Obama To Lay Out U.S. Deficit Plans
AFP reports: “U.S. President Barack Obama is set to try and wrest control of Washington’s fevered debate over the economy and bulging deficit, sure to be a dominant theme of his 2012 reelection bid. The White House says the president will lay out his vision for constraining the fiscal gap, as fresh political battles over spending escalate less than a week after the dramatic climax to a 2011 budget fight.”
Obama’s Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the presidential daily briefing at 10:10 a.m. ET. They will meet at 10:40 a.m. ET with bipartisan House and Senate leadership to discuss fiscal policy. At 1:35 p.m. ET, Obama will deliver his speech on fiscal policy, at the George Washington University.
Biden’s Day Ahead
Vice President Biden will attend President Obama’s daily briefing at 10:10 a.m. ET, and they will meet at 10:40 a.m. ET with bipartisan House and Senate leadership to discuss fiscal policy. Biden will attend Obama’s speech on fiscal policy at 1:35 p.m. ET. Biden will meet at 3:30 p.m. ET with the Amir of Qatar.
Left’s Angst Grows Over Obama’s Shift To The Political Center
The Hill reports: “Anxiety over President Obama’s shift to the political center is threatening to alienate the White House’s liberal base. As Obama prepares Wednesday to outline his deficit reduction strategy, liberals worry he’ll embrace Medicare and Medicaid cuts as an olive branch to Republicans in advance of larger fights over the nation’s debt.”
Cornyn’s NRSC Rolls Out Red Carpet For Underdogs
Roll Call reports: “It’s a whole new show of hospitality this cycle at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is making every effort to appear neutral in GOP primaries this year — and in some cases rolling out the red carpet to tea party candidates to demonstrate its neutrality in races.”
Hillary Clinton: U.S. Plans New Push On Arab-Israeli Peace
Reuters reports: “The United States plans a new push to promote comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday, suggesting a stronger U.S. hand in trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. President Barack Obama will lay out U.S. policy toward the Middle East and North Africa in the coming weeks, Clinton told Arab and U.S. policy makers in a speech that placed particular emphasis on Israeli-Palestinian peace.”
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