•House votes 308 to 122 on symbolic measure to ban torture and limit interrogation measures. [ WP , NYT , LAT ] • Bush's recent speeches on Iraq show "a determined effort to reshape the angry debate at home over the war" by "presenting a more sober picture of the situation while highlighting the progress"; the wording is "carefully calibrated" to provide "maximum flexibility in determining ultimately just what will constitute victory." Senior official: "It's not as if we have a secret ersatz timetable and we just won't say what it is."
Daily Briefing: 'Carefully Calibrated' Rhetortic
Daily Briefing: 'Carefully Calibrated…
Daily Briefing: 'Carefully Calibrated' Rhetortic
•House votes 308 to 122 on symbolic measure to ban torture and limit interrogation measures. [ WP , NYT , LAT ] • Bush's recent speeches on Iraq show "a determined effort to reshape the angry debate at home over the war" by "presenting a more sober picture of the situation while highlighting the progress"; the wording is "carefully calibrated" to provide "maximum flexibility in determining ultimately just what will constitute victory." Senior official: "It's not as if we have a secret ersatz timetable and we just won't say what it is."