March 23, 2007

Earlybird Roundup

In today's Earlybird (subscription):

White House. Soon after assuming his current job, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates repeatedly argued that the Guantanamo detention facility be shuttered, but was shot down by administration officials including Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Vice President Dick Cheney, the New York Times reports.

Mideast. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves today for a trip to the Middle East aimed at reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Reuters reports.

Attorney Firings. And in an attempt to change the subject, Gonzales is also away from Washington, touring U.S. cities to talk up crime initiatives. While in Oklahoma yesterday, Gonzales denied to reporters that he would resign, AP reports.

Congress. The liberal, anti-war wing of the Democratic party is backing off as a House Democratic funding bill for the war in Iraq gains momentum, the New York Times reports.

Military. More service members have deserted the Army than the Defense Department previously reported, the New York Times reports.

See Earlybird (subscription) for more of this morning's headlines.

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