Hello on this Friday, August
24, 2007. I'm Kristin Volk
with a UPI Headline
Update.Virginia Republican
Senator John Warner is calling
on President Bush to start the
process of bringing U.S.
troops home from Iraq in
September. The influential
former chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee says
a pullout is needed to sp
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Hello on this Friday, August
24, 2007. I'm Kristin Volk
with a UPI Headline
Update.Virginia Republican
Senator John Warner is calling
on President Bush to start the
process of bringing U.S.
troops home from Iraq in
September. The influential
former chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee says
a pullout is needed to spur
Iraqi leaders to action. He's
recommending that Bush
announce a troop withdrawal in
September and have soldiers
home by Christmas. Warner is
one of the most respected
voices in the Senate on
military and national security
issues.Meanwhile, General
Peter Pace may call for a cut
in the number of troops
serving in Iraq. Pace, who's
leaving as chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, is
expected to advise President
Bush to slash troops in half
next year. The Joint Chiefs
reportedly fear that the Iraq
effort has become so great a
strain on the military that it
cannot respond to other
threats. But, General David
Petreaus, the commander in
Iraq, is expected to recommend
in September that the
additional troops sent to that
country and remain there into
next year.Chinese officials
say they've launched a quote
special war to improve the
quality and supervision of
their products. This comes as
the country is under global
pressure to beef up the
security of its products. The
campaign will last four months
and target categories like
processed food, drugs, and
agricultural products. At the
end, officials hope to have
mandatory licensing of all
food producers, monitoring and
inspection of all raw
materials used in export
products.More than 300
thousand Chicago area
residents are without power
after violent storms wreaked
havoc on the Midwest
yesterday. Sudden flooding
pushed rivers and streams out
of their banks, causing
Interstate highways to close.
Tornado threats caused the
city's O'Hare and Midway
airports to shut down for two
hours yesterday. Utility
officials warn that it could
be several days before
everyone has electricity
again.Thanks for watching
today's news headline. For all
of us at UPI, have a nice
weekend.

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