Daily Briefing: Slackers
- As the clock ticks towards the break for elections, "the most do-nothing Congress in the history of our country" continues to be just that. [NYT, WP]
- Army chief asks for $40 million increase in funding to cover massive shortages in manpower and equipment. [LAT, NYT]
- Comprehensive National Intelligence Estimate document provoking debate on Iraq policy, origin of terrorist fervor. [WP, NYT, LAT]
- FBI still investigating anthrax attacks, learning lots of about science but not arresting anybody, yet. [WP]
- Iraq to stay one country til a least 2008, anybody's guess after that. [WP, NYT, LAT]
- Bill Clinton appears on Fox News, blasts host, wags finger. [WP]
- Rick Santorum still convinced he has a chance to hold his Senate seat. [NYT]
