October 19, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: SCHIP Redux, Mukasey Hearings

Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she'll soon send President Bush a new SCHIP expansion bill similar to the one that failed to override his veto yesterday.

Administration. During his second day of testimony before the Senate, attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey refused to rule out the use of waterboarding as an interrogation technique.

Iraq. Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday said that private security contractors are at odds with the U.S. mission in Iraq.

Middle East. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finished up her tour to drum up support for a new round of Israeli-Palestinian talks without setting a specific timeline of goals.

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