Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Overview

2011/03/01 Headlines: Libyan Regime Attacks Rebel-Held Towns; U.S. Deploys Naval, Air Forces Near Libya; 100,000 Flee Libya, Death Toll Remains Unknown; Protests Shut Out of Wisconsin Capitol; Ohio Lawmakers to Vote on Anti-Union Bill; Obama Urges Support for Public Unions; Polls: Majority Supports Collective Bargaining; Walker Would Lose Election Re-Do; Report: GOP Budget Plan Would Eliminate 700,000 Jobs; Trial for Environmental Activist Opens in Utah; Massey Security Chief Charged with Obstructing Blast Probe; Gov't Issues First Gulf Deepwater Drilling Permit Since Moratorium; Immokalee Workers Launch 5-City Protest; Pro-Democracy Protests Spread to Oman Capital; 29 Killed in Iraq Clashes; 300 Arrested in Sweep Targeting Dissidents