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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 2009
Page
4
Nashville voters defeated the English First proposal by a wide margin with 41 752 to 32 144 after all precincts reported. Backers argued one language would unite the city and save money while leaders warned of reputational harm.
President Obama orders the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year and bans harsh interrogations. He names George Mitchell as Middle East envoy and Richard Holbrooke for Pakistan Afghanistan, pledging renewed U S leadership and a focus on Israel Palestinians talks.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved an $825 billion measure keeping 2009 2010 tax cuts. Speaker Pelosi hailed the 24-13 party-line vote as essential for job creation and longer term stability, while Republicans doubted the plan's employment impact and cost.
Pakistani security officials say Zabi ul Taifi, a Saudi national, was seized with six other al Qaida suspects in a raid near Peshawar. U S intelligence watched from a nearby car as an unmanned drone and helicopters, prompted by a U S tip, surrounded a house on the city outskirts. Taifi was described as a top two dozen al Qaida leader and a senior operations planner.
UN humanitarian chief John Holmes vows rapid fundraising for emergency Gaza reconstruction after witnessing extensive war damage. He warns of no fallback plan if Hamas and Fatah power struggle delays relief, as Hamas demands sole control and rejects sharing with Abbas's government.
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