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Eric Kleefeld | June 8, 2010, 10:59AM
Today: Midterm Super Tuesday Primaries
Voters are headed to the polls today for primaries in many states with key races. The polls in South Carolina and Virginia will close at 7 p.m. ET, in Arkansas at 8:30 p.m. ET, in Iowa at 10 p.m. ET, in Nevada at 10 p.m. ET, and in California at 11 p.m. ET. Voters are also headed to the polls in Maine, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, as well as a special election runoff for a safe GOP House seat in Georgia.
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama received the presidential daily briefing at 9:30 a.m. Et, and the economic daily briefing at 10 a.m. ET, and then a 10:30 a.m. ET briefing on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He will depart the white House at 11 a.m. ET, en route to the Ft. McNair landing zone. He will hold a tele-town hall meeting with seniors at 11:40 a.m. ET. He will meet with senior advisers at the White House at 2 p.m. ET. He will meet at 2:45 p.m. ET with Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND). At 6:30 p.m. ET, the President and First Lady will host a Congressional Picnic at the White House.
Topics: 2010 elections, Barack Obama, Budget, Gaza, Health Care, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Joe Biden, Medicaid, Peter Orszag, Roundup
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Eric Kleefeld | June 6, 2010, 1:00PM
Adm. Allen On Oil Spill: 'This Is A Siege Across The Entire Gulf'
Appearing on Face The Nation, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said that the fight against the BP oil spill will last into the fall. "This will only end when we intercept the well bore, pump mud down it and put a cement plug in. It's bottom kill rather than top kill. The spill will not be contained until that happens," said Allen. "Even after that there will be oil out there for months to come. This will be well into the fall. This is a siege across the entire Gulf."
Kerry: Israel Not A Burden, But Gaza A 'Humanitarian Challenge'
Appearing on This Week, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) disagreed with a recent statement by the head of Israeli intelligence, who said that the country had turned into a burden and not an asset for the United States. "No, I don't believe that. But there are obviously tensions with respect to certain policies. We've seen that," said Kerry. "But let's begin at the very beginning of a big picture here. Israel has every right in the world to make certain that weapons are not being smuggled in after the thousands of rockets that have been fired on it from Gaza. And Israel has every right in the world, as recognized by the international community -- because it is not just Israel conducting this blockade; it is Israel and Egypt. So you begin that Israel has this right to protect itself. Now, that said, Gaza is a -- is a humanitarian challenge, and Israel understands that, I think. And this has underscored it."
Topics: 2010 elections, BP, Charlie Crist, FL-SEN, Gaza, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Haley Barbour, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Jim Greer, John Cornyn, John Kerry, Liz Cheney, Michael Oren, Roundup, Sunday Shows
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