January 31, 2008
Earlybird Roundup: Levee Damage Suit, Budget Preview, Security Contractors In Iraq
Nation. A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers was not liable for damages caused by the New Orleans levee system during Hurricane Katrina, protecting the agency from nearly half a million claims against it.
Washington. President Bush will unveil a budget Monday that will probably contain a $400 billion deficit.
Administration. During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, Attorney General Michael Mukasey hinted that the probe into the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes could be expanded.
Iraq. Security contractors in Iraq were asked yesterday by the Pentagon to start operating under stricter rules.
Afghanistan. A suicide bomber killed the deputy governor of Helmand province and five others in a mosque today.
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