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Was senator lindsey graham from south carolina, he defended this briefing earlier today being at the white house rather than being here at the capitol. he said it's a very big deal, something to show how serious this is and that it comes with appropriate symbolism of this important moment with this threat coming from north korea. brooke? >> quickly, sunlen, we heard in that last question to the senator when he comes by, he being the president, i haven't seen anything specific that that's even a definite. do we know? >> i have to tell you, i've spoken to a number of senators and they are all un...

Capitol hill with peter king's hearings. >> libya. >> also is looks like gadhafi is getting the upper hand in libya right now. what is that going to mean not only for the people of libya but americans? we talk to richard about that. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the massive earthquake in japan. we're also going to get to other news this morning as joe said, including politico's top stories out of washington. also, david axelrod will drop by later to be with us on set. >> oh, really, he's in the city? >> yes. >> he doesn't have a lot to do these days? i saw him in barcelona wande...

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We'll bring you his news conference live right here on cnn. here's the breakdown of the plan. bush-era tax cuts get extended for rich, poor, and in between, but not forever, for two years, not permanently, as republicans had wanted. federal unemployment benefits get funded through the end of next year, for 13 months, while people with jobs get a one-year, two percentage point break in the payroll tax which funds social security, going from 6.2% to 4.2%. and a big get for the gop, a break in the so-called death tax or the estate tax. the white house agreed to cap the tax on estates worth more t...