Daily Briefing: 'More Than Happy'
•ForRoveto be guilty,Plamehas to have been stationed overseas for a long-term assignment within the last five years; no evidence suggests she was. [ USAT ]
• Bush, afterCoopertestifies, comments on leak scandal: "This is a serious investigation. I will be more than happy to comment on this matter once this investigation is complete." [ WP , NYT , WSJ ]
•Americans more supportive of Iraq war thanBushin NBC/WSJ poll. 65% do not want Roe overturned; 57% do not support private accounts; and plurality wants Democratic victories in '06. [ WSJ ]
•Majorities in Gallup survey would likeO'Connorreplaced by a woman or Hispanic justice. [ USAT ]
• Rehnquisthospitalized with fever. [ WP , NYT ]
• Chertoffoutlines organizational overhaul of Homeland Security Department: "We as a nation must make tough choices about how to invest finite human and financial capital to attain the optimal state of preparedness." [ NYT ]
• Bushtouts newly reduced deficit forecasts but analysts remain skeptical.Bush: "It's a sign that our economy is strong, and it's a sign that our tax relief plan, our pro-growth policies, are working." [ WSJ , WP , NYT , USAT ]
•Military investigation finds no evidence of "torture" at Gitmo: "Detention and interrogation operations across the board. . . were safe, secure and humane." [ WT ]
•Gang of 14 plot out strategy for Supreme Court nomination process. [ NYT ]
• Hillary, Lieberman, Reed, Salazarurge Pentagon to increase of deployment to Iraq by 80,000. [ NYT ]
•White House concernedGonzaleswould face cases with conflict-of-interests at Supreme Court. [ WP , WSJ ]
• Bushopen to nominating a non-judge to the Supreme Court. [ NYT ]
•Lawmakers juggle proposals to mend Patriot Act. [ WP , NYT , LAT ]
•Rand report finds "considerable strain" on Army requirement and retention: "The challenge the Army faces is profound." [ WT ]
• Mehlmanwill denounceNixon's use of race as a wedge issue at NAACP convention. [ WP ]
• Kennedyresponds angrily toSantorum's charge that "liberalism" contributed the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal. [ WP ]
• Hillarycalls for investigation into video game with hidden sex images. [ NYT ]
•Panel criticizes government-funded sex education site as misinformed and biased. [ WP ]