Daily Briefing: Setting the Table
* Demand for oil tops agenda for meeting ofBushand Chinese PresidentHu Jintao; "China has invested heavily in Iran, and as a permanent member of the Security Council, its position on the question of sanctions is crucial." [ NYT ]
* Pentagon preps for war games about Iran.Bush: "All options are on the table." [ USAT ]
* Construction of $592M embassy in Baghdad --the size of 80 football fields-- is on target. [ USAT ]
*Bush: "I'm the decider, and I decide what's best, and what's best is forDon Rumsfeldto remain as the secretary of defense." [ NYT , USAT ]
* Administration has not improved the sharing of intelligence data among agencies, GAO finds. [ WP ]
*Rob Portman, trade representative, is selected to replaceBoltenas budget director; sends "gloomy signal [about] the prospects for achieving significant gains in trade talks with foreign countries anytime soon." [ WP , NYT , WP , USAT ]
* Army Maj. Gen.Geoffrey Millerordered to testify on abuse in Iraq. [ WP ]
* News organizations attempt to block subpoenas for documents related to leak investigation. [ NYT ]
* FBI seeks access to the files of the late columnistJack Anderson. [ NYT ]
*Bush's interest in human rights complicates visit withJintao. [ WP ]
*Rumsfeldis playing dead, saysDana Milbank. [ WP ]