Panama Wins U.N. Security Council Seat (Washington Post)
Panama was elected today as a compromise candidate to a two-year seat representing 35 Latin American and Caribbean nations on the United Nations' Security Council.
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 3:30 p.m.
Travel Security Rules Take Effect Smoothly (Washington Post)
Passengers experienced few difficulties yesterday as new border security rules went into effect requiring citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and some Caribbean islands to present a passport when entering the United States by air, officials said.
Impasse Remains in U.N. Security Council Contest (Washington Post)
The open Latin American/Caribbean seat on the U.N. Security Council remained vacant this evening as the 192-member General Assembly again failed to give either front-runner Guatemala or second-place Venezuela the required number of votes to break a week-long impasse.
Homeland Security Prepares for Its First Transition (Washington Post)
The handoff to the next administration is a year off, but Paul. A. Schneider , the acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security, is making plans and keeping track of key lieutenants with a color-coded chart.