Daily Briefing: Assembly of Experts

* EPA and OSHA now dummy fronts for White House policies. [ NYT ]

*John KerryandChristopher Doddhave a fire in the belly from the death of the only American soldier in Iraq that was willing to talk to them. [ WP ]

*President Bush: "I'm not that good at pronouncing words." [ WP ]

*Ari Fleischerreminds us how much we miss him, gives testimony that conflicts withScooter'ssworn statement. [ NYT , LAT ]

*Mahmoud Ahmadinejadis the bizarro worldBush. [ WSJ ]

*Ben Bernanke'sall up in your city, not doing shit. [ NYT ]

* Swiss cheese border with Mexico won't become muenster anytime soon. [ LAT ]