Jeff Zeleny: “August often has a way of surprising and shaking Washington with an
external event out of anyone’s control. This is a month where the
capital is scheduled to rest a bit, but the terror threats in the air
are a sober reminder that’s really not possible. Congress is away and
President Obama is scheduled to start his vacation by the end of the
week in Martha’s Vineyard. The White House is taking an all-is-normal
posture, with the president even dropping by Jay Leno. But quiet
conversations with members of Congress and aides in both parties, as
well as inside the administration, suggest these latest threats are
specific enough to be taken very seriously.”
First Read: “There isn’t a government official who’s seen some form of this intelligence who isn’t spooked by it.”
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