January 16, 2008

Earlybird Roundup: Bush In Egypt, Sri Lanka Bombing, Rising Birth Rate

Administration. During his last stop on his Mideast trip, President Bush said in Egypt today that he wanted to stay engaged in the region until the end of his term.

Congress. The House today will likely pass a revised defense bill after Bush vetoed a previous version.

Iraq. The New York Times reports that "Justice Department officials have told Congress that they face serious legal difficulties in pursuing criminal prosecutions of Blackwater security guards."

World. Twenty-six people were killed in a roadside bombing in Sri Lanka today, as a six-year truce between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels formally ended.

Nation. There were 4.3 million births in 2006, the highest number in the U.S. in the last 45 years.

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

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