November 01, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Mukasey's Dwindling Support, Mexican Floods

Congress. The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey next week, and his continued refusal to comment on the legality of waterboarding as an interrogation technique is costing him Democratic support and could result in an unexpectedly close vote.

Pakistan. After the second suicide bombing this week killed eight people today, rumors circulated that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf could invoke emergency rule to quell the violence.

Iraq. U.S. diplomats are speaking out against taking posts at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

World. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Mexico, after heavy floods swamped the southeastern part of the country.

Economy. The Federal Reserve Board lowered interest rates yesterday, sending oil prices soaring.

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