September 10, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Sharif Deportation, Medicare Audit, Bin Laden Threat

Pakistan. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan today after seven years in exile, only to be immediately deported to Saudi Arabia.

Iran. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the U.N. atomic watchdog, tried to avoid a looming nuclear crisis with Iran by asking the U.N. Security Council to take a "timeout" from sanctions.

Nation. Private companies participating in the Medicare program have been overpaid by tens of millions of dollars and have not been audited by the Bush administration, according to a new GAO report.

Terrorism. Frances Townsend, chief White House security adviser, downplayed the threat of Osama bin Laden Sunday, saying the al-Qaida leader is "virtually impotent."

Washington. Lawyers for Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, will file documents today asking to rescind his guilty plea to charges of disorderly conduct after a sex sting in a Minneapolis airport restroom.

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