January 15, 2008

Earlybird Roundup: Gulf Arms Deal, Rice's Surprise Iraq Visit, Cloned Animals

Washington. During President Bush's visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday, the Bush administration notified Congress about plans to sell a massive new arms package to Gulf Arab states that could help the U.S. oppose Iran.

SCOTUS. The justices heard a case yesterday involving states' vs. federal rights in police searches.

Iraq. In a surprise visit to Iraq this morning, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice went to Baghdad to laud the Iraqi government for its progress.

Nation. A new FDA report concludes that cloned animals are just as healthy to eat as ordinary ones, clearing the way to market meat and milk from cloned goats, cows and pigs.

World. Pakistan suspects it is facing a terrorist blowback after militants slipped through the cracks of its leading intelligence agency.

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

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