The Top 10 Stories of November 28, 2011
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Quote of the day.
"I hope that all members of the international community agree on a responsible and credible response to this worrisome and complex phenomenon, taking into account the needs of the poorest and future generations." - Pope Benedict XVI’s Sunday message for delegates attending this week's U.N. climate change conference.
(Huffington Post)
1. Tensions grow at Occupy L.A.
"Activists and L.A. officials faced difficult choices over the next phase of the Occupy L.A. movement as a 12:01 Monday deadline approached for the departure of nearly 700 protesters from an encampment on City Hall grounds."
(Los Angeles Times)
2. Senator questions extension of tax cut.
"The No. 2 Senate Republican, Jon Kyl, expressed concern on Sunday about President Obama’s proposal to continue a reduction in the Social Security payroll tax and questioned whether the tax cut had fostered the creation of jobs."
(New York Times)
3. Republicans to reconfigure budget cuts.
"Republicans will try to spare defense programs by reconfiguring the $1.2 trillion in spending cuts that are to be triggered starting in 2013 by the collapse of a congressional deficit-cutting committee."
(Reuters)
4. More than 1 in 5 Americans are economically insecure.
"More than one in five Americans saw at least a quarter of their available household income vanish in the Great Recession, and lacked a sufficient financial cushion, …The situation has left them economically insecure."
(CNN/Chicago Tribune)
5. Climate talks begin in South Africa.
"The officials from around the world who will gather in South Africa on Monday to convene the latest round of U.N. climate negotiations are facing an uncomfortable fact: The global pact that has dictated greenhouse-gas targets since 1997 may no longer be relevant."
(Washington Post)
6. Pakistan voices 'deep rage' over NATO attack.
"Pakistan's foreign minister has told the United States of her 'deep sense of rage' after NATO said it was probably to blame for killing 25 Pakistani soldiers in an air strike."
(Al Jazeera)
7. U.S. commander wants more troops.
"The U.S. commander in Afghanistan has prepared a request for more troops to serve as advisors for Afghan military units, a sign that Washington and its allies are trying to speed up the hand-over of combat operations to the Afghans as they prepare to withdraw."
(Los Angeles Times)
8. Arab League approves Syria sanctions.
"The Arab League has approved sanctions against Syria to pressure the government to end its eight-month crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, effective immediately."
(Al Jazeera)
9. Long lines form for Egyptian election.
"In Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Egypt’s democracy struggle, several thousand protesters maintained their 10-day occupation to press demands for the immediate end to military rule. But that did not seem to dampen the enthusiasm shown by some Egyptians for the vote."
(New York Times)
10. As U.S. troops leave Iraq, what is the legacy?
"Think for a moment about the emotional seesaw of someone who has lost a loved one in Iraq and hears that the war is about to end."
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Sojourners' Daily Digest is a compilation of the top news related to our commitments of life and peace, economic and racial justice, and care of creation, with a special focus on news of the engagement of faith in public life.
