Daily Briefing: Knocking Rove Off The Front Page

• Bushshifts rhetoric on leak case: "If someone committed acrime, they will no longer work in my administration."McClellan: "I think that you should not read anything into it more than what the president said at this point." [ WP , NYT , WT ]

• BushhintsO'Connormay be succeeded by a woman. Republican counsel: "TheRovesituation has accelerated [the announcement]. They would like to get something that will knock it off the front page." [ WP , WSJ , NYT ]

•Speculation swirls around five conservative judges from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals: Priscilla Owen, Edith Brown Clement, Emilio Garza, Edith Hollan Jones, and Edward Prado. [ WP ]

• Bushbegins interviewing finalists for Supreme Court. [ WP , WT ]

• Bushsupports expansion of India's nuclear powers: "What this agreement says is that we are willing to assume the same responsibilities and practices - no more and no less - as other nuclear states." [ WP , NYT ]

• Bush"will insist on maintaining the long-term solvency of the Social Security system," according to economic advisor. [ WP ]

• Hillarybuffs up her positions on security and the military in effort to prove herself. [ USAT ]

•White House hosts Prime Minister of India for first formal dinner in two years; entertainment portion was closed to the media. [ WP ]

•Senate confirmsDr. Lester M. Crawfordto head FDA by vote of 78 to 16. [ NYT ]

•Eminent domain issue rallies the right. [ WT ]

• Hillarycourts Hispanics at National Council of La Raza convention. [ WP ]