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Vice President Joe Biden was the keynote speaker at tonight's 2011 Florida Democratic Party Convention’s opening dinner in Orlando, Florida.

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On C‑SPAN Radio’ s historic Supreme Court Oral Argument this week: On November 8,  the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the oral argument in “United States v. Jones”—a case about police use of a GPS tracking device and the 4th amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. And this Saturday, on C‑SPAN Radio’s historic Supreme Court oral argument, a case cited in “United States v. Jones.”  From 1983: “United States, Petitioner v. Knotts, Respondent”.

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Libyan Ambassador to the U.S. Ali Aujali today said his country needs support from the international community in order to provide security, education and training for his people. The Ambassador thanked the United States and NATO for their role in toppling the regime of Moammar Gadhafi. He was killed last week after his convoy was hit by a NATO air strike. The Ambassador speaks at a conference hosted by the National Council on U.S.-Arab relations.

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Press Secretary Jay Carney conducts a daily briefing at the White House.

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The Urban Institute hosted a discussion on the economy and its impact on children. Congress’s Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction “super committee” issues its recommendation on how to shrink the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over the next ten years. This discussion focuses on the challenges and opportunities these budget cuts will have on the nation’s children.

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Former President Bill Clinton attended a forum, hosted by his foundation the William J. Clinton Foundation and Georgetown University, where he discussed the economic policies he implemented in the 1990s. President Clinton delivered remarks this afternoon and his speech was preceded by two panels that mostly consisted of former Clinton administration officials.

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GOP Presidential candidate Rick Perry sat down today with the editor and publisher of the Union Leader, a newspaper and website based in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Rep. John Mica (R-FL), Transportation & Infrastructure Committee – Chairman
Howard Dean, Fmr. Democratic National Cmte. Chairman, 2005-09
Cynthia Clark, USDA NationalAgricultural Statistics Service, Administrator & Bob Clark, American Farm Bureau Federation, Chief Economist

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President Obama met with Prime Minister Petr Necas of the Czech Republic in the White House Oval Office to discuss U.S.-Czech relations.

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Press Secretary Jay Carney conducted a daily briefing at the White House. Topics of discussion at this briefing include the deficit reduction committee, withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Wall Street protesters and the Greek debt crisis.

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