The Washington Bureau will be covering:
-Discussion on “After the ‘Reset’: U.S. Russia Policy in the Run-Up to the Obama-Medvedev Summit and Beyond.”
-Briefing on International Public Financing of Coal in a Carbon-Constrained World
-Discussion on the ongoing H1N1 influenza outbreak
-Discussion of the Supreme Court’s latest term, accessing the Court’s major decisions, trends, vacancy on the Court
-Vigil to mark Supreme Court’s decisions in Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia
-Presentation on Digital Television transition and status the National Broadband Plan
-Man on the Street interviews with 4th of July visitors on National Mall

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering today’s White House briefing.

The Washington, D.C. Bureau will be covering the following events:

-Remarks by Education Secretary Arne Duncan and White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod
-A conference call briefing to announce the selection of community-based coastal restoration projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
-A meeting at the National Transportation Safety Board
-A conference call briefing to discuss President Obama’s upcoming trip to Russia
-A discussion on France’s normalization with NATO
-A discussion on learning to live in a world with the H1N1 pandemic

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be attending today’s White House briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli will be covering decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

The Washington, D.C. Bureau will be covering the following:

-A discussion on “World at Risk: Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.”
with Former Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla.; former Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo.; and Peter Brookes, senior fellow in national security affairs and fellow in policy studies at the Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center

-A press conference for the new Accountability for Torture Campaign to file formal complaints against government lawyers.

-An event to announce the launch of the International Green Construction Code Initiative, to increase energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of new and existing, traditional and high-performance commercial buildings.

-A rally in front of the Supreme Court by the the Abolitionist Action Committee to mark historic Supreme Court decisions on various death penalty cases.

- A briefing with The Center for American Progress and the American Constitution Society to discuss “The Ricci Case and its Implications.”

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the joint press availability with President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and the White House press briefing with Robert Gibbs.

Our Washington D.C. Bureau will be covering the following events:

-Minority Leader Boehner, GOP leader’s press conference on national energy tax
-Reps. Velazquez, Gonzales, Sen. Menendez’s press conference on Judge Sotomayor
- Speaker Pelosi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s meeting
- A discussion on “Modernizing U.S. Foreign Aid: The Challenges of a Changing World”
- A discussion on “Patient-Centered Care versus Political Medicine.”
- A discussion “To Reform Healthcare, Don’t Increase Taxes, Cut Them.”
-Press conference to address the Iranian regime’s “rising suppression of pro-democracy uprisings in Iran.”
- A discussion on “Medication Adherence in Health Reform: Saving Money and Lives”

By Laura Woodhead - Talk Radio News Service
Supporters of President Obama’s health care plan rallied on Capitol Hill Thursday, to press for immediate action on health care reform. Organized by the Health Care for America Now! Coalition (HCAN), the “We Can’t Wait ’09″ rally brought together 10,000 health care activists from across the country to pressure Congress into taking significant action on health reform by the end of the year.

Joining those in attendance were actress Edie Falco, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean.

Said Dean, “The American public deserve the choice of whether to continue with what they have or if they want to try something different.”

Added Senator Schumer, “You being here will make sure that we hold everyone in that building’s [the Capitol’s] feet to the fire,” bringing the enthused crowd to cheers.

Gary Zuckett, Executive Director of the West Virginia Citizen Action Group, asserted that the issue of health care was literally a matter of life and death for many Americans, calling the current system a “national disgrace.” He added that Republicans need to decide whether to “get out of the way or be run over” by the sheer force of the public’s call for health care reform.

The Washington D.C Bureau will also be covering the following:
- House ways and Means Committee hearing on “Health Reform in the 21st Century: Proposals to Reform the Health System.”
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on “Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure.”
- News conference on “Why a Robust Public Plan Option Like Medicare is Essential to Effective Health Care Reform for All Americans.”
News conference to urge preservation of the Dornan Amendment, legislation to maintain restrictions on taxpayer funding for abortion in the District of Columbia.
- News conference on the “Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade.”
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on “Iran at a Crossroads?”
- Cato Institute policy forum on “Bringing TRansparency t the Federal Reserve
- Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset relief Program hearing with Testimony by Assistant Treasure Secretary for Financial Stability Herbert Allison Jr.
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nominations of Capricia Marshall to be chief of protocol at the State Department; and Daniel Rooney to be ambassador to Ireland.
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee and Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee and House Foreign Affairs Committee Africa and Global Health Subcommittee joint hearing on “U.S.-Africa Trade Relations: Creating a Platform for Economic Growth.”

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be attending President Obama’s news conference at the James S. Brady Briefing Room.

The Washington bureau will also be covering:

-News conference with Sens. Dodd and Harkin on healthcare and individuals with pre-existing conditions.
-News conference with House Republican Leader John Boehner on Dems’ healthcare plan
-Subcommittee hearing on “High-Speed Passenger Rail: How Fast Will It Get Here?”
-Discussion on “Latin America and the Economic Crisis.”
-Committee hearing on “The Tri-Committee Draft Proposal for Health Care Reform.”
-Crime and Drugs Subcommittee hearing on S.845, the “Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009.”
-The Senate Republican Policy Committee update
-Discussion of the nomination of Judge Sonya Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
-News conference to urge preservation of the Dornan Amendment, legislation to maintain restrictions on taxpayer funding for abortion in the District of Columbia.
-Health Subcommittee hearing on the draft proposal for health care reform
-Policy forum on “Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy.”

-White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the White House press briefing with Robert Gibbs

-Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli and Matthew S. Schwartz will be covering decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

The Washington, D.C. Bureau will also be covering:

-Address by Iran’s former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, leading advocate of a campaign for civil disobedience against the clerical regime, on his call for a secular, parliamentary, and democratic political system in Iran
-The New America Foundation (NAF), discussion on “Iran’s Election: What Happened? What’s Next?”
-Briefing by the Cato Institute to examine lessons from Massachusetts’ 2006 health care reforms.
-Full committee markup of “The Affordable Health Choices Act”.
-Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee hearing on “Over-the-Counter Derivatives: Modernizing Oversight to Increase Transparency and Reduce Risks”.
-Media briefing to discuss and release the HIV/AIDS Atlas of the United States, a web-based atlas that highlights the local impact of the HIV epidemic across the United States for National HIV Testing Day.
-Briefing on “The Administration’s Plans for the Novel Influenxa A (H1N1) Vaccine Development and Administration.
-The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS)- Ninth Annual National Charter Schools Conference featuring Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Tiki Barber, former NFL player.

Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli will be covering decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

The Washington, D.C. Bureau will also be covering:

-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
-Nancy Pelosi’s weekly press conference
-A discussion on “Mainstreaming Extremism: Violent Rhetoric in Right-Wing Media” by Media Matters for America
-A news conference on health care Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.)
-A press conference on immigration raids under the Bush administration by the National Commission to Release Comprehensive Report on Workplace Immigration Raids.
-A briefing on Iran with Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.)
-A briefing on Health Care Reform by Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT)

Colonel Jeff Ireland, Director of Manpower and Personnel for the Montana National Guard, asserts a need for education and awareness regarding the mental health issues facing veterans (0:28).