November 02, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Gates Addresses Contracting & Iran

Military. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon would act on recommendations from an independent panel saying 2,000 extra workers would be required to fix the Army's contracting problems.

Iraq. Gates also said Thursday that Iran promised to help cut off the flow of high-powered explosives into Iraq.

Congress. A subcommittee narrowly approved a global warming bill yesterday that would mandate cuts in the emission of greenhouse gases.

Nation. The governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida agreed to end their 17-year argument over water allocation in response to the drought in the South.

World. A key Tamil Tiger leader was killed during an airstrike today in Sri Lanka.

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