good morning to you. even with the answers we have people remain in shock over this announcement. he also gave his blessing in finding the next leader of the catholic church. leading the prayer this morning at the vatican, pope benedict xvi told a small group he s leaving at the end of the month. in a statement he says his strength due to his age has deteriorated making him unable to fulfill the demands of the position. the vatican said he s not leaving because of difficulties with the papacy. benedict is the first pontiff to step down in more than 700 years. a vatican spokesman told the today show there was fair warning about the decision. clearly he doesn t physically feel up to the job. i think this was an act of humility to admit that. a couple top officials have known for some time, certainly several weeks i was told that just this morning. i only found out a few hours beforehand from the pope s chief of staff. the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the car
how he said, enhance border security is a good way to keep out illegal immigration. julie: is it fair to say the real aim is for house democrats to give the president and congress more time to negotiate a deal over border funding? no doubt. spot on analysis. although a cynics view might be this is part of posturing and maybe even a bit of public pandering knowing full well that the senate on the republican side will not allow this to go forward. however, i think it s also important to point this out. democrats know that the shutdown is not good for them long term, right? prankly, it s not good for either party. this may help the former and future speakers, nancy pelosi, carve out a bit of face save proposals that might have everyone walk away with as little damage as possible. here s what they re expected to do later on this week. they re expected to unveil a continuing resolution that would then fund the department of homeland security until february 8th. you mention it
Whitewater Middle math classes conducted a project aimed at comprehending local poverty through data analysis, putting their results into action with a Toys for Tots drive. The 8th grade math […]