Daily Briefing: 'Compromise is in the Air'
• Hadleythreatens action against North Korea if they conduct nuclear test. [ NYT ]
•Showdown nears asFristadvances vote on 100-hour cap on Circuit Court and Supreme Court nominees;McCainsays "compromise is in the air." [ WSJ , LAT , WT ]
•Government report that included criticism ofRumsfeldtaken offline after Pentagon complains. [ WP ]
• Hunterhas rare disagreement with Pentagon over women serving in combat duty. [ WT ]
• RoveadvisedJustice Owenthroughout her career. [ NYT ]
•Pew survey finds "both parties now are coalitions of the wealthy and not-so-wealthy, and of well-educated and less-educated voters." [ WP ]
• Gonzalesearns praise as softer version ofAshcroft. [ WP ]
• Mehlmanreaches out to popular African-American City Councilman in Harrisburg, Pa. after he jumps to GOP. [ WT ]