ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Thomas Burr in the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Mike Huckabee appears to be using Mitt Romney's Mormonism as a wedge issue to attract evangelical voters; and Craig Gilbert in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports on Huckabee's new position in the spotlight.
BILLS, HEARINGS AND MARK-UPS: Malia Rulon for Gannett News Service reports that Rep. Lincoln Davis wants to ban gambling on foriegn military bases; Leo Shane III reports in Stars and Stripes that Senate Armed Services Committee members are questioning projected savings from military base closures; and Noelle Straub in the Billings Gazette reports on legislation that would require a permit and fee for some photography in national parks and forests.
ENERGY BILL: Sen. Harry Reid is using Great Basin National Park to block a proposed coal energy plant, Steve Teatreault and John Edwards report for Stephens Media.
REPORTS AND SURVEYS: Lesley Clark in the Miami Herald reports on a new national poll that found African Americans, Hispanics and Asians stereotypes one another; and Ellyn Ferguson reports in the Green Bay Press Gazette that Wisconsin leads the nation in the increase of schoolchildren receiving school-subsidized breakfasts.
JOHNSON'S RECOVERY: Faith Bremner for Gannett News Service reports on Sen. Tim Johnson's first news confernce since returning to Congress after sufferng a brain hemmorage one year ago.DEFENSE BILL: Aaron Sadler for Stephens Media reports on new benefits for reservists in a defense spending bill the House passed Wednesday.SCHIP: Matt Canham reports in the Salt Lake Tribune on President Bush's veto of a second children's health insurance bill.
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