August 21, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Cheney's Documents, Leahy's Contempt Threat

Washington. Vice President Dick Cheney's office admitted yesterday that it has documents related to the warrantless wiretapping program, but it refused to hand them over to Congress.

Congress. After the White House missed the deadline legislators had set to turn over the documents, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., threatened to pin contempt charges on the White House.

Iraq. Fifteen men connected to Saddam Hussein's government go on trial today in Baghdad, including "Chemical Ali," one of Saddam's cousins.

Nation. In the Midwest, at least 20 people have died since last week due to heavy flooding.

World. An Australian court ruled in favor of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef, saying his visa had been revoked improperly after Haneef was accused of associating with men involved in the foiled U.K. bombings in June.

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