Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Nov. 7: Regionals in Today's News

WRDA: Check out regional coverage of Tuesday's House override of the Water Resources Development Act - Jim Myers in the Tulsa World; Gerard Shields in the Baton Rouge Advocate; Bruce Alpert in the Times-Picayune; Larry Lipman in the Palm Beach Post; and Faith Bremner in the Great Falls Tribune.

HEARINGS, BILLS AND MARK-UPS: Noelle Straub in the Billings Gazette reports on two Montana tribal leaders who testified at a Senate hearing on federal aid for fighting methamphetamine use; Gerard Shields in the Baton Rouge Advocate reports that appropriators have agreed to spend $3 billion on a Louisiana rebuilding program; and Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah has introduced toy safety legislation, Suzanne Struglinski reports in the Deseret Morning News.

REPORTS: Suzanne Struglinski in the Deseret Morning News reports on findings from the Brookings Institution that presidential candidates need to focus more on metropolitan areas.

FRANCE IS REGIONAL: Bartholomew Sullivan in the Commercial Appeal reports on French President Nicolas Sarkozy's appearance before the American Business Council.

PAKISTAN IS REGIONAL: Nicole Guadiano in the Wilmington News Journal reports that presidential hopeful and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Joe Biden personally urged Pakistani President Pervez Musharaff to hold elections.

More from Nov. 6...

MUKASEY: Democrat Sens. Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold both voted against Judge Michael Mukasey for AG, Ellyn Ferguson reports in the Oshkosh Northwestern.

IMMIGRATION: Anti-illegal immigration hardliners introduce new legislation beefing up employer verification and border patrol, Ellyn Ferguson reports in the Green Bay Press Gazette.

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