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Morning Buzz: March 28, 2007

March 28, 2007 07:59 AM ET | Permanent Link | Print

British officials continue to insist that 15 members of the Royal Navy who were detained for trespassing in Iran's waters were actually in Iraqi territory.

After a series of truck bombings went off in the northwestern town of Tal Afar today, members of the Iraqi police force, along with Shiite militiants, reportedly went on a spree of revenge, killing at least 60 Sunni residents, according to the Associated Press.

By a vote of 50 to 48, Senate Democrats narrowly managed to keep a provision in a military spending bill requiring a gradual withdrawal from Iraq--a measure Bush will almost certainly veto.

A new law in Texas just signed by Gov. Rick Perry allows residents to defend themselves with firearms if threatened at home, in their car, or at work.

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