Obama And Brown Point To Unity In Economic Crisis
During their joint press conference earlier today, President Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown assured the public that the world would not fall into the trap of protectionism that exacerbated the Great Depression: "That is a mistake that we cannot afford to repeat." Brown also pointed to the G-20 summit itself as a sign of consensus among world leaders: "As President Obama has said, never before has the world come together in this way to deal with an economic crisis."

Obama In London For G-20
President Obama is in London for the G-20 summit. At 3:05 a.m. ET he met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and the two held a press conference at 5:15 a.m. ET. At 6:45 a.m. ET he met with Russian leaders. At 8 a.m. ET he met with British Conservative Party Leader David Cameron. At 9 a.m. ET he is meeting with Chinese leaders, and at 12:35 p.m. ET he will meet with the Queen of England. At 1 p.m. ET he will attend a reception for G-20 leaders, and at 3:30 p.m. ET they will hold a working dinner.

Biden Promoting Stimulus In North Carolina
Vice President Biden is in North Carolina today with Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack, to highlight how the stimulus program is helping rural America. First up is an 11:40 a.m. ET event at the Goshen Medical Center in Faison, and then a 1:30 p.m. ET event at a Rural Fire Department station in Pikeville.

Broad U.S.-Russia Agreement In The Works
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are expected to announce talks aimed towards an agreement to reduce the number of nuclear weapons. "There is no guarantee on the outcome," Hillary Clinton told reporters, "but everything is on the table that we think is important to our relationship. They agree."

Holbrooke Briefly Meets Up With Iranian Diplomat
The New York Times reports that special envoy Richard Holbrooke had an unscheduled run-in at the Hague with the deputy foreign minister of Iran -- the first face-to-face encounter between the Iranian government and the Obama Administration. "It was cordial, unplanned and they agreed to stay in touch," Hillary Clinton told reporters. "I myself did not have any direct contact with the Iranian delegation."

Senate GOP Could Filibuster Obama Legal Nominees
Senate Republican are reportedly considering whether to filibuster two legal nominees by President Obama, one for a seat on a federal appeals court and the other for the Office of Legal Counsel. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) complains that OLC nominee Dawn Johnsen, who has written scathing critiques of the legal opinions issued by the Bush Administration, lacks the "requisite seriousness" for the role.

Palin Replaced With Gingrich For NRSC/NRCC Dinner
CNN reports that the NRCC and NRSC have lined up Newt Gingrich to headline their fundraising dinner in June, replacing Sarah Palin. For her part, Palin's office continues to deny that she had ever agreed to do the dinner in the first place, while the committees still say that Palin's PAC had confirmed her attendance.