Unemployment rises. “The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nationwide unemployment rate now stands at 9.4%, the worst it has been in more than 25 years. If workers abandoned their job searches or settled for part-time employment were factored in, the rate would have been 16.4%.”
Abortion. “Tiller's death has focused attention on abortions late in pregnancy. While it is clear that they account for a tiny fraction of the 1.2 million U.S. abortions each year, much about the procedures is unclear, including exactly how many are done, by whom and under what circumstances.”
Burma - Aung San Suu Kyi. “The spray-painted demands appear overnight -- 'Free Aung San Suu Kyi' read the scrawls on walls across this city -- only to be whitewashed by security forces as soon as they are discovered.”
Quote of the day. "For the first time a woman member has been elected Speaker - and that too a woman from the Dalit community. In electing you ... we members of parliament pay tribute to the women of our country and the great contribution that they have made." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the election of Meira Kumar, 64, a former lawyer and diplomat, as Speaker of India’s Parliament. (BBC)
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