August 23, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: FISA Details, Midwest Floods, IMF Nomination

Iraq. As President Bush was defending Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki yesterday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was calling for him to be replaced. Al-Maliki, meanwhile, shot back at his U.S. critics.

Terrorism. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell disclosed new details about the government's anti-terrorism surveillance program in a recent interview with the El Paso Times.

Nation. Ohio faces a state of emergency as heavy storms and flooding claimed eight more lives in the Midwest yesterday.

Economy. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled more than 300,000 Chinese-made toys yesterday because of concerns about lead contamination.

World. Russia's nomination of a former Czech prime minister to head the International Monetary Fund is being viewed as a challenge to the EU's role in filling that post.

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

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