Daily Briefing: The Ups and Downs of the Political Atmosphere, Actual Atmosphere
Iraq war to be central issue in November, "it's the other guy's fault" speeches to intensify over next two months. [ WP , NYT ]
Ohio preserving paper ballots from 2004 presidential election to "study irregularities." [ NYT ]
California to have strongest limits on greenhouse gasses in nation, and initiate "a 25 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020." [ NYT , LAT , W$J ]
New Pentagon report reveals soldiers' financial problems, use of predatory loan services. [ USAT ]
Iran set to ignore today's nuclear fuel production deadline, US set to push sanctions through UN. [ NYT ]
Amount of nicotine in cigarettes up as much as 36% between 1998 and 2004, no word from cigarette companies on how that happened. [ WP ]
Egyptian novelist and Nobel prize winner Naguib Mahfouz died yesterday at the age of 94. [ WP ]