Financial regulation. “President Barack Obama's proposed overhaul of financial regulations aims to eliminate a number of the loopholes that contributed to the recession. Here's a summary of what went wrong and how his proposals would try to fix it.”
Guns to Mexico. “The United States lacks a coordinated strategy to stem the flow of weapons smuggled across its southern border, a failure that has fueled the rise of powerful criminal cartels and violence in Mexico, a government watchdog agency report has found.”
Iran. “Iran's government sought today to decapitate the opposition movement by rounding up hundreds of activists, journalists and intellectuals. A total of 500 were reported to have been detained across the country, including well-known political figures from the 1979 Islamic revolution.”
Quote of the day. "It's cool now to be an active, involved father. Overall, men being more active fathers is starting to become more of the norm and less of the anomaly." Aaron Rochlen, associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas-Austin, on new attitudes in 21st century fatherhood. (USA Today)
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