February 19, 2008

Earlybird Roundup: Musharraf's Party Defeated; Kosovo Recognized

Pakistan. President Pervez Musharraf's ruling party conceded defeat today after the opposition party of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto won yesterday's elections.

World. During a speech today in Tanzania, President Bush justified the U.S. government's decision to formally recognize Kosovo as an independent state.

Administration. And in an earlier speech in Rwanda, Bush called for an end to the crisis in Darfur.

Iraq. Dozens of international companies have registered to compete for the development of Iraq's oil reserves.

Nation. Illinois lawmakers are re-evaluating a new gun law to determine whether it could have prevented last week's killings at Northern Illinois University.

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