October 26, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Contractor Woes, Genocide Bill Delay

Administration. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice admitted serious problems in her department's oversight of private contractors in Iraq.

Congress. A House vote on the controversial bill addressing the Armenian genocide in Turkey has been postponed indefinitely because of faltering support.

Iraq. The U.S. pushed for stronger action from Iraq against Kurdish PKK rebels in the northern part of the country, as Turkey's prime minister warned that U.S. objections wouldn't stop his military from crossing into Iraq.

Pakistan. More than 20 people were killed when a bomb struck an army convoy in the northwestern part of the country.

Nation. Religious groups are shouldering much of the rebuilding effort in New Orleans.

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