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General Motors won permission late Sunday night to sell its assets to a new government-backed company, setting the stage for a historic restructuring plan that is at the heart of the Obama administration’s overhaul of the ailing auto industry.

Mary O’Grady on the rule of law in Honduras: “This is a moment when the U.S. ought to be on the side of the rule of law, which the Honduran court and Congress upheld. If Washington does not reverse course, it will be one more act of appeasement toward an ambitious and increasingly dangerous dictator.”

“A new survey by The Barna Group indicates that Hispanics are assimilating the faith of the Caucasian population faster than anyone would have predicted, essentially mirroring the faith of the nation’s white population.” On a dozen points, Hispanics now share tendencies with white believers. What’s more notable: 40% of Hispanics now consider themselves “born again.”

Han and Uighurs in bloody clash: “Witnesses say an ethnic protest has spread to a second city in China’s western Xinjiang province after riots rocked the region’s capital, killing at least 140 and injuring more than 800.” Government blames Uighur exiles, exile groups blame police crackdown on peaceful protest, the world ignores it all.