December 14, 2007

Earlybird Roundup: Waterboarding Ban, MLB Steroid Report

Congress. The House narrowly passed an intelligence bill yesterday that would ban the CIA from using waterboarding and other extreme interrogation techniques.

Iraq. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had harsh words for her Republican colleagues yesterday, saying they "like" the Iraq war and "want this war to continue."

Middle East. In the wake of a car bombing that killed a top Lebanese military official earlier this week, President Bush is urging Syria and its allies to stop attacks "aimed at intimidating the Lebanese people."

Terrorism. A Miami judge declared a mistrial for six defendants in a homegrown terrorism case yesterday. Meanwhile, U.K. investigators believe foiled attacks in London and Glasgow earlier this year were linked to al-Qaida.

Nation. With a little help from the feds, an investigation into steroid use in Major League Baseball concluded that dozens of star players abused performance-enhancing drugs.

See Earlybird (subscription) for more of this morning's headlines.

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