Today's Papers: Obama Gives In to NIMBY Lawmakers

The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times lead with word that the White House is pretty much giving up on its efforts to resettle some Guantanamo detainees in the United States. Although the Post does hear from a source that there might still be a chance that "a few" of the more than 50 detainees who have been cleared for release could settle in the United States, the Obama administration is recognizing the overwhelming congressional opposition to the plan and has decided to not push the issue for now. Word of the change in direction came on the same day as six detainees were transferred from the prison. USA Today leads with a look at the problems confronting workers. While much time is devoted to talking about the unemployed, the truth is that even those who still have jobs "are faring worse than at any time since the Great Depression." The employed are working a record-low number of hours, which, combined with cuts in wages, means they have less to spend.The New York Times leads with, and the LAT and WP front, news that the Senate approved legislation that will give vast new powers to the federal government to regulate tobacco products. The legislation was approved 79 to 17 and is expected to easily make it through the House. It would enable the Food and Drug Administration to impose new controls on how cigarettes, along with other tobacco products, are made and marketed. The Wall Street Journal leads its world-wide newsbox with today's presidential election in Iran, which culminates a campaign that has been more heated than most analysts expected. A record turnout is expected and some suspect there will be a runoff.To continue reading, click here.