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Quote of the day.
"Having given the Republicans more than I am sure any Democrat in the House ever envisioned, it was surely unnecessary to pile on the District of Columbia and give them some frosting on what was already a very big cake." - Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s "non-voting delegate" on Friday's budget agreement including riders affecting D.C. local tax revenue.
(Washington Post)
1. Christians arrested for public prayer in China.
"The police detained more than 100 members of an underground Protestant church on Sunday after the congregation tried to pray in a public plaza in the north of the capital."
(New York Times)
2. Government shutdown averted.
"A budget stalemate that gripped the nation ended just before a midnight deadline Friday as congressional leaders and the White House agreed to a package of spending reductions to avert a federal government shutdown."
(Los Angeles Times)
3. Budget cut details controversial.
"The eleventh-hour drama Friday night to avert a government shutdown doesn't guarantee easy passage of the $38.5 billion in spending cuts, as critics from the right and the left are still picking at the landmark deal as the final vote approaches this week."
(Politico)
4. Young immigrant activists 'come out' to protest.
"Young activists had pinned their hopes on the Dream Act. When it was put to bed, they started a new strategy: 'Coming out' as illegal immigrants and protesting their uncertain fates in this country."
(Los Angeles Times)
5. CEO paychecks growing.
"At a time when millions of Americans are trying to hang on to homes and millions more are trying to hang on to jobs, the chief executives of major corporations
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