Daily Briefing: The 'Good Bad Guys'
Bushmarks Memorial Day with vow to finish the wars to honor those who lost their lives: "I am in awe of the men and women who sacrifice for the freedom of the United States of America." [ NYT , WT ]
"Missing pieces" about Sen.Hillary Clinton: "What does she stand for? And where would she try to take the country if elected?" She says her philosophy "doesn't perhaps fit in a preexisting box, but many of the problems we face as a nation don't either." [ WP ]
Sen.Reid(D-Nev.) accepted free ringside boxing tickets from the Nevada Athletic Commission "as he was pressing legislation to increase government oversight of the sport."Reid: "I'm not Goodie Two Shoes. I just feel these events are nothing I did wrong." [ WP ]
Both sides motivated by prospects for "SpeakerPelosi." Republican strategist: "She ought to be a big component of the fall campaign. There are some Democrats who make really good bad guys." [ NYT ]
Trial ofDavid Safavianwill increase attention on Rep.Bob Ney(R-Ohio) because of the testimony of his former chief of staff. [ NYT ]
Security concerns linger for electronic voting machines. [ WP ]