Immigrants & health care. Trying to quell a conservative uproar over his healthcare agenda, President Obama has proposed barring illegal immigrants from a possible government-arranged health insurance marketplace -- even if the immigrants pay with their own money. The move has surprised some of Obama's fellow Democrats and infuriated immigrant advocates.
Women in the pulpit. The percentage of U.S. Protestant women serving as senior pastors has doubled over the past decade, according to the latest study by the Barna Group.
Afghanistan election. European Union election observers have said that about 1.5 million votes in last month's Afghan elections -- almost a third of ballots cast -- could be fraudulent.
Quote of the day. "My life was worthless. Now I have a future. I have a vision for what I can do." Grace Mokeira, who has been on death row in Kenya for 16 years, responding to President Mwai Kibaki's announcement that he was commuting all death sentences to life in prison. (USA Today)
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