



Daily Briefing: WWII 1/2
- Japan is considering military action against North Korea. [AP via Yahoo]
- Mobs of Shiite Muslims in Baghdad violently attacked Sunni neighborhoods yesterday morning, leaving leaving more than 50 dead. A retaliatory bomb exploded later at a Shiite mosque. [WP, NYT]
- Peter Hoekstra, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to President Bush last May claiming that the administration’s unwillingness to brief the committee on certain unspecified “major intelligence programs” could be a “violation of law.” [NYT WP]
- Wages for rich people are rising higher than wages for not rich people. [WP]
- Grover Norquist is finding his luster as superstar Republican fundraiser fading a bit, due to his Abramoff connection and general sliminess. [WP]
- Rick Santorum, facing a tough reelection campaign in a state he doesn’t actually live in, is “reintroducing himself” to Pennsylvania voters. [NYT]
READ MORE: 2006, congress, grover norquist, intelligence, iraq, japan, north korea, nsa, peter hoekstra, rick santorum, riots, scandal, senate, war
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Okay, somebody remind me: was it the Shiites or the Sunnis that were supposed to greet us with flowers?
by Ben on 07/10/06 01:35 PM
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