Daily Briefing: Fearless and Inventive Scum
Dennis Hastert may look like "a cross between actor Wilford Brimley and Jabba the Hutt," but "nobody really fears him." [ WP ]
Tony Snow is the first White House press secretary to make fund raising appearances. He'll quit if it interferes "with his day job." [ NYT ]
Republicans are "effectively conceding some Senate and House seats with the goal of retaining at least a thin margin of control when the 110th Congress is seated next January." [ NYT ]
Forsaken by leaders, the GOP tries to save Santorum with grassroots efforts. [ LAT ]
For insurance companies, American farms themselves are the cash crop. [ WP ]
Majority of Americans don't vote in midterm elections due to restrictive registration rules, spite. [ WSJ ]
No deaths reported in yesterday's powerful earthquake in Hawaii. [ USAT ]