The Bush meeting with the small group of House Republicans came a day after the president met with the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House International Relations Committee.

CNN: Bush reaches out to GOP lawmakers

The House International Relations Committee will hold hearings on October 26th, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on November 3rd.

ECONOMIST: Diplomacy and proliferation

The Menges Hemispheric Security Project was asked to submit a statement for the hearing before the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Committee on Foreign Relations on US-Colombia Relations.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Colombian-American relations