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Create facts on the ground. so they end up just surrounding benghazi where the rebels are in the east. the government has always stated that's where they're going next. perhaps that's their objective. they're going to try to get that done before the international community is ready to really follow through with this resolution, ali. >> the president is coming out right now. let's listen in. we'll talk on the other side. good afternoon, everybody. i want to take this opportunity to update the american people about the situation in libya. over the last several weeks, the world has watched even...

No-fly zone over libya. and the united states -- the libyan government immediately responded by issuing a cease-fire, although we have been getting reports from the region that they have not actually stopped fighting on the ground in some places, particularly in misrata. we'll be following that story. we've got our reporters, bofl blitzer in washington, chris lawrence and nic robertson, the whole team covering this. meanwhile, "the new york times" is reporting the libyan government is holding four journalists. editors say they last heard from the four reporters on tuesday. one of gadhafi's son...

>> wolf, thanks very much. we'll continue our coverage. we'll get reaction from others about the president's discussion on libya. wolf blitzer, you'll see him at 5:00 eastern on "the situation room." we're taking a quick break. we'll return with the coverage of all the other news we're on top of. stay with us. to put more information right up front. adding new calorie labels to every single can, bottle and pack they produce. so you can make the choice that's right for you. ♪

It's something that former chairman of the joint chiefs and secretary of state powell used to talk about. i've never understood it. we can say what our interests are, we can say what our involvement is commensurate with those interests, just as president clinton in the bosnia and kosovo conflict said it was worth conducting air strikes to stop serbs from slaughtering kosovo or albanians but not sending in ground troops. you can disagree or agree with it. he wasn't going to send in ground troops. presidents and leaders don't have to get sucked in. i've never understood this slippery slope argum...

We will continue to work with our partners in the international community to press gadhafi to leave and to support legitimate aspirations of the libyan people. >> all right. wolf blitzer is standing by in washington as we await the president's comments. wolf, you've just come back from the middle east. what is it that the president can say now that can make a difference? >> well, it's not necessarily the words that are going to make a difference. it's going to be the actions that will make a difference in libya. it's going to be whether or not the international community can now back up what t...