August 17, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Utah Mine, Iraq Testimony, Heaton Sentence

Nation. Three rescue workers were killed yesterday during efforts to save six men trapped in a Utah coal mine.

Congress. The White House re-emphasized yesterday that Gen. David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, would testify before legislators despite recent news reports to the contrary.

Courts. William Heaton, a former aide to Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, was sentenced yesterday to a two-year probationary period and ordered to pay a fine. His punishment was lessened because of his cooperation with authorities on the case.

World. During a security summit in Kyrgyzstan, Iran and Russia both took jabs at U.S. plans for a missile defense shield.

Washington. Jenna Bush, the president's 25-year-old daughter, is engaged to be married to her boyfriend Henry Hager, the White House announced yesterday.

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