- Pakistani intelligence officials claim a drone strike in North Waziristan killed 20 militants associated with the Haqqani network.
- London is gripped in violence as the government seeks to restore order. There has been much speculation as to why the riots that have engulfed parts of the city have begun, but no one truly knows.
- The Syrian government's brutal crackdown on dissent has finally prompted a response from the global community, as ambassadors from gulf states have been recalled. No further action has been taken and so far as many as 1,700 people have been killed. In Beirut there was a solidarity rally in support of the Syrian people. If support among the Lebanese grows for the Syrian people, it could prove a major problem for Hizbollah.
- The official, nominal Somali government has offered amnesty and immunity to members of al-Shabab in Mogadishu who lay down their arms and renounce violence. To this editor it appears to be a carrot without a stick.
- North and South Korea exchanged fire briefly along the 38th parallel in the Yellow Sea. The two countries remain in a technical state of war, despite an armistice signed in 1953.
- China has begun field testing their first aircraft carrier, a refurbished Soviet model. There is concern among China's neighbors that the field testing could indicate increased regional ambitions for the country.
Domestic
- Markets bounced back yesterday on news the Fed would hold interest rates low for at least two more years.
- Sen. Reid has picked his three members to the deficit reduction supercommittee. Reid selected Sen. Murray of Washington, Sen. Baucus of Montana, and Sen. Kerry of Massachusetts to sit on the committee. Sen. Murray is next in line to chair the Budget Committee, while Sen. Baucus chairs the Finance Committee. Sen. Kerry is seen as a strong liberal pick for the committee.
- An old Texas political hand tells us eight things to know about Gov. Rick Perry as he sits on the verge of declaring his candidacy for President of the United States.
- The Wisconsin GOP held on in a recall vote that could have given the State Senate back to the Democrats.
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