May 31, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Russian Relations, Gitmo Suicide, Melamine Recall

Russia. In an attempt to repair relations with Russia in the wake of recent "rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War," President Bush has invited Vladimir Putin to visit him in Maine in early July. Meanwhile, Russian and U.S. officials traded barbs at a meeting of G-8 foreign ministers in Germany yesterday. And a former KGB agent charged with killing former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko is pointing fingers at his accusers in Britain.

Gitmo. A Saudi Arabian man held at Guantanamo Bay was found dead in what the U.S. military is calling an apparent suicide.

Iraq. At least 25 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Fallujah today. Yesterday, a Marine offered new testimony in the Haditha slayings trial.

Nation. Federal health officials announced the first recall yesterday of U.S.-made products containing melamine. And an FBI report expected next week will show that DOJ attempts to quell violent crime are not working, as the crime rate continued to rise in 2006.

Courts. A federal judge ruled that the government's jailing of a Middle Eastern man for nearly four years violates the man's constitutional rights. A new study reveals disparities in how U.S. immigration courts deal with people seeking asylum here.

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