ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Bill Theobold for Gannett profiles Fred Thompson's history in the Republican Party, and reports on Thompson's assertion that his challengers don't have his foreign policy experience; Sabrina Eaton in the Cleveland Plain Dealer follows Dennis Kucinich's biodeisel peace train; What's an Iowa caucus-goer to do? Craig Gilbert asks in the Milkwauke Journal-Sentinel. OMNIBUS: Bruce Alpert covers the local impact of the $516 billion catch-all spending bill in the Times-Picayune; Aaron Sadler looks at local Arkansas projects for Stephens Media; Larry Lipman reports on Florida's take in the Palm Beach Post; Edward Felker in the Rochester Post-Bulletin looks at Minnesota's projects; and Lisa Friedman reports on California projects in the Los Angeles Daily News. ENERGY BILL: Ellyn Ferguson in the Appleton Post-Crescent reports on the Wisconsin delegation's votes on the energy bill; and Joseph Morton reports in the Omaha World-Herald on Nebraska Rep. Lee Terry's role in crafting the fuel efficiency standards. SPEECHES AND PROFILES: Sylvia Smith in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette and Maureen Groppe in the Indianapolis Star cover Sen. Richard Lugar's speech on energy security before the Brookings Institution; Groppe also reports on the House honoring Rep. Julia Carson, who died of cancer last week. SCHIP: Matt Canham reports in the Salt Lake Tribune that the Senate agreed to put off children's health insurance expansion until after Bush leaves office.
TRAFFIC: Raju Chebium for Gannett reports that New Jersey lawmakers are cautiously optimistic about the Bush administration's plan to ease summer traffic in the region.
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