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Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner will be covering President Obama's afternoon press briefing with reporters.

United Nations Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering a speech by former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah at the Asia Society.

The Washington Bureau will be covering the following today:

The House Natural Resources Committee will be holding a hearing on the "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion," featuring testimony by Lamar McKay, chairman and president of BP America, Inc. and Steven Newman, president and CEO of Transocean Ltd.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver an address on the Obama administration's national security strategy.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee Energy and Environment Subcommittee will conduct a hearing on "Combating the BP Oil Spill," featuring testimony by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee will be holding a hearing on the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on small businesses, featuring testimony by James Rivera, associate administrator in the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance; and Former Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.