Daily Briefing: While The Note Sleeps In
• Rovetries to make debate about nominee's qualifications, not views.Lieberman: "In my mind, extraordinary circumstances would include not only extraordinary personal behavior but also extraordinary ideological positions." [ WP ]
•Administration and Republican leadership want conservatives to stop criticizingGonzales; effort to "stay on message, stay on purpose." [ NYT , LAT ]
•Attacks onGonzalesfrom the right create the perception that he's a moderate. Professor: "He's indisputably conservative but slightly more digestible to the Democrats and moderate Republicans." [ WSJ , NYT ]
•Justice Department seeks broader investigation ofAbramoff. [ NYT ]
• Bushlands in Europe with the Supreme Court on his mind. [ NYT , LAT ]
•Special prosecutor saysCooperandMillershould be jailed: "Forced vacation at a comfortable home is not a compelling form of coercion." [ NYT , USAT ]
•House Republicans pick up slack on Social Security. [ WT ]
•For Democrats, CAFTA is no NAFTA; most will vote against trade bill. [ WP ]
• Abramoffbreathed life and business at his restaurant. [ NYT ]
•Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee takes on six House Republicans in newspaper ads alleging unethical behavior. [ WP , NYT ]
• WoodwardandBernstein's new book aboutDeep Throatlacks "much hard news," says reviewer. [ NYT ]