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In this photo taken during a government-organised visit for foreign media, a pro-Gadhafi soldier mimics a gun with his hand as he and another walk across freshly-bulldozed ground from which the bodies of opposition dead had been exhumed, according to a resident, in the main square of Zawiya, Libya Friday, March 11, 2011. Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime has gained momentum with the capture of Zawiya after days of fierce fighting with rebels, in a key test of the government's ability to maintain its hold on the Libyan capital and surrounding areas. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)

Gadhafi forces show growing confidence

Maggie Michael
After a week of increased violence Libyan pro-government forces have retaken areas captured earlier by rebels
A boat sinks into the ocean in the aftermath of the surge caused by a tsunami on the harbor in Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, March 11, 2011. A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control. Hours later, the waves washed ashore on Hawaii and the U.S. West coast, where evacuations were ordered from California to Washington but little damage was reported. The entire Pacific had been put on alert _ including coastal areas of South America, Canada and Alaska _ but waves were not as bad as expected. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (AP)

Tsunami sweeps 5 to sea, one man missing in California

Jaymes Song, Mark Niesse
Several standing close to shore were swept away by waves from a tsunami
Traders of crude oil and natural gas react during early trading at the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday, March 11, 2011. The economic fallout from a massive earthquake that struck off the east coast of Japan dipped oil below $100 for the first time this month. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) (AP)

Obama prepared to tap petroleum reserve if needed

Associated Press
The president expressed concern over rising gas prices, and reiterated his call for an oil substitute
A police car drives along empty Ali'i Drive in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Thursday, March 10, 2011. A tsunami warning following an earthquake in Japan forced the evacuation of coastal areas of the island. Tsunami waves spawned by a massive earthquake in Japan have hit Hawaii early Friday. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says Kauai was the first island hit by the tsunami, which was quickly sweeping through the Hawaiian Island chain. Officials predicted Hawaii would experience waves up to 6 feet. (AP Photo/Chris Stewart) (AP)

Tsunami waves sweep Hawaii, no major damage yet

Jaymes Song, Mark Niesse
Maui saw waves 7 feet high while waves in Oahu and Kauai reached only 3 feet
President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service for the victims of Saturday's shootings at McKale Center on the University of Arizona campus Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

Obama, centrism and the Clinton myth

Robert Reich
Someone needs to tell the president that moving to the center is not what won Bill Clinton a second term
President Barack Obama returns a Marine honor guard salute as he steps off Marine One upon returning to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, after traveling to education and fundraising events in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

The embarrassments of empire

David Bromwich
Washington wonders what to say about Arab freedom
National Public Radio headquarters in Washington DC (Picasa 2.7)

NPR general counsel serving as interim CEO

Ben Nuckols
With a hunt for a new chief underway, NPR looks to its top lawyer to keep things under control
Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, speaks with reporters following a weekly Republican policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. He is joined at right by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and at left by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

Senate rejects rival GOP, Democratic budgets

Andrew Taylor
Move meant to show partisans on both sides of the aisle that budget compromise is necessary
Left: Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker. Right: Jessie Brown shouts protest slogans as Kathy Winn, behind, joins in during rallies at the Wisconsin State Capitol

The five most important lessons from Wisconsin

Andrew Leonard
Tea Party Republicans, union-supporting Democrats -- both sides have their game on, now
Ed Shepard, 87, who runs a full service gas station in Welch, W.Va., is seen in the Feb. 9, 2011, photo. His gas station is the last of the dozen full service stations that used to service the town of Welch. According to the 2010 census, Welch also experienced more deaths than births. Shepard laments a prosperous era gone by when shoppers lined the streets and government lent a helping hand. Now, here as in one-fourth of all U.S. counties, West Virginia's graying residents are slowly dying off. (AP Photo/Jon C. Hancock) (AP)

Census shows population center moving out of Midwest

Hope Yen
U.S. census shows growing populations in the West and South, which could shift the heartland out of the Midwest
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and President Obama

Where in the world is Barack Obama?

