Pentagon Correspondent Dawn Casey will be covering an update by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David S. C. Chu concerning end-of-fiscal-year recruiting and retention in the military services. The Washington Bureau will be covering a conference on al-Quida’s development following the Bush administration, as well as a conference on American policy in the Middle East. The Washington Bureau will also be covering a conference on the potential of the Euro as a global currency.

Pentagon Correspondents Dawn Casey and Adrian Frost will be covering a live briefing from Iraq with Army Col. Philip Battaglia, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, and the 1st Cavalry Division.

United Nations Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering a plenary meeting with judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law.

In the morning the Washington Bureau will be covering a forum to discuss strategies and options to close the federal tax gap and focus on ways Congress can reduce the growing amount of uncollected federal revenue. The Washington Bureau will also be covering The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank events that are leading up to the 2008 Annual Boards of Governors meeting.

In the afternoon the Washington Bureau will be covering the National Economists Club Luncheon discussion on “Challenges of Monetary Policymaking in Emerging Economies.” The Washington Bureau will also be covering an event to release and discuss details of their case against the government and how it would affect beneficiaries.

White House Correspondent Lovisa Frost will be covering the White House briefing.

Pentagon Correspondent Adrian Frost will be reporting from the Pentagon on U.S. Forces Korea issues and programs

Military Correspondent Cholene Espinoza is in Baghdad, Iraq.

The Washington Bureau will be covering the National Housing Summit by the Housing Urban Development Department, The New America Foundation’s forum on “What Comes Next? The Economic and Budgetary Consequences of the Financial Bailout”, the Heritage Foundation’s address on “US Success in Iraq”, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s roundtable discussion on ways to modernize its disclosure system to give investors more useful and timely information for investment decision-making, The Energy Department and the Commerce Department 2008 Nuclear Energy Summit, a pen and pad briefing on the Senate elections by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and the Supreme Court case Winter v. Natural Resources.

The Washington Bureau will also be covering a National Press Club briefing on “current economic conditions, recent government actions, and positions of major-party presidential nominees”. 

Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner and Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Tamboli will be reporting on the Presidential Debate in Nashville, Tenn.

White House Correspondent Lovisa Frost will be covering the President’s remarks on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act in Chantilly, Va.

Pentagon Correspondent S. Dawn Casey will be reporting from the Pentagon.

The Washington Bureau will be covering the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the AIG bailout, remarks by Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer on the release of National Biofuels Action Plan, a discussion on the function of the Electoral College at the National Archives, and the National Research Council’s briefing on protecting individual privacy in the struggle against terrorists.

The Washington Bureau will also be covering a National Press Club luncheon with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude on the art project “The Mastaba” for the United Arab Emirates and the Energy Deparment’s 2008-2009 Winter Fuels Outlook Conference.

Pentagon Correspondent Dawn Casey will attend Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’s honor cordon to welcome Denmark’s Minister of Defense Soren Gade. Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli will cover the Supreme Court arguments in Altria v. Good dealing with lawsuits against tobacco companies. The Washington Bureau will also be covering the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing on “The causes and effects of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy,” a discussion at the Woodrow Wilson Center on “North Ossetia’s geopolitical entanglements,” a protest by Vietnam veterans and Vietnam’s victims of Agent Orange to have the Supreme Court consider their lawsuit against chemical companies, a discussion at the Institute for Policy Studies on “War, peace, and the 2008 presidential race,” the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research’s discussion on “Beyond Georgia: Securing America’s allies on Russia’s periphery,” and an address by World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick on “Development and the implications from the global financial crisis.”

The Washington Bureau will be covering The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Education Trust’s forum on shaping the American education agenda. The Washington Bureau will also be covering the Joint Economic Committee’s hearing on the employment situation. Also, the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the controversial U.S. Attorney firings will be covered. The Washington Bureau will be covering a discussion on the financial crisis with the Council on Foreign Relations.

In the afternoon, the Washington Bureau will be covering a discussion on how the new president can engage the public on homeland security at the Center for American Progress. Finally, the Washington Bureau will be covering the United States Institute of Peace’s discussion on the future of governance in Afghanistan.

Pentagon Correspondent Dawn Casey will cover the Pentagon gaggle and press briefing.
News Director Lovisa Frost will be reporting the White House press briefing.
The Washington Bureau will be covering a discussion with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on his solutions for the financial crisis. They will also cover a forum at the Institute for Public Policy on “The Election and the Economics of Inequality”.

Pentagon Correspondent Dawn Casey will cover Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ honor cordon for Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus. The Washington Bureau will also cover a book discussion on “Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution-And How it Can Renew America,” with author Thomas Friedman, an Address on “New Security Challenges for Europe and the Ukraine-U.S. Strategic Partnership,” by Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko, and a luncheon with the Women’s Foreign Policy Group featuring United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director Josette Sheeran.

Chief United Nations Correspondent Dan Patterson will be covering the General Assembly.

The Washington Bureau will be covering the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the authorization of Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape techniques for interrogations in Iraq. The Washington Bureau will also be covering the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Preventing Nuclear Terrorism.

In the afternoon, the Washington Bureau will be covering the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Oversight to Examine Recent Treasury and FHFA Actions. The Washington Bureau will also be covering a press conference held by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Bureau will also be covering a pen and pad briefing with the Senate Leadership. The Washington Bureau will also be covering the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Middle East Peace Process.

Pentagon Correspondent S. Dawn Casey will cover the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Iraq and Afghanistan where Defense Secretary Gates will be testifying.

Chief United Nations Correspondent Dan Patterson will be reporting on President George W. Bush’s and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speeches to the U.N. General Assembly.

The Washington Bureau will also be covering the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on “Recent Actions Regarding Investment Banks and Other Financial Institutions,” the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Examining Equal Pay for Equal Work,” and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on “FEMA’s Response to the 2008 Hurricane Season and the National Housing Strategy,”

We will also be covering the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on “Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic Intelligence,” and the House Armed Services Committee hearing on “Sexual Assault in the Military.”