Daily Briefing: Do You See What I See?

* Administration officials believe Americans are missing the good news from Iraq; disconnect has reduced the credibility ofBushand Republicans, say strategists.Bush: "In the face of continued reports about killings and reprisals, I understand how some Americans have had their confidence shaken. Others look at the violence they see each night on their television screens and they wonder how I can remain so optimistic about the prospects of success in Iraq. They wonder what I see that they don't." [ WP , NYT ]

* Years of rosy rhetoric about Iraq has complicatedBush's attempts rally support for the military mission. [ WP ]

*Bushdefends Iraq war in "feisty" question-and-answer session. [ USAT ]

* Churches push the legal boundaries of political organizing. [ NYT ]

*Ken Mehlman, Michael Chertoff, Chuck Hagelwoo the organized labor vote. [ NYT ]

* House candidates who served in Iraq strain to talk about issues other than the war. [ WP ]

*Bob Woodward's 2002 book alluded to NSA eavesdropping. [ WP ]