September 26, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Rice & Blackwater, Iraq Assassinations

Congress. A House committee chairman accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday of trying to interfere with the investigation into the Blackwater USA security firm.

Iraq. Sunni insurgents have started a campaign to kill Iraqi officials and leaders; 40 policemen have already been attacked or killed.

Administration. President Bush will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today, seeking answers on security problems and the drug trade.

World. Police cracked down on marching Buddhist monks during another day of protests in Myanmar.

Courts. Lawyers for Sen. Larry Craig will try to convince a Minneapolis judge today that the senator made a mistake when he pleaded guilty to charges after a sex sting in an airport bathroom.

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