...according to current and former administration and intelligence officials The accounts indicate that the involvement of White House officials in the discussions before the destruction of the tapes in November 2005 was more extensive than Bush administration officials have acknowledged. NYT A1 probably because no one has any clear recollection of anything
--The Federal Reserve, acknowledging that home mortgage lenders aggressively sold deceptive loans to borrowers who had little chance of repaying them, proposed a broad set of restrictions Tuesday on exotic mortgages and high-cost loans for people with weak credit. NYT A1—cows and horses out of barn, mice still there
Catching Americans who Travel illegally to Cuba or who purchase cigars, rum or other products from the island may be distracting some American government agencies from higher-priority missions like fighting terrorism and combating narcotics traffic, a government audit released Wednesday says. NYT A3—feel safer yet? Or is this why Castro is going to retire?
--Despite a significant reduction in violence in Iraq over the past three months, the Iraqi government has made little headway in improving the delivery of electricity, health care and other essential services, a new Pentagon report said Tuesday. NYT A6 where is Market God when we need Him?
--Thousands of Colorado’s electronic voting machines do not work properly and have been decertified NYT A14 another surprise
--A Texas higher education panel has recommended allowing a Bibl-based Institute for Creation Research to offer online master’s degrees in science education. NYT A16 no surprise that God needs protection from Texas
--...as literary reading erodes, so does open-mindedness. ... readers are more likely to exercise, visit museums and engage in civic activities. WSJ B11, quoting NEW YORKER
--A week after Hurricane Katrina, a FEMA official ... issued a directive that would have cut through the red tape... FEMA higher-ups countermanded the order. SBT A9
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