Gates & Crowley at White House. “They did not link arms, and there were no public apologies. But a subdued meeting over beers on the White House patio last evening appeared to achieve President Obama’s goal of encouraging a deeper dialogue on race between Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge police Sergeant James Crowley.”
Food safety. “The House approved the first major changes to food-safety laws in 70 years Thursday, giving sweeping new authority to the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the way food is grown, harvested and processed.”
Afghanistan. “Afghanistan is notorious as the world's leading producer of opium and heroin, most of it shipped to Europe. Less well-documented is the country's own addiction epidemic. As many as a million Afghans, mostly men but increasing numbers of women, are addicted to heroin or opium.”
Quote of the day. "We're not going to just be chanting, 'Yes we can! Yes we can!' We are going to put the pressure on discussing the details." Jorge Mujica, an immigration advocate in Chicago, on efforts to move forward with efforts for immigration reform. (Associated Press)
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