adrian fenty
canada
condoleeza rice
dhs
hillary clinton
lincoln chafee
michael chertoff
minimum wage
nsa
rhode island
warrantless spying
Daily Briefing: That Little Boating State
- Rhode Island's 15 minutes of fame are up as maverick Senator Lincoln Chafee wins GOP primary. [WP, NYT, USAT]
- Michael Chertoff tells congress that the US cannot "defend ourselves against every conceivable threat." Nation's petting zoos and popcorn factories now totally unprotected. [NYT]
- Hillary Clinton wins primary in a cakewalk, eats no actual cake. [NYT]
- Democrats feel NSA is inappropriately advocating it's own spying program. [WP]
- Maryland elections display DC levels of logistical incompetence. [WP]
- States taking it upon themselves to increase minimum wage, "for the first time, a majority of states could require higher pay than the federal rate." [USAT]
- Diplomacy now so obsolete reporters forced to write about who's doing Condi this week. [NYT]
- Adrian Fenty will be next mayor of DC. [WP]
