Washington Wavers on ElBaradei [3]: "Two U.S. officials tell Dafna Linzer at the Washington Post the Bush Administration will drop efforts to deny Mohamed ElBaradei a third term as IAEA Director-General:

‘We’re willing to lift our objections under certain conditions,’ one of the officials said.
‘Namely, get tougher on Iran.’"

...

"The conditions appear to be spin, spun by the Bush Administration to reduce the appearance of being no-talent ass-clowns."

(Via ArmsControlWonk.com.)