Daily Briefing: Something to Tout
* Republicans in Congress settle on $70B tax-cut package as proposal for $100 gas vouchers withers;Bush"implored lawmakers to deliver an agreement he could tout." [ WP , WP , NYT ]
* Immigration rallies apparently made little influence on Congress. [ NYT ]
* Democrats aim to pick up House seats in the Northeast. [ NYT ]
*Bushmay have sung a Spanish version of the national anthem at a campaign event. [ WP ]
* House votes on lobbying reform today. [ USAT ]
* Administration is testing "antisatellite weapons." [ NYT ]
* Democrats threaten to filibuster one, maybe two, conservative judicial nominations. [ WP ]
* Sen.Tom Coburn(R-Okla.) is on a one-man mission to eliminate earmarks from the emergency spending bill. [ WP ]
* The Supreme Court underJohn Robertshas become more contemplative and patient. [ NYT ]
* Blogosphere bloviates aboutStephen Colbert's performance. [ NYT ]