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And my family, all of my family. >> reporter: at last, abdallah boards the ship for what he hopes will be the last leg of a long and dangerous journey. ivan watson, cnn, tunisia. lets take a look at what the newspapers around the world are saying around this in the united arab emirates saying "military action not an option in libya." it is gadhafi who failed to read the writing on the wall. he now knows that violence begets violence. here in the uk, an opinion piece is headed "armed action in ...

Warplane attacked an oil refinery in rebel-held al brega, east of the country. a tribal leader says government forces bombed an am institution dump in the nearby ajdabiya. >> chanting "libya, libya," protests in the city of misrata appeared to be burning the green back of moammar gadhafi philosophy. governments are considering the way to help those suffering in libya. hillary clinton says the u.s. military may have a role to play, but its a very sensitive topic. >> the tough issues about how and...

Help people from other countries to find their way home. and were supporting the efforts of international organizations to evacuate people as well. ive also directed usaid to send humanitarian assistance teams to the libyan border, so that they can work with the united nations, ngos, and other international partners inside libya to address the urgent needs of the libyan people. going forward, we will continue to send a clear message -- the violence must stop. moammar gadhafi has lost legitimacy ...

New york times" bureau. mark, youve covered diplomacy, youve covered the white house. we have seen, i think, an extraordinary amount of pushing and pulling among the different agencies on the specific point of the no-fly zone, which is what has been on the table initially. >> well, thats right, andrea. you had the defense secretary bob gates lay out a very strong case for why a no-fly zone doesnt make any sense, because youd have to take out the libyan air defenses. and then on the other hand, y...

Have responsibilities. i told president calderon that im committed to fixing our broken immigration system with comprehensive reform that secures our borders, enforces our laws, including businesses that break the law, and requiring accountability from undocumented workers. we have to conduct this debate in a way that upholds our values as a nation of laws and immigrants. im eager to work with republicans and democrats to get this reform done, which is vital to the united states economy. finally...

Address the situation in libya. the united states and the entire world continues to be outraged by the appalling violence against the libya people. the united states is helping to lead an international effort to deter further violence, put in place unprecedented sanctions to hold the gadhafi government accountable, and support the aspirations of the libyan people. we are also responding quickly to the urgent humanitarian needs that are developing. tens of thousands of people, from many different...

Help developing countries adapt to climate change. most recently, our governments have spoken out forcefully for the human rights of the libyan people and mexico played a leading role at the united nations from suspending libya from the human rights council. president calderon, this reflect our commitment to the shared values of freedom, justice and rule of law, it is also another example of mexicos global leadership. as you said in your address to our congress last year, that mexico is standing...

Brought against this perpetrator. thank you very much, everybody. >> [inaudible question] megyn: and there you have it, about 45, 50 minutes joint news conference by the president of mexico, the president of the united states, making a few headlines there. let me just start with the one thats a little off top nick terms of the news conference and that is libya, president obama saying the violence there must stop, that gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to lead and he must leave. that is not actuall...

That the mexican president wants from us. were giving them billions, but he needs practical help as well. they also have concerns in mexico, as i mentioned, about the arizona immigration law and that was a big deal when felipe calderon came to the united states in may, 2010. he was on the floor of the u.s. congress railing on that law, suggesting it was discriminatory. that is something that our own president agrees with. so well see whether that comes up today as well. that, plus the issue of, ...

Intervening, because as it turns out, i have other stuff to do. [laughter] with respect to libya, i think you asked about if i have a doctrine. my approach throughout the convulsion sweeping through the middle east. number one, no violence against citizens. number two, we stand for freedom and democracy. and in the situation in libya, what youve seen is, number one, violence against citizens and the act of urging a violence against unarmed citizens by qaddafi. and number two, you have seen great...