•Administration and advocacy groups are on alert for a possible Supreme Court vacancy this week; fight would mirror a presidential campaign. Senior White House official: "It paralyzes everything else." [ WP , USAT ] • Rumsfeldsays the military has had conversations with insurgent leaders in Iraq; he believes the insurgency "won't be won by the coalition forces," but by "the Iraqi people over time."
Daily Briefing: 'On The Verge'
Daily Briefing: 'On The Verge'
Daily Briefing: 'On The Verge'
•Administration and advocacy groups are on alert for a possible Supreme Court vacancy this week; fight would mirror a presidential campaign. Senior White House official: "It paralyzes everything else." [ WP , USAT ] • Rumsfeldsays the military has had conversations with insurgent leaders in Iraq; he believes the insurgency "won't be won by the coalition forces," but by "the Iraqi people over time."