July 27, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Mueller Testimony, 9/11 Commission Bill

DOJ. FBI Director Robert Mueller contradicted testimony from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales yesterday, telling a House panel that the NSA's spy program was indeed an issue of debate within the Bush administration.

Washington. President Bush slammed members of Congress for "dragging their feet" on budget proposals.

Congress. The Senate OK'd the 9/11 commission bill, and the new farm bill (subscription) cleared its first hurdle in the House.

Iraq. Two civilian contractors told Congress yesterday that foreign workers were abused at the U.S. Embassy construction site in Baghdad.

Cuba. Leader Fidel Castro failed to appear at Cuba's Revolution Day festivities for the first time since 1959.

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

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