Opponents of the war in Iraq held an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday to draw attention to a leaked British government document that they say proves their case that President Bush misled the public about his war plans in 2002 and distorted intelligence to support his policy, the New York Times reports.

U.S. Senate Democrats rejected a Republican compromise over John Bolton's nomination as U.N. ambassador on Thursday and cited a British report backing their view that the Bush administration hyped intelligence on Iraq before the 2003 invasion, according to Reuters.

Meanwhile, Bush administration officials working behind the scenes have succeeded in weakening key sections of a proposal for joint action by the eight major industrialized nations to curb climate change, according to the Washington Post.

So it comes as no surprise that "Americans are in a season of political discontent," according to the Times, "Increasingly pessimistic about Iraq and skeptical about President Bush's plan for Social Security."

A New York Times/CBS News poll gives Mr. Bush one of the lowest approval ratings of his presidency and even lower marks to the Republican controlled Congress.

It's beginning to look a like Watergate, and just in time for Deep Throat's book and a movie deal. The 91-year-old W. Mark Felt could be played by Tom Hanks, according to the Post.