Guantanamo. “Senate Democratic leaders on Tuesday decided to drop plans to give President Obama money to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility for terrorism suspects.”
Afghanistan. “The U.S. military rejected a charge that around 140 noncombatants were killed in a recent bombing in Farah province, and put the toll instead at 20 to 30 civilians.”
Credit card reform. “At first glance, the sweeping credit card legislation that passed the Senate on Tuesday looks like a huge victory for consumers. The bill, after all, contains relief from penalty fees and certain interest rate spikes.”
Quote of the day. "She was composed, upright, crackling with energy. Very much in charge of her defence team." UK ambassador Mark Canning describing Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a trial hearing. (BBC)
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