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• Trump expresses doubt about Obama’s birthplace (The Ticket)
• Always Room for One More (Time.com)
• U.S. support for U.N. Libya move opens new chapter (Reuters)
• Obama Reverses Policy Position, Presses U.N For No-Fly Resolution (ContributorNetwork)
• UN approves no-fly zone over Libya (AP)
• Instant View: Reaction to U.N. council vote on Libya (Reuters)
• U.N. council approves no-fly zone over Libya (Reuters)
• C-SPAN Gold: Congressman left floundering on House floor when colleague shows up late (Daily Caller)
• US readying plans to enforce Libya no-fly zone (AP)
• Calif. lawmakers make cuts as tough choices await (AP)
• Obama, on St. Pat's Day, announces trip to Ireland (AP)
• Crowds of Benghazi protesters cheer U.N. resolution (Reuters)
• UN vote clears way for Libya air strikes (AFP)
• Pollster, Reagan strategist Wirthlin dies at 80 (AP)
• U.N. okays military action on Libya (Reuters)
• Fractured California GOP aims to rebuild party (AP)
• House votes to bar public radio funding (AFP)
• Officials say US readying for no fly Zone in Libya (AP)
• House votes to cut funding to NPR (Reuters)

Trump expresses doubt about Obama’s birthplace (The Ticket) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:47 AM PDT The Ticket - Donald Trump aligned himself with "birther" conspiracy theorists during an interview with ABC "Good Morning America" host Ashleigh Banfield, saying he has "a little doubt" about President Obama's birthplace. "Everybody that gives even any hint of being a birther ... they label them as an idiot," the real-estate magnate said of people disputing Obama's citizenship [...]

Always Room for One More (Time.com) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:30 PM PDT Time.com - Many Republicans can't get enough of Michele Bachmann's provocative rhetoric, which is why she is testing the waters for a 2012 White House run

U.S. support for U.N. Libya move opens new chapter (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration strongly backed a U.N. vote on Thursday for a no-fly zone and other help for Libyan rebels, hoping to reassert its faltering leadership on the crisis despite misgivings among U.S. military planners and key lawmakers.

Obama Reverses Policy Position, Presses U.N For No-Fly Resolution (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | This time it's more a case of being against it before we were for it. The Obama administration is now pushing the United Nations to pass a resolution imposing a no-fly zone over Libya. In addition to the no-fly zone, the U.S. wants the resolution to approve air strikes against Moammar Gadhafi's tanks and artillery.

UN approves no-fly zone over Libya (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT AP - The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces, hours after the Libyan leader vowed to crush the rebellion with a final assault on the opposition capital of Benghazi.

Instant View: Reaction to U.N. council vote on Libya (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 04:59 PM PDT Reuters - The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to authorize a no-fly zone over Libya and "all necessary measures" -- code for military action -- to protect civilians against leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

U.N. council approves no-fly zone over Libya (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to authorize a no-fly zone over Libya and "all necessary measures" -- code for military action -- to protect civilians against leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

C-SPAN Gold: Congressman left floundering on House floor when colleague shows up late (Daily Caller) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 04:32 PM PDT Daily Caller - Louie Gohmert owes Dan Burton big time.

US readying plans to enforce Libya no-fly zone (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 04:26 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration was readying plans to enforce a no-fly zone in Libya with the help of Arab countries, officials said Thursday as the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize the move.

Calif. lawmakers make cuts as tough choices await (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:25 PM PDT AP - Democratic lawmakers on Thursday chipped away at California's $26.6 billion budget shortfall as Gov. Jerry Brown tried to persuade Republicans to support his plans to eliminate redevelopment agencies and call a special election for extending tax hikes.

Obama, on St. Pat's Day, announces trip to Ireland (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:19 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama chose St. Patrick's Day to announce that he's adding Ireland to the itinerary for his trip to Europe in May.

Crowds of Benghazi protesters cheer U.N. resolution (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:14 PM PDT Reuters - Protesters against Muammar Gaddafi in the eastern city of Benghazi cheered and let off fireworks on Friday after a U.N. Security Council vote authorizing a no-fly zone over Libya, live footage showed.

UN vote clears way for Libya air strikes (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:56 PM PDT AFP - The UN Security Council Thursday cleared the way for air strikes to halt Moamer Kadhafi's offensive against embattled rebel forces in Libya, with the first bombing raids possible within hours.

Pollster, Reagan strategist Wirthlin dies at 80 (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:50 PM PDT AP - Richard B. Wirthlin, a pollster who served as an adviser to Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and several foreign leaders, has died.

U.N. okays military action on Libya (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:55 PM PDT Reuters - The United Nations authorized military action to curb Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday, hours after he threatened to storm the rebel bastion of Benghazi overnight, showing "no mercy, no pity."

Fractured California GOP aims to rebuild party (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:13 PM PDT AP - After suffering widespread losses at the polls in 2010, the California Republican Party is trying to regroup and stay relevant in a state that appears to be leaning less and less toward Republican ideology.

House votes to bar public radio funding (AFP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:12 PM PDT AFP - The US House of Representatives voted along party lines Thursday to bar government funding for public radio, which conservatives have accused of harboring a liberal bias.

Officials say US readying for no fly Zone in Libya (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PDT AP - Congressional officials say the Obama administration is readying plans to participate in a no-fly zone in Libya with the help of Arab countries in anticipation of a United Nations Security Council resolution.

House votes to cut funding to NPR (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Legislation to bar federal funds from being spent on National Public Radio passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday, although its ultimate prospects of becoming policy looked doubtful.

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