Daily Briefing: Getting It All Over With

• Blairmemo from July 2002 states decision to invade Iraq was not made yet and was not politically motivated; report notedBushadministration seemed unprepared for postwar climate. [ NYT ]

• Cheneysays U.S. will not close Gitmo detention camp because it holds "bad people." [ WP , WT ]

•Military reportedly accepted and hid detention of minors at Gitmo. Flack: "They don't come with birth certificates." [ NYT ]

•Majority of Americans support troop withdrawal from Iraq, according to Gallup poll. [ USAT ]

•Senate will vote on resolution that apologizes for their failure to pass anti-lynching laws. [ USAT ]

• Chertoffprepares to unveil revamp of DHS, including tweaking of the color-coded alert system. [ WSJ ]

• DeLayscandal has led over 200 lawmakers to file travel reports in the past year. [ NYT ]

•Congressional report concludes United Nations is largely unaccountable. [ NYT ]

•Patience on empty for lagging transportation bill.Eleanor Holmes Norton: "I just want to get it all over with." [ WP ]

•Corporations, religious groups, politicians increasingly willing to act on global warming. [ USAT ]

•White House chief of protocol has long history withBush. [ NYT ]