Daily Briefing: Roberts Enjoys 'Rapid Give-and-Take'
•Conservatives express disappointment withMiersduring "tense" meetings with administration officials; "rarely have [conservatives] been so openly distrustful of the president himself."Lott: "Is she the most qualified person? Clearly, the answer to that is 'no'. . . you have to also look at what has been her level of decisiveness and competence, and I don't have enough information on that yet." [ WP , WP , NYT , LAT , WT , USAT ]
•Senate votes 90-9 to limit interrogation of detainees in the Middle East and at Guantanamo Bay; represents a "new boldness among Republicans to challenge the White House on war policy." [ WP , WSJ , NYT ]
•Former White House security official may have passed classified documents to the Philippines. [ WP , NYT , USAT ]
•Republicans are divided over extent of budget cuts. [ WP ]
•CIA will not hold current or former officials accountable for failure to prevent 9/11.Kristin Breitweiser: "[Porter Goss] is either avoiding embarrassment or trying to hide something." [ WP ]
• Miers"has managed to leave little evidence of her own values and convictions, beyond her commitment to her church." [ LAT , USAT ]
•Supreme Court hears assisted-suicide case. [ WP , NYT , USAT ]
•Former White House chief of procurement policy indicted on five counts of lying inAbramoffcase. [ WP , NYT ]
•Clean-air experts fault GOP's Gasoline for America's Security Act because it weakens pollution regulations. [ WP ]
• Miers"has forged a path as a quiet, often unlikely pioneer." [ NYT ]
•RNC uses JusticeNathan Hechtof the Texas Supreme Court to proveMiers' credibility on conservative issues. [ NYT ]
• Mierscontributed a total of $31,960 toBush's political career. [ USAT ]
• Roberts"has appeared to thrive in the rapid give-and-take" of the Supreme Court. [ USAT ]
• Bushpraises Iraqi Security Forces. [ WT ]
•Second indictment ofDeLaywas rejected by first grand jury. [ WT ]