Daily Briefing: Political Hot Potato
* House Republicans set vote on Dubai port deal for next week despite White House resistance. House Majority LeaderJohn Boehner(R-Ohio): "This has become a very hot political potato." [ WP , NYT ]
* Military spending for Iraq and Afghanistan will reach $117.6b this fiscal year. [ W$J ]
*Harold Ickes, withGeorge Soros, are sidestepping the DNC to create a massive nationwide voter list.Ickes: "The Republicans have developed a cadre of people who appreciate databases and know how to use them, and we are way behind the march." [ WP ]
* Congress renews Patriot Act by vote of 280 to 138. [ WP , NYT ]
* Senate Select Committee on Intelligence rejects Democratic calls for inquiry of NSA eavesdropping; White House agrees to new oversight rules. [ WP , NYT , W$J ]
* The CIA is not interested in cooperating with theLibbyinvestigation by providing classified documents. [ WP , NYT ]
* Sen.Clintonmoves to tie up money and talent for '08 race. [ NYT ]
* Cato Institutes vents beef withBush. [ WP ]
* Rep.DeLaywins Republican primary in Texas. [ AP ]