefing: 'Long, Hot Summer'
• Rovespoke toCooperbut did not namePlame, according to his attorney;Roveprovided a "big warning" aboutWilson's credibility. [ WP , WSJ ]
• Rehnquistcould retire today.Bushexpected to announce his nominee by the end of the month;Schumersays Democrats "will not roll over." [ WP ]
•Confidential British memo accounts for the withdrawal of 100,000 U.S. troops from Iraq within a year; no decision has been made. [ WP ]
• Chertoffon alert for domestic sleeper cells. [ WSJ , NYT ]
• Cooperwas torn over obligations of family and journalistic ethics. [ NYT ]
• SpectersuggestsO'Connorbe promoted to chief justice: "She might be willing to stay on for a year or so." [ NYT ]
•Senators are facing a "long, hot summer" with multiple nominations to the Supreme Court. [ LAT ]
•Eminent domain ruling is used by conservative groups to galvanize their base in the Supreme Court fight. [ NYT ]
•Liberal groups gear up for battle over the Supreme Court. [ WP ]
•Population shift to the South and West will increase Republicans' electoral and congressional strength, say analysts. [ WT ]