Daily Briefing: 'Off the Table'
"Bipartisan uproar" erupts over the depth and legality of the NSA's monitoring of domestic calls;Bushdefends surveillance activities, saying, "Our efforts are focused on links to al-Qaeda and their known affiliates." [ WP , NYT , USAT , WSJ ]
Sen.Arlen Specter(R-Pa.) may subpeona phone company executives; Sen.Diane Feinstein(D-Calif.): "I believe we are on our way to a major constitutional confrontation on Fourth Amendment guarantees of unreasonable search and seizure." [ WP , USAT , USAT ]
Senate leaders reach compromise on immigration; legislation could hit the floor next week. [ NYT ]
Senate approves $70B tax plan by vote of 54 to 44. [ WP , NYT , USAT ]
Rep.Nancy Pelosi(D-Calif.): "Impeachment is off the table." [ WP ]
Rep.Jerry Lewis(R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, is under investigation for wrongdoing with a lobbying firm. [ WP , NYT ]
Defense Authorization Bill enables chaplins to use Jesus' name at public ceremonies. [ WP ]
D.C. gets closer to achieveing representation; House seen as close to tackling issue. [ WP ]
Bushat commencement for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: "Over these past nine months, you have shown a resilience more powerful than any storm." [ WP ]