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Other states are planning to join Virginia at the day of morning today for the victims of shootings early this week in Virginia Tech. Bells are to ring it known. Virginia take a long night are also asking people to wear the school's own J colors today. Virginia governor Tim K has named members of independent panel to investigate how Virginia Tech respond to the shootings Monday among those a name to the committee this former secretary of homeland security Tom B K says all events to hire to this attacks need to be reviewed.

We need doubt when officers come stands surrounding the response the law-enforcement response the emergency medical response the coordination of medical care at the various hospitals to which victims were taken. The response of our medical examiner's office and dealing with the victims and their families.

K early named retired state police superintendent JM chaired the commission he coordinated state of Virginia response to the 911 attack on pentagon.

Colorado lawmakers say the killing at Virginia Tech make this year's eight anniversary of the columbine by high school shooting suspiciously difficult from Rocky mountain radio in Colorado BB reports from Denver.

Colorado lawmakers were observed at moment of silent to commemorate the calm by high school murder eight years ago.12 students and one teacher were killed. Colorado government bill R says he hopes his state can take what learn from the tragedy and help Virginia cope and aftermath of the Virginia Tech killings.

One of the best things we did at this state coming out the columbine was too really pay careful attention to the dramatization the victimization and to exist into respond.

Columbine high school is closed today as it has been every year since the shootings. For NPR News I am BB in Denver.

The senate's top democrat says he talked president bush at the Whitehouse meeting this week that war in Iraq is lost. The senate majority leader Harry Reid went there to discuss any Iraq war's spending bill the president is threatening to veto. NPR's David W has more.

This is what majority leader Reid said he told the president at the closed door Whitehouse meeting.

I believe myself that this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything is indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq today.

Car bomb killed more than 160 people Baghdad Thursday Reid said like the Vietnam War the war in Iraq cannot be won militarily.

I believe the war at this stage can only be won diplomatically politically and economically and president needs to come to realization. He needs more than just tell retelling on that.

The house and senate have both passed troop withdrawal timelines in Iraq spending bills had have yet to be reconciled. President Bush says he will veto any bill calling for troop pullouts. David W NPR News the capitol.

And from Washington this is NPR News.

US military in Iraq says an American service member has died and two others wounded. In Iraq attack on the American military base south of Baghdad. A statement says the attack on the base of M happened last night. M is about 20 miles south of Baghdad. The attack happen as defense secretary Robert Gates is making another visit to Iraq has third and four months. Gates met with top military commander this morning.

Russia remains unhappy with US plan to build elements of its missile defense system in Poland and Czech republic but US want basic support from alliance during meeting at Natal from Brussels NPR's AH reports.

Russia thanks the plan US extension of the missile defense in Europe shifts the basic pose call will balance between east and west. Moscow also says Iran won't have the capability to launch an attack on Europe and all the US anytime soon. Some European alliances have expressed similar concerns but natal secretary general YH alliances are united on the bases.

Only perception of the off the threats let us key a common understanding between the alliance and he have not hurt around the natal table objections to what's the united states are planning in the France we've got their negotiations with both of the checks.

The American intercepts will be in place by 2012 if Poland and Czech public agree. The system won't cover all natal members the alliance is debating whether and how to breach that gap. IH NPR News Brussels.

Black berry maker researching motions says interjectionally test software update at company's network data center was caused of this week service outage. The problem left millions of black berry users were not wireless e-mail access for hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.

This is NPR News from Washington.