2006
2008
alberto gonales
chris dodd
CIA
daily briefing
dana milbank
dennis hastert
earmarks
Ehud Olmert
fbi
fcc
george w. bush
hillary clinton
house
immigration
israel
jeff sessions
justice department
lloyd bentson
lou dobbs
michael chertoff
michael hayden
nsa
oil
senate
stem cells
veterans affairs
william jefferson
Daily Briefing: 'The Lou Dobbs of the Senate'
- FBI and Justice Department officials, including Alberto Gonzales, defend search of Rep. William Jefferson's (D-La.) office; Speaker Hastert talks to Bush. [WP, NYT, LAT]
- Gen. Michael Hayden wins over the Senate intelligence committee; full Senate could confirm his nomination to lead the CIA by Thursday. [WP, NYT, LAT, USAT]
- Chertoff contends the U.S. is prepared for hurricane season but skepticism remains. [WP]
- Reaching a compromise over immigration will be a challenge for the House and Senate; Bush urged to apply his "full energy into the effort." [WP, LAT]
- Veterans Affairs Department waited two weeks before alerting authorities about data loss. [NYT, USAT]
- Critics see recent spending bill for Iraq and Katrina "as a monumental example of earmarking taken to extremes." [WP]
- Bush praises the "bold ideas" of new Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. [WP, NYT, USAT]
- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has become "the Lou Dobbs of the Senate," writes Dana Milbank. [WP]
- Sen. Hillary Clinton: "Right now, instead of national security dictating our energy policy, our failed energy policy dictates our national security." [NYT, WT]
- FCC will not investigate NSA phone logging. [NYT, USAT]
- Legislation on stem cell research may return in election-year showdown. [WP]
- Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) winks at an '08 run. [WP]
- Lloyd Bentsen dies at 85. [NYT, USAT]
