Health care. “The White House on Monday started a new Web site to fight questionable but potentially damaging charges that President Obama’s proposed overhaul of the nation’s health care system would inevitably lead to 'socialized medicine,' 'rationed care' and even forced euthanasia for the elderly.”
Suu Kyi-Burma. “Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's detained opposition leader, has been sentenced to another 18 months under house arrest after being found guilty of violating an internal security law.”
Congo. “For the women of eastern Congo, a U.S.-backed Congolese military operation meant to save them from abusive rebels has turned into a nightmare of its own.”
Quote of the day. “To me, the worst thing would be that out of naiveté, or out of stupidity, or out of fear, you didn't know when to speak or you didn't know what to say. What I ask from God is that He illuminate me so that I can do what I need to do." Father Miguel Lopez, on his ministry in Michoacan, Mexico, a state where the violence of the narcotics trade leads to assassinations, kidnappings, and extortion. (Washington Post)
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