by Frank James
A quick guided tour of some of the morning’s most important or interesting (or both) Washington-related stories.
The Democratic presidential debate featuring the novel format of questions submitted by Americans via YouTube personal videos forced the candidates to answer some questions not posed in earlier debates.
U.S. military leaders have drafted classified plans that have American military forces in Iraq until 2009.
A new poll found both President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress getting low marks for their handling of the Iraq War but indicated that Americans prefer Congress more than Bush to resolve the nation’s most pressing issue.
As the huge U.S. embassy in Iraq nears completion, it grows as a symbol of what U.S. mistakes there, with Iraqis seeing the large facility as equal to American designs on their nation while Americans view it as dangerously vulnerable to mortar and rocket attacks.Foreign governments flush with U.S. dollars are investing large sums in U.S. companies, which may lead to a political backlash.
White House political aides, including Karl Rove, have conducted political briefings for diplomats, highlighting the congressional Democrats it’s targeting in 2008, for instance.
A tax break that U.S. pharmaceutical companies said would allow them to create more jobs in the U.S. has failed to do so.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it’s working on a plan to cut flight delays on the East Coast by 20 percent by summer’s end.
Former Justice Department employees asked the Senate to reject President Bush’s nominee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, charging that the nominee himself badly treated those who reported to him at the Justice Department.
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The House approved a bill that would ban lawmakers from putting their spouses on campaign payrolls.