The latest news on war funding, military tribunals, CIA and Congress on torture, health care reform, Employee Free Choice Act, abortion, immigration, food safety, U.S.-Canada trade, Pope in the Mideast, Israel-Iran, Gaza, Pakistan, nuclear weapons, Tianan | Sojourners

The latest news on war funding, military tribunals, CIA and Congress on torture, health care reform, Employee Free Choice Act, abortion, immigration, food safety, U.S.-Canada trade, Pope in the Mideast, Israel-Iran, Gaza, Pakistan, nuclear weapons, Tianan

War funding. “The House passed a bill yesterday that would provide more than $96 billion in funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq through Sept. 30, as President Obama had requested, but a bloc of 51 Democrats opposed it.”

Israel-Iran. “Israel has acceded to American demands by pledging to coordinate its moves on Iran with Washington and not surprise the United States with military action.”

Immigration.Census data from the Mexican government indicate an extraordinary decline in the number of Mexican immigrants going to the United States.”

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