Congress. Congress is deadlocked over virtually every major issue still pending this year, including key economic matters such as a detailed federal spending plan and extending Bush-era tax cuts, yet lawmakers still hope to leave Washington by Friday and not return until mid-November.
Immigration. Immigrants suspected of being in the United States illegally are being held in a detention center in southwest Georgia for months at taxpayer expense, and others remain free on bond for years here amid a severe backlog in the nation’s immigration courts.
Isarael-Palestine. A 10-month moratorium on new housing construction in Israeli settlements in the West Bank expired at midnight Sunday, adding strain to already fragile Middle East peace talks.
Quote of the day. “A library is the heart of the community. I’m in favor of private enterprise, but I can’t feel comfortable with what the city is doing here.” Jane Hanson, an opponent of Santa Clarita CA’s move to privatize public libraries, one of a growing number of libraries to do so. (New York Times)
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