April 27, 2007

Earlybird Roundup

In today's Earlybird (subscription):

Iraq war debate. Army Gen. David Petraeus promised a full assessment of the Baghdad security plan by September, as the Senate passed a funding bill that included a nonbinding deadline for troop withdrawal. The bill didn't get enough votes to survive a promised veto from President Bush.

WH 2008. Iraq was the No. 1 topic at last night's Democratic debate, the first such meeting of the presidential candidates this election cycle.

White House. The Bush administration disclosed that officials in the White House held "about 20" briefings related to campaigns -- a possible violation of federal law. The House committee on oversight "asked 27 federal departments and agencies" to hand over information related to the briefings.

Iraq. An active-duty U.S. Army officer publicly rebuked military leaders for underplaying the situation on the ground in Iraq, and warned that defeat in the conflict was near.

Pet food poisonings. The Boston Globe reports that a dangerous chemical that sickened dozens of pets has entered the human food chain in the form of pork. The Los Angeles Times reports on what's become of the FDA's national food security plan, which was hatched after 9/11 but, as the recent food scare shows, hasn't been fully implemented.

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

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