THIS WEEK
THIS WEEK
Monday, August 14, 2006; Page A02
Vacation's Over
Back sooner than usual from his vacation in Texas, President Bush is in Washington this week tackling issues of national and global security. As the war in Iraq rages, a truce in Lebanon and Israel is supposed to take effect this morning, while U.S. and British authorities continue to probe the terrorist plot to blow up as many as 10 transatlantic flights.
The commander in chief will meet this morning with his defense policy team, led by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, at the Pentagon. He will lunch with Iraq experts. Then he will travel back into the District to Foggy Bottom, where he will hope to get a fogless assessment of world affairs from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her team.
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Tomorrow the president visits the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean. He will meet with his National Security Council and Homeland Security teams.
Meanwhile, August vacationers will brace for delays and disputes over what can and cannot be carried onto airplanes.
HEAR US NOW: Senators and House members will fan across the country with field hearings on immigration, largely looking to hear viewpoints they agree with. There are hearings planned in San Diego and Gainesville, Ga., for today, Dalton, Ga., and Houston tomorrow, and other cities the rest of the week.
BET ON A CONTEST: Nevada holds its primaries tomorrow, with eyes on the governor's race. Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt is challenging Rep. Jim Gibbons in the GOP primary, while State Sen. Dina Titus is challenging Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson in the Democratic contest. Gibbons leads Gibson in a one-on-one matchup, but the gap has been closing recently.
ECON-O-RIFIC: With the release of the producer price index tomorrow and the consumer price index on Wednesday, market observers will look for evidence of inflation. Confidence that inflation will remain low propelled a decision by the Federal Reserve last week to stop hiking rates after 17 consecutive increases.
Throughout the week, the president will talk about his economic agenda. He tours a Harley-Davidson manufacturing facility in York, Pa., on Wednesday before attending a fundraiser for Lynn Swann, who is running for governor. On Thursday, Bush will sign pension overhaul legislation. On Friday, he will meet with his economic advisers at Camp David.
-- Zachary A. Goldfarb