April 26, 2007

News Roundup: Dem Debate, Iraq Funding Bill, Explosives Bust

Breaking. "David Huckabee, a son of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, was arrested at an Arkansas airport" today "after a federal X-ray technician detected a loaded Glock pistol in his carry-on luggage," AP reports.

WH '08 debate. Eight Democratic White House hopefuls meet tonight at South Carolina State University for a 90-minute debate, the first of the 2008 presidential cycle. Check back with The Gate later for live coverage of the debate.

Iraq war funding. On a 51-46 vote largely along party lines, the Senate today passed a $124B war funding bill that would require troops to withdraw from Iraq by Oct. 1. The president has promised to veto legislation that contains a withdrawal timetable. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has released the identities of nine paratroopers killed in a suicide bombing earlier this week.

Gay rights. New Hampshire is poised to become the fourth state to offer legalized civil unions for gay couples.

Explosives bust. Federal agents and state investigators arrested five men during a series of raids in northeast Alabama early" today "as part of an effort to bust an explosives sales ring.

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