Daily Briefing: Nights and Responsibilities
* House approves but Senate rejects Iraq funding bill with bonus troop withdrawal date. Mr. War,John McCain, didn't bother voting FYI. [ WP , NYT ]
* California jumps on the February 5th primary bandwagon. [ LAT , WP , NYT ]
*Henry WaxmaninterviewsValerie Plamelive on C-SPAN! [ WP ]
*Karl Rove'sgreasy fingers are way deep in the attorney-firing cookie jar. [ NYT ]
*Fred Fieldingdoesn't like easy jobs -- it's the hard that makes it good. That, and the chance to eat some Democrats for breakfast. [ NYT ]
* Does the VIP ward at Walter Reed drain resources from the regular injured soldier ward? Is that even a question? [ USAT ]
* Start stocking up on champagne, and get ready for the citizenship party of the century! [ WP ]