August 13, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Reid Strikes A Deal; Thompson Drops Out

Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., made a deal (subscription) with the White House to avoid a recess battle over nominees.

Campaigns. After finishing sixth in this weekend's Ames straw poll, White House contender Tommy Thompson dropped out of the GOP race.

Iraq. President Bush hailed the military's gains after the troop surge in his weekly radio address, but also said political progress "has been slower than we hoped."

Terrorism. A group of foreign nationals who had applied for asylum or refugee status are still in limbo because of anti-terrorism laws, seven months after administration officials promised to expedite the process.

Pakistan. President Pervez Musharraf acknowledged that pro-Taliban extremists are operating on his country's border with Afghanistan.

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

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