November 05, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Pakistan Aid, Turkish Soldiers, Illegal Immigrants

Pakistan. Bush administration officials said they probably would not stop the flow of military aid into Pakistan despite a weekend crackdown by President Pervez Musharraf.

Iraq. Kurdish militants freed eight captured Turkish soldiers, as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares for a meeting with President Bush today.

Administration. Bush is looking to save the reauthorization of his crowning legislative achievement, No Child Left Behind, from political deadlock.

Congress. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said Sunday that he would back attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey despite his refusal to clarify his stance on waterboarding.

Nation. Detentions and deportations of illegal immigrants are reaching record highs in 2007.

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