Daily Briefing, Part II: Skiing in New Hampshire

• Bushdefends NSA eavesdropping and welcomes a congressional inquiry. [ WP , NYT , USAT , WT ]

•Redistricting increased the Democratic vote in Rep.Tom DeLay's Texas district. [ NYT ]

•Reps.John BoehnerandRoy Blunt"engaged in an arms race over who supported the most stringent changes" to lobbying. [ NYT ]

•Some Republicans call for a re-vote of all House leadership positions on Feb. 2. [ LAT ]

•Congress is close to curtailing lobbying activity. [ WP , USAT ]

•The wall between lawmakers and lobbyists is "dismantling." [ WP ]

•The White House is "considering expansions of several earlier proposals aimed at using market forces to improve the quality and restrain the rapidly rising cost of health care." [ W$J ]

•Gov.Mark Warnersays farewell to Virginia, plans to "check out the skiing in New Hampshire." [ WP ]