Daily Briefing: Terrorizing Edition
•Republicans wavering on Social Security overhaul.Frist: "If we can't get some Democrat support, I do fail." [ WP , NYT , USAT , WSJ , LAT ]
•State Department stuffs data that shows tripling of terrorist incidents. [ WP ]
•White House steps up fight forBoltonas Senate Foreign Relations Committee expands inquiry. [ NYT , NYT , WP ]
• BushsupportsDeLay"as strongly as he ever has," saysMcClellan. [ WP , USAT , LAT ]
• Hastert, under pressure, will admit mistake and House Republicans will backtrack on rule change for ethics committee; all five Republican members are financially linked toDeLay. [ WP , LAT , NYT , USAT ]
•Republicans reject Democrats' compromise on judicial nominees. [ WP , NYT , USAT , LAT ]
•White House may blockFrist's desire to ban filibusters; concerns about Supreme Court justices. [ WSK ]
•Republicans mull budget with $40b in cuts over five years. [ WSJ ]
•HarperCollins to publishReagan's handwritten diaries. [ WP ]
• Cardinwill run for Maryland Senate seat. [ WP ]
• Patakion 2008: "I'm not ruling it out." [ NYT ]