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Morning Buzz: April 25, 2007

April 25, 2007 07:37 AM ET | Permanent Link | Print

This morning's top stories:

  • The House is scheduled for a final vote today on the Iraq spending bill, which would mandate a withdrawal of troops beginning this fall. The president has promised a veto.
  • Lawmakers in Mexico City have voted to legalize abortion, setting the stage for a bitter court battle.
  • A Canadian national detained at Guantanamo Bay has been formally charged with murder and other crimes.
  • Inmates at an Indiana prison staged a two-hour riot yesterday, injuring several guards.
  • Astronomers have discovered the first observed planet outside our solar system that appears to have temperatures and an atmosphere capable of hosting humanlike life.

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