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Daily Briefing: Taking a 'Stan
Delayed due to technical difficulties/epic hangover
- Terror detainee bill passes House, will "authorize the indefinite detention of non-citizens without access to courts - even if they are not charged with any crime." [WP, NYT, LAT]
- Democrats could win 6 seats and take control of Senate, "if the stars continue to align." [NYT]
- Jeb Bush talks smack about George Bush's No Child Left Behind program, "not saying it's bad, but needs to be better." [NYT]
- Bush "chaperoned" dinner for passive-aggressive Presidents Pervez Musharraf and Hamid Karzai last night. [BBC, NYT, CNN]
- Kazakh president to be feted at White House state dinner Friday while accusations of rampant corruption, murder, and Borat obstructionism continue to hound him. [NYT, NYT]
- Full NIE dealing with Iraq will not be released. [CNN, W$J]
- Chelsea Clinton to host her dad's 60th birthday party/fundraiser in New York. Guest list and activities humiliate the CakeLove cupcakes and six-pack you got. [WP]