Daily Briefing: Delivery Of The Sphere
* Democrats going to the mat with White House over "encroachments on privacy and civil liberties." [ WP , WSJ ]
*Hillary Clintonis the undisputed world heavy weight champion of getting paid. [ WP , NYT , LAT ]
* Al-Qaida just as good as new. [ NYT ]
* HopefullyTommy Thompson is in Iowa for his health. [ WP , NYT ]
* Recording interviews with suspects is a "non-starter" with the FBI. Illegal use of surveillance and bungling of cases still fine, obv. [ NYT ]
* Nevada governorJim Gibbonsis "a fast-motion train wreck." [ WP ]
*President Bushwill not be throwing out the first pitch at the Nationals home opener this afternoon as both the team and the White House worry about being associated with such a loser. [ WP ]