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White House Correspondent, Victoria Jones, will cover the press briefing with White House Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs.

Today, the Washington Bureau will be covering:

A conference on the need to pass Wall St. Reform, with Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn.; Women’s Chamber of Commerce CEO MargotDorfman; and South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce President Frank Knapp.

The Atlantic Council is holding a discussion on “Central Asia: What’s at Stake for the United States,” with former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., chairman of the Atlantic Council; former US Ambassador to Kazakhstan Elizabeth Jones; Frederick Kempe, president and CEOof the Atlantic Council; Ross Wilson, director of the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council; and Damon Wilson, director of the International Security Program at the Atlantic Council.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States is holding a discussions on “the Fight Ahead: Predictions and Implicationsfor the 2010 Congressional Mid-Term Elections, with Charlie Cook, publisher at “the Cook Political Report:;and Robert Liberatore, senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

The Center for American Progress is holding a briefing on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and its impact on public health, with Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif.; Ellen Marie Shelan, associate directorof Health Policy at CAP; and CAP fellow Lesley Russell.

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Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli will be covering the release of opinions at the Supreme Court.

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The Center for American Progress (CAP) is holding a discussion on "America Over a Barrel: Reducing Our Oil Dependence," and on national security, economic, public health, and environmental consequences of our dependence on oil. Sen. Jeff Merkley, (D-Ore.), Winnie Stachelberg, senior vice president of external affairs at CAP; James Barrett, chief economist at the Clean Energy Development Center; Sherri Goodman, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at CNA; Jerome Ringo, senior executive for global strategies at Green Port; and Daniel Weiss, senior fellow and director of climate strategy at Center for American Progress will be speaking.

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White House correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the joint press conference with President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House.

Correspondent Geoff Holtzman will be covering a news conference on “Ending the Bailouts: A Greek Forum” held by House Republican Chairman Mike Pence (R-IND), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WASH), and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TEXAS).

Correspondent Justin Duckham will be attending a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on “The History and Lessons on START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).”

The Washington Bureau will also be covering:

The House Homeland Security Committee hearing on “Viewpoints on Homeland Security A Discussion with the 9/11 Commissioners.”

The National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon where Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine (D-VA) will deliver an address on Democrats’ differences over priorities with Republicans.

A briefing held by Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on “Sizing Up the BP Oil Spill.”

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UN Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering the Climate Summit with President Barack Obama

The Washington, D.C. Bureau will be covering the following:

-The Foreign Policy Initiative holds a forum on "Advancing and Defending Democracy," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivers remarks.

-The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee holds a staff lead roundtable discussion on "Small Business contracting: Ensuring Opportunities for America's Small Businesses."

-Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. holds a news conference on health information technology.

-Christian and Muslim leaders hold a news conference to discuss an Islamic prayer vigil at the U.S. Capitol.

-The American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network and the National Association of Basketball Coaches hold a Coaches vs. Cancer rally to "urge Congress to pass health care reform."

-House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. holds his weekly pen and pad only news briefing.

-The Senate Democratic Policy Committee and the Senate Republican Policy Committee hold their weekly policy committee.

-Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski and FCC Commissioner Michael Copps deliver remarks at a Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Media & Technology Institute to release the Broadband Imperatives Report.

-House Judiciary Committee Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee hearing on the USA PATRIOT Act.

-House Veterans Affairs Committee Health Subcommittee hearing on "Is the VA (Veterans Affairs Department) Meeting the Pharmaceutical Needs of Veterans? An Examination of the VA National Formulary, Issues of Patient Safety, and Management of the Pharmacy Benefits Program."

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White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the White House press briefing with Robert Gibbs.
UN Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering the UN press briefing.

The Washington Bureau will be covering:

-A conference call to discuss findings of potential impacts of the Waxman-Markey bill with Executive Vice President of The National Association of Manufacturers, Jay Timmons.
-A news conference with House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) to discuss health care reform.
-A discussion of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan with U.S. State Department special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke.