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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2007
Page
3
Congress narrowly approves fresh billions for the Iraq war bowing to President Bush. The vote omits the troop withdrawal timeline Bush had vetoed. He says Iraq must show real progress for continued support. He warns August could be bloody.
Congress approves raising the federal minimum wage from 5.15 to 7.25 dollars per hour over two years attached to Iraq war funding. Senate 80 to 14 and House 280 to 142 pass with Republican support and Democrats vow to press Bush policy.
Israel seized 33 Hamas leaders including Education Minister Nasser al-Shaer and four legislators in a West Bank sweep. Mayors of Nablus and Qalqilya and Beita were detained as air strikes hit Gaza. The moves sparked international concern while Hamas vowed to act to free the officials.
A bomb hidden in a parked car struck the funeral procession of Sunni tribal leader Alaa Zuwaid in Fallujah, killing 26 mourners and wounding 45 as al Qaida sought to blunt opposition. Zuwaid had been shot earlier that day. his son was killed a month earlier.
Lebanese Prime Minister vows to wipe out the Fatah Islam group barricaded in Nahr el Bared camp in Tripoli. Armys two day old truce held as troops reposition and negotiations continue after mounting gunfire and a deadly clash tied to a bank robbery probe.
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