January 29, 2008

Earlybird Roundup: Kenya Talks, Mosul Ambush, FISA Debate

World. Rival sides prepared to hold fresh talks in Kenya today as new clashes erupted over the slaying of an opposition lawmaker.

Iraq. An American convoy was caught in an ambush by Sunni guerrillas in the northern city of Mosul yesterday; the attack killed five U.S. soldiers.

Congress. A Republican-led effort to invoke cloture on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act failed in a mostly party-line vote, leaving the fate of the measure hanging in the balance.

Administration. The Senate confirmed President Bush's nominee for agriculture secretary, Edward Schafer, with no objections yesterday despite disagreements between Congress and the administration over the pending farm bill.

Nation. A California state Senate panel rejected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) plan to expand health insurance coverage, citing budgetary concerns.

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