September 28, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Student Loans Overhauled; Debt Ceiling Raised

Administration. President Bush yesterday signed a student loan bill that will provide $20 billion in federal money to college students and is being compared in scope to the G.I. Bill.

Congress. The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill yesterday, as well as a bill that would increase the federal government's debt ceiling.

Iraq. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today rejected a Senate-backed plan to decentralize the Iraqi government and partition the country.

Military. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday he would likely approve the acceleration of a plan to expand the active-duty Army that Bush OK'd earlier this year.

World. More people were killed during another day of protests in Myanmar, as international pressure on the military junta continues to mount.

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

Posted at 8:47 AM
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