Daily Briefing: The Buck Stops at That Pervert Over There
Republican strategists accept possibility of losing control of Congress in midterm elections, but not the responsibility for it -- that's Foley's fault. [ WP , NYT ]
FBI knew about Foley emails in July, concluded they "did not rise to the level of criminal activity." [ WP ]
Independent spending by political organizations out paces candidates' own campaign expenditures in closest races. [ WP ]
Bush happy to raise money for any Republican Congressional candidates that will have him. [ NYT ]
George Tenet did brief Condoleezza Rice about a "looming" (NYT) and "imminent" (WP) threat from Al Qaeda (NYT) or al-Qaeda (WP), in July 2001. [ WP , NYT ]
Lewinsky blowjob jokes once common among Capitol Pages, to be replaced by Foley anal sex jokes. [ LAT , USAT ]