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• President Trump? Billionaire considering 2012 run (AP)
• Biden compares Republican economic policies to blaming rape victims (Daily Caller)
• Obama gives modest backing for Brazil's U.N. ambition (Reuters)
• Mass Egypt vote turnout marred by ElBaradei attack (AFP)
• U.S. says five-nation coalition launching Libya strikes (Reuters)
• Obama links Brazil trip to job growth back home (AP)
• Rod Blagojevich back in the spotlight defending himself (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Ariz. vet gives his Purple Heart coin to Giffords (AP)
• New Mexico governor loses bid to block licenses for illegals (Reuters)
• West pounds Libya, Kadhafi vows retaliation (AFP)
• Haitians face crucial choice in presidential run-off (AFP)
• Egyptians vote on reform (Reuters)
• The Lopsided U.N. Security Council Vote on Libya (The Daily Beast)
• Factbox: Gen. David Petraeus (ContributorNetwork)
• Egypt crowd attack ElBaradei at voting station (Reuters)
• Polling no-fly zone (Daily Caller)
• Amtrak CEO ditches broken train to travel by car to ribbon cutting of Wilmington’s Joe Biden station (Daily Caller)
• GOP House member challenges Senate to pass cuts (AP)

President Trump? Billionaire considering 2012 run (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:22 PM PDT AP - Donald Trump boots contestants off his TV show with a famous two-word catch phrase: "You're fired." He may want the chance to say the same to President Barack Obama.

Biden compares Republican economic policies to blaming rape victims (Daily Caller) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 03:04 PM PDT Daily Caller - At a Friday fundraiser in Philadelphia, Vice President Joe Biden said that Republicans are employing a "blame the victim" strategy in addressing falling government revenue by cutting taxes and reducing spending.

Obama gives modest backing for Brazil's U.N. ambition (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 02:41 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama applauded Brazil's "extraordinary rise" on the world stage but stopped short of backing its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Mass Egypt vote turnout marred by ElBaradei attack (AFP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:44 PM PDT AFP - Egyptians voted in huge numbers on Saturday in their first taste of democracy after Hosni Mubarak's ouster, although a referendum was marred by an assault on Nobel peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei.

U.S. says five-nation coalition launching Libya strikes (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - A coalition of the United States and four other nations launched military action against Libya on Saturday, officials said, as the West tries to force Muammar Gaddafi from power.

Obama links Brazil trip to job growth back home (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PDT AP - Seeking to link his Latin American tour to job growth back home, President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. was eager to sell its goods and services to economically booming Brazil's growing middle class. The president's economic message, however, was overshadowed by events in Libya, where a western coalition launched a risky offensive against Moammar Gadhafi.

Rod Blagojevich back in the spotlight defending himself (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:40 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Last week, Chicagoans encountered someone they spent a considerable amount of time with last year but may have temporarily forgotten due to the heated Chicago mayoral election that dominated headlines for five months: Rod Blagojevich.

Ariz. vet gives his Purple Heart coin to Giffords (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:19 AM PDT AP - An Arizona veteran who received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Iraq has given part of his award to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

New Mexico governor loses bid to block licenses for illegals (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - New Mexico's newly elected Republican governor lost her attempt to deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants on Saturday, when the bill died in the state Senate.

West pounds Libya, Kadhafi vows retaliation (AFP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 04:04 PM PDT AFP - The US, Britain and France pounded Libya with air strikes and Tomahawk missiles on Saturday, sparking a furious response from Moamer Kadhafi who said the Mediterranean had now become a "battlefield."

Haitians face crucial choice in presidential run-off (AFP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 03:14 PM PDT AFP - Haitians Saturday faced a crucial decision over who will lead their quake-ravaged country -- a popular singer or a former first lady -- as campaigning ended in the presidential election.

Egyptians vote on reform (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:05 AM PDT Reuters - Egyptians flocked to the polls on Saturday for the first time since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled to vote in a referendum on political reform marred by an attack on presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei.

The Lopsided U.N. Security Council Vote on Libya (The Daily Beast) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT The Daily Beast - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Germany all abstained in the U.N. vote on military action in Libya. Shirin Tahir-Kheli, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. for Special Political Affairs, on why they bucked the responsibility. Plus, experts on whether Libya’s no-fly zone will work.

Factbox: Gen. David Petraeus (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:30 AM PDT ContributorNetwork - With the congressional hearings that took place this week about the war in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus' strategies have become the center of the nation's decisions on how to continue the war. Here is a little bit more about the man that has become synonymous with both the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Egypt crowd attack ElBaradei at voting station (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:58 AM PDT Reuters - A crowd of people blocked Mohamed ElBaradei from entering a polling station in Cairo on Saturday to cast a vote in Egypt's constitutional referendum, shoving him and smashing his car window with rocks as he left.

Polling no-fly zone (Daily Caller) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:51 AM PDT Daily Caller - The American public has warmed to the idea of US involvement in the enforcement of a no-fly zone over the course of the last week, though not to further military engagement. A majority of voters now support a no-fly zone, which the United Nations authorized in a resolution on Friday.

Amtrak CEO ditches broken train to travel by car to ribbon cutting of Wilmington’s Joe Biden station (Daily Caller) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:20 AM PDT Daily Caller - Today's the big day for Amtrak's Wilmington train station. It is being renamed in honor of Vice President and former Delaware Senator Joe Biden following major renovations made possible with stimulus funds.

GOP House member challenges Senate to pass cuts (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PDT AP - A newly elected Republican congresswoman says senators should confront President Barack Obama on his veto threat and approve $61 billion in spending cuts.

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