July 24, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: VA Lawsuit, Food Recall, Thames Flooding

Washington. Iraq war veterans are suing the Department of Veterans Affairs, claiming the VA illegally denied disability pay and mental health treatment.

Congress. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will face the Senate Judiciary Committee today for questioning about the U.S. attorney firings and other matters.

Iraq. Commanders have prepared a plan that anticipates a U.S. military presence in the country for at least two more years.

Nation. The FDA issued a recall for 90 different products from a Castleberry's Food Company plant that has been linked to a botulism outbreak.

World. Three hundred thousand people in the U.K. will have to go without clean water for a week after the Thames River overflowed its banks and wreaked havoc on neighboring communities.

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

Posted at 8:46 AM
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