But small shifts could have large consequences. If Democrats in the House gain 15 seats — a number that analysts in both parties say is within reach — Republicans will relinquish power there for the first time since 1994. In the Senate, Democrats need to gain six seats to take control — a more remote prospect, but by most estimates a plausible one." LINK

As for today: Just as he did when he was a Yale law student, Bill Clinton delivers much-needed support to Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) this afternoon. The former President campaigns for the embattled Democratic hawk at 4:00 pm ET in Waterbury, CT. This morning, Sen. Lieberman will make campaign stops in Norwalk, CT and Stamford, CT with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA).

Though he labeled Sen. Lieberman "idiotic" on the Iraq War, Don Imus reiterated his support for the embattled Senator on his morning show, calling Sen. Lieberman's primary opponent, Ned Lamont, an "Ichabod crane, pencil-necked phony" and Noting that Lamont quit his country club so that it would not be come a campaign issue.

Meryl Gordon includes Rebecca Lieberman's decision to postpone her wedding -- initially scheduled for two days prior to the primary -- in her New York Magazine look at the Lieberman/Lamont race. LINK

-- In a last minute change of plans, all 19 breakout sessions were open to the press. Originally, only three were slated to be open to reporters. The change was due to a last-minute realization that the DLC had to abide by a sunshine law. No, this is not a reference to any press rules imposed by DLC spokeswoman Tammy Sun, but is an actual pre-existing law whereby any meeting in Colorado at which at least 2 Colorado elected officials are present discussing policy matters, must be open to the media.

This kind of reception is an astonishing turnaround for a man whose selection as Al Gore’s running mate in 2000 was seen as brilliant political strategy. Lieberman caught the public’s fancy back then as a social progressive who believed in a muscular foreign policy and a moralist who could help distance Gore from Clinton’s Lewinsky scandal. But now, as the body count mounts in Iraq, he has been recast as a villain, Bush’s lackey and partner in crime.

I’ll die a Democrat, I’ll probably be a Democrat after my death, I may still be voting Democrat in some cities in Connecticut postmortem,”

As Lieberman loyalist and former Democratic Party chair John Droney says dismissively, “He’s a well-intentioned rich fool. Just because his great-granddaddy made a lot of money and he went to Exeter and Harvard, suddenly he wants to sit on the Armed Services Committee?”

Backstage at the Crisis

As the world's leaders gathered, the Middle East burst into flames. How President Bush handled the biggest foreign challenge of his second term. A NEWSWEEK exclusive.

By Richard Wolffe

His two advisers have been gaming out possible twists and turns in the crisis, calling intelligence and military officials to get a jump on the enemy's next move.