News Minute: Pakistan's denial...War powers study...Ringo is 68

Associated Press - July 8, 2008 1:43 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Pakistan's prime minister says his country's intelligence agency played no role in Monday's suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The car bomb killed 41 people near the Indian Embassy and Afghanistan quickly blamed India's nuclear-armed neighbor and arch-rival. TOYAKO, Japan (AP) - President Bush says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) have "talked about a lot of common problems." But progress on reaching a consensus on climate change appears to be slow in coming at the G-Eight summit of economic powers. WASHINGTON (AP) - A study group chaired by two former secretaries of state is proposing new war powers legislation. It would require the president to consult lawmakers before initiating combat lasting longer than a week, except... [read full story]