Prosecutors say that they consider it a straightforward murder case and that they intend to try it without delving into Mr. Muhammad's religious conversion, political beliefs or possible ties to terrorists.
When asked about the possibility of using reconciliation, McConnell would not say whether he intends to try it again, or whether he'd pursue repeal-and-replace through regular order — assuming Republicans don't decide to change Senate rules altogether, so that filibusters are no longer possible.
In an interview today, Mr. Haver emphasized that the creation of the senior position at the Pentagon was intended to try to make it easier for the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency to work together.
By naming Scott Thompson, the president of PayPal, as its new chief, the struggling Internet company sent a signal that it intended to try to fix its problems in the public domain, rather than taking itself private.
His position became still more difficult when the Justice Department said it intended to try to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other masterminds of the 9/11 attacks in a New York City courthouse, and then reversed itself after officials in New York made clear they were not ready to have the trial there.
But never has a government gone as far as Egypt's, which on Monday confirmed that it intended to try 19 Americans and more than two dozen other people on charges stemming from a criminal investigation that has shocked Obama administration officials and endangered military aid.
