Daily Briefing: Showdown Countdown
• McClellanwantsNewsweekto explain that "military personnel go out of their way to make sure that the Holy Koran is treated with care." [ NYT ]
•At Senate hearing, British lawmaker assailsBush's case for war and denies wrongdoing in Iraqi oil deal. [ WP , WSJ ]
•Centrists seek compromise to avoid showdown. [ NYT , WP , WSJ , LAT , LAT ]
•How the showdown will go down.Fred Graham: "What are the Democrats going to do, appeal to the Supreme Court? There's no place for them to go. That's the power of the majority." [ WP ]
•Grenade found nearBushcould have exploded, FBI finds. [ NYT ]
•Heritage Foundation and Brookings Institution join forces to complain about budgetary "nightmare": U.S. is becoming Argentina. [ WP ]
• Bushraises $15m at Republican gala. [ NYT ]
•Air Force wants to militarize space. [ NYT ]
•Senate approves $295b for highways and transportation; White House may veto. [ WP , NYT , WSJ ]
•House passes $32b for Homeland Security. [ NYT ]
•MoveOn produces "Star Wars"-themed ad for filibuster fight. [ LAT ]