Daily News Digest

Quote of the day.
"I made this decision to serve and help our sisters and mothers in the area. Our area of Bajur (tribal region) is poor and backward, we have problems in the health and education sectors — this is the reason I decided to take part in the election." Badam Zari, one of the first women to run for parliament from Pakistan’s conservative tribal regions.
(Al Jazeera)

Daily Digest is out of the office on this Good Friday. We pray that you all have a very blessed Easter weekend. The Digest will be back as scheduled on Monday morning. 

Quote of the day.
“Thirty-three Americans are going to continue to be murdered with guns each day and every day until Congress acts, and they are going to be hearing about it much more than they were six months ago. Reality number two is that there will be another mass shooting, and when there is, people who refuse to do the easy things are going to have a lot of explaining to do.”  Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, on the failure of Congress to act on gun control. 
(Politico)

Quote of the day.
“After enjoying Seders with family and friends in Chicago and on the campaign trail, I’m proud to have brought this tradition into the White House. I did so because I wanted my daughters to experience the Haggadah and the story at the center of Passover that makes this time of year so powerful.” Barack Obama on why the White House will again host a seder this evening, the beginning of the first day of Passover.
(Washington Post)