[Cboldt]

The briefing did take place, but the briefing announced no name. Before the briefing, AP, NBC and MSNBC reported that the briefing was to announce the recovery of a POW. They did not release the name until (a couple seconds) after the briefing.

[Carolina]

The thing that really had me steamed last night after the briefing was the Sky Guy Andrew Wilson at Washington saying cynically that Washington timed this so that the main story in papers across the country would be about Jessica and not about the flap at Pentagon with Rummy and the generals. He said that with that sneer of his.