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News Wrap: Gadhafi's Forces Pushing to Retake Oil Port of Ras Lanouf

News Wrap: Gadhafi Continues Assult on Key Oil Port City of Ras Lanouf…

Senate, House Leaders Agree on Another Stopgap Funding Bill

Congressional leaders announced Friday afternoon that they reached an agreement on another measure to fund the government after March 18, delaying any possible government shutdown until at least April 8. The new measure would cut $6 billion in spending and…

Tsunami Damage Along Japan's Coastline

Tsunami Damage Along Japan's Coastline…

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In News Conference, Obama Addresses Disaster in Japan, Oil Prices, Libya

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In a news conference Friday afternoon, President Obama called the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan a "catastrophic disaster," adding that images of the aftermath have been "heartbreaking." The president said he spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan early…

Obama Has a Full Plate Ahead of News Conference

President Obama will take questions from the press Friday. Getty Images. When President Obama takes the podium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at 12:30 pm ET to take questions from the press, he does so with a…

Rest in Peace, David Broder

Gwen Ifill and David Broder on "Meet the Press." Photo courtesy NBC News. David and Ann Broder were precisely the same age. So when they decided to celebrate their 80th birthdays last year, the couple's four sons, daughters-in-law and…