Daily Briefing: "Relatively Nonintrusive"

•Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees, an independent, bipartisan panel, finds Medicare at greater risk than Social Security; in fact, "the financial outlook for Social Security has improved marginally since 2000." [ WP , NYT , USAT ]

• Terri Schiavo's parents file emergency appeal with Supreme Court; odds are against them. [ NYT , USAT , USAT ]

• Wolfowitzthisclose to World Bank presidency. [ WP ]

•White House reconsidering formula behind private accounts; open to percentage "offset" less than 3%, saysHubbard. [ WSJ ]

•Major news organizations file brief to determine if crime was committed inPlameleak. [ WP ]

• Schiavocase proves strength of alliance between Catholics and evangelicals for "culture of life" movement; also exposes "credibility gap" of administration on selective expansion of federal power. [ NYT , LAT ]

• Bushtargets conservative Democrats, African-Americans, Hispanics, women in Social Security push. Strategist: "He's starting to get some positive feedback from audiences that aren't traditional supporters of the Republican party." [ WSJ ]

• Bush, Paul Martin, Vicente Foxagree to "spirit of partnership"; president lowers expectations for passage of guest-worker program. [ WP , NYT , WSJ , USAT ]

•FEC expects "relatively nonintrusive" regulations of political campaigning online. [ WP ]

•Most states encouraged but challenged by No Child Left Behind requirements. [ NYT ]