Daily Briefing: Amazing Feats of Governance
A "chastened, conciliatory, and testy"President BushannouncedDonald Rumsfeld'sresignation yesterday. [ WP , NYT , LAT , USAT ]
ReplacementRobert M. Gates'sfirst order of business "is to generate the strategy for victory in Iraq." [ NYT , TIME ]
Jim Webbsnatches the crown from network news's hand, anoints himself Senator. [ WP , NYT , USAT ]
Nancy Pelosiand The Flying Subpoenas will bring their act to the House big top in January. [ WP ]
Her first act will be the high-wire leadership pyramid balance. [ The Hill ]
Democrats draw strength from being, "the most diversified caucus in the world." [ NYT ]
Karl Rove'shorses lost on Tuesday, so did a horse called Rove. [ WSJ ]