Andrew Leonard
Blue Dog Sen. Joe Manchin attacks the president for failing to lead on the spending front. He's got a point
President Barack Obama speaks at Miami Central Senior High School in Miami, Friday, March. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell) (AP)

Obama’s new executive order on Guantanamo

Glenn Greenwald
The president again bolsters the Bush detention regime he long railed against
An anti-Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi protester prays as he holds the old Libyan flag, during the Friday prayer at the court square, in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Friday March 4, 2011. Fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi set up checkpoints in Tripoli, searching cars, ahead of planned anti-government protests Friday, raising fears of new bloodshed in the Libyan capital where a heavy crackdown the past week has spread fear among residents. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (AP)

The neocons are trying to talk us into war — again

Michael Lind
A no-fly zone over Libya would be a gateway drug that leads to all-out American military invasion and occupation
President Barack Obama speaks at Miami Central Senior High School in Miami, Friday, March. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell) (AP)

Obama restarts Guantanamo trials after two-year ban

Lolita C. Baldor
President backs away from promise to close the prison, setting stage for first trials since inauguration
An anti-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi rebel, holds his anti-aircraft missile as he looks to the sky, in the oil town of Ras Lanouf, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Thousands of Moammar Gadhafi's supporters poured into the streets of Tripoli on Sunday, waving flags and firing their guns in the air in the Libyan leader's main stronghold. Earlier, the city woke to the crackle of heavy machine-gun fire that rattled the capital before dawn.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (AP)

Against Libya’s rebels, Gadhafi controls the skies

Ryan Lucas, Paul Schemm
As the U.N. scrambles on a no-fly zone resolution, the loyalist forces launch air attacks on rebels
(AP)

Obama: Military action against Libya possible

Associated Press
President says U.S. and NATO allies considering action as Libyan people face "unacceptable" violence
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2010 file photo, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Is anyone going to fix Social Security? Medicare? Medicaid? They're the big bills coming due. While President Barack Obama and congressional leaders offer vague assurances, six senators _ three Republicans and three Democrats whose ideologies cover the entire liberal-conservative spectrum _ are quietly taking up the baton. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (AP)

Top Senate Democrat rejects GOP’s deep budget cuts

Douglass K. Daniel
Durbin dismisses House bill that would make massive cuts to domestic spending as budget hangs in balance
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, gestures towards journalists during joint press conference with Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic, not in picture, at The Presidential Palace in Kabul , Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb, 19, 2011. Afghanistan's president says any decision on a permanent U.S. military presence in the country must be made by Afghans and take into account the concerns of neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) (AP)

Afghan president rejects U.S. apology over killings

Patrick Quinn
Karzai says civilian casualties are no longer an acceptable consequence of U.S. occupation
Michael Dukakis at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.

Dukakis on Obama, Palin and what might have been

Howard Megdal
He still can't believe he let the GOP walk all over him in 1988 -- and fears his party is forgetting the lesson
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, and his wife, Ann, are greeted Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Bartlett, N.H. Romney was the keynote speaker at the Carroll County Republican Committee Lincoln Day Dinner. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) (AP)

A novice no more, Romney focuses on Obama, economy

Liz Sidoti
Former Massachusetts governor hopes to silence naysayers as he gears up for presidential bid
Mike Huckabee

What the Huck?

Justin Elliott
A breakdown of the week's biggest breakdown
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)

Anti-abortion plans pose dilemma for Republicans

Laurie Kellman
Congressional Republicans might have to choose one or the other in contentious budget battle
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Gadhafi lays siege on Zawiya, rebels call it a massacre

Maggie Michael, Paul Schemm
Both Rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces score limited victories, but neither has military muster to end conflict quickly

Bradley Manning’s forced nudity to occur daily

Glenn Greenwald
Does anyone doubt that the abuse is designed to destroy his mental health and will?
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