• Administration says economic growth will slow and inflation will rise slightly this year; deficit will be less than previous years. Congressional Budget Office Director: "These are the good ol' days. These are the best of times. After this, it gets worse." [WSJ]

• The end of stubbornness? "There are signs [Bush's] determination to do things his way is beginning to be counterproductive, and the stakes are high," writes USAT. [USAT]

• Senate confirms Janice Rogers Brown to D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in roll call of 56 to 43. [WP, LAT, USAT]

• Ethics Committee could take months to decide on DeLay. [WP]

•Bush "exploring alternatives" for Guantanamo Bay prison; Rumsfeld disagrees. [WP, NYT]

•McClellan says revision of climate report part of business as usual. [NYT, USAT]

• Democrats worried about Dean's "penchant for red-hot rhetoric." [WP]

• 62% disapprove of Bush's handling of Social Security in WP/ABC poll; Bush reiterates call for overhaul. [WP, NYT]