Daily Briefing: 2.5 Day Weekend
* Iraqi Prime Minister will, out of the kindness of his heart, letRobert Gateschoose whether or not he wants to do the dew. [ WP ]
*Nancy Pelosiplans a giant "self party." You can't watch, though, or you have to pay $1000. [ WP ]
* Big business farmers have lost sight of the red wheelbarrow, glazed with rainwater, beside the white chickens. [ WP ]
* Judges say "issue ads" can run during elections, but decision will likely flip a half-dozen times by 2008. [ WP , NYT ]
* "Mr. Bush has issued the fewest pardons of any president since World War II." [ NYT ]
* Metaphors abound as freshman Democrats suckle congressional teat. [ NYT ]
* High profile Jew hater-hater also hates Muslims. [ NYT ]
* Reforming immigration policies less urgent when they're all moving to the South. [ USAT ]
* On the topic of Iran, White House is liberal as ever -- with use of the old black-highlighter. [ NYT , NYT ]