Daily Briefing: WWII 1/2
Japan is considering military action against North Korea. [ AP via Yahoo ]
Mobs of Shiite Muslims in Baghdad violently attacked Sunni neighborhoods yesterday morning, leaving leaving more than 50 dead. A retaliatory bomb exploded later at a Shiite mosque. [ WP , NYT ]
Peter Hoekstra, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to President Bush last May claiming that the administration's unwillingness to brief the committee on certain unspecified "major intelligence programs" could be a "violation of law." [ NYT WP ]
Wages for rich people are rising higher than wages for not rich people. [ WP ]
Grover Norquist is finding his luster as superstar Republican fundraiser fading a bit, due to his Abramoff connection and general sliminess. [ WP ]
Rick Santorum, facing a tough reelection campaign in a state he doesn't actually live in, is "reintroducing himself" to Pennsylvania voters. [ NYT ]