[Shermy]

I take # 39 back. Friday was the referral to the White House.

[Optimist]

Fridays are often chosen for below-the-radar news "leaks" since it is too late for the Friday editions, and the weekend news teams are generally less substantial. Often by the time Monday rolls around, it is three days old and is often buried below the fold. (Altough it helps to have a sympathetic media.)The Clinton administration did this all the time when they wanted to get ahead of a story.