A woman holds up a Libyan flag during a protest outside the United Nations building in New York on February 21. (REUTERS/Andrew Burton)
–Secretary of State Clinton is watching Libya “with alarm”:
We join the international community in strongly condemning the violence in Libya. Our thoughts and prayers are with those whose lives
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks to protesters in Madison’s Capital Rotunda on February 18. (Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)
–More than 200 are dead after soldiers reportedly fired on protesters in Libya over the weekend. Gaddafi’s son addressed the nation and promised reforms, but warned further unrest would lead to “rivers of …
President Obama talks with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg before a dinner with Silicon Valley executives in Woodside, California on Feb. 17. (White House/Pete Souza)
–Madison schools are shuttered for a third day as public worker protests continue in Wisconsin. Republican lawmakers have vowed to move forward on the budget fix …
Protesters fill the Rotunda at the State Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin on February 16. (Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)
–Details begin to emerge on the Simpson-Bowles style deficit reduction package being crafted by Senators Durbin, Conrad, Warner, Coburn, Crapo and Chambliss.
–Authorities in Bahrain cracks down …
Rep. Paul Ryan checks his watch during a House Budget Committee hearing on President Obama’s 2012 budget on February 15. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)
–Citing economic drivers and defense, the White House issues a veto threat over Republican cuts for this year’s budget.
–Stan Collender thinks a government shutdown is likelier than …
President Obama visits Parkville Middle School in Maryland on February 14. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
–Secretary of State Clinton on protests in Tehran: “We wish the opposition and the brave people in the streets across cities in Iran the same opportunities that they saw their Egyptian counterparts seize.”
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–The Obama administration released its FY 2012 budget proposal today. As Jay explains, it’s really the opening bid in a back-and-forth between the White House and House Republicans that will last for months., You can read it here at 10:30 a.m. ET. Of the $1.1 trillion in …
That’s Vice President Biden with Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor at the White House on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)
Donald Trump speaks at the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on February 10. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
–President Obama leans on the Egyptian government and asks for clarity in a long statement Thursday night after Mubarak’s defiant and opaque speech.
–“Believe in America” sounds like a …
Speaker Boehner, Majority leader Cantor and Majority Whip McCarthy appear before the press at the White House following a lunch with President Obama on February 9. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)
–The House GOP rolls out the specifics of its proposal to cut $74 billion from Obama’s 2011 budget. Conservative members may buck the leadership …
(White House Photo/Pete Souza)
–After missing a Jan. 31 deadline, Treasury could release its housing finance reform proposals as soon as Friday. They are expected to lay out a plan for slowly dismantling government-backed mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie, as well as offer a buffet of options for a diminished federal role in the …
Ever since the TSA started putting back-scatter devices into use at selected airports last fall, I’ve been waiting to have the chance to opt out and register a one-woman protest against the machines. (Jeff Goldberg doesn’t get to have all the fun.) However, most of my recent air travel has been with a tiny traveling companion, and I’ve …
