The Top 10 Stories of January 24, 2012
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Quote of the day.
"Corporate boards are tone deaf to the times, as are CEOs who justify this much compensation." - Roger Martin, dean of the University of Toronto Business School, on the growing number of CEOs making $50 million or more.
(USA Today)
1. Rain disrupts youth rally but not March for Life.
"Although winter weather forced the National Pro-life Youth Rally from its Washington, D.C., location, marchers in the 39th annual March for Life were undeterred."
(Christian Post)
2. Obama to frame re-election themes in State of the Union.
"Obama hopes the speech will help him frame the coming election on his terms rather than the themes heard daily from Republicans in Congress and those on the campaign trail competing for the party nomination to oppose him."
(McClatchy Newspapers)
3. Romney, Gingrich go head to head.
"Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clashed sharply and repeatedly in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, with the former Massachusetts governor attacking the former House speaker as a failed leader, a K Street influence peddler and a candidate who would put the party at risk in the general election."
(Washington Post)
4. Ex-C.I.A. officer charged in information leak.
"The Justice Department on Monday charged a former Central Intelligence Agency officer with disclosing classified information to journalists about the capture and brutal interrogation of a suspected member of Al Qaeda, Abu Zubaydah — adding another chapter to the Obama administration’s crackdown on leaks."
(New York Times)
5. Supreme Court says police need warrant for GPS tracking.
"The Supreme Court confronted for the first time the government''s growing use of digital technology to monitor Americans and ruled strongly in favor of privacy."
(Los Angeles Times)
6. Chaotic start to Egypt's first democratically elected Parliament.
"As Egypt’s first freely elected Parliament in six decades held its opening session on Monday, the Muslim Brotherhood received a lesson in the unwieldiness of democracy when a dispute over choosing a speaker degenerated into a shouting match that overshadowed the day."
(New York Times)
7. Iran oil sanctions spark war of words.
"Tehran threatened to respond by closing the strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supplies pass, while a senior US official vowed that the west could use force to keep the route open."
(Guardian)
8. U.S. and Afghan officials flexible on peace.
"U.S. and Afghan officials have shown flexibility in secret talks with one of Afghanistan''s most notorious insurgent factions in the hope it will help end the country''s long war, a negotiator for the outlawed Hizb-i-Islami group said."
(Reuters)
9. Syria accuses Arab League of conspiracy.
"Syria has accused the Arab League of implementing a foreign conspiracy against the country, after a new initiative by the organisation called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down to end the bloodshed there."
(Al Jazeera)
10. Young activists go online to promote Middle East peace.
"Jewish and Arab activists on Monday held the first day of a two-day virtual peace conference to promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The event is hosted by YaLa-Young Leaders, an online group of around 40,000 that uses social media technology to promote peace and development in the region."
(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.
