The Washington Bureau will be covering:

-The Berkeley Center on Health, Economic and Family Security (CHEFS) Conference at The Center for American Progress

-The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations holds its 18th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; and Families USA Executive Director Ron Pollack holds a conference call to discuss health reform

-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates: Participate in a luncheon commemorating the 50th anniversary of George C. Marshall’s death, and honoring Marshall’s life and legacy

-The World Health Organization holds a consultation on the clinical aspects of the pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza

-The Woodrow Wilson Center holds a discussion on “Lost in Translation? Linking Energy Efficiency Advances in China to Greenhouse Gas Reductions.”

White House correspondent Lovisa Frost will be covering today’s press briefing at the White House.

Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli will be covering the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Padilla v. Kentucky.

UN Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering a press briefing of a recent UN study on the trafficking
of sexual organs.

The Washington Bureau will also be covering:

-The Senate Finance Committee will vote on the approval of “America’s Healthy Future Act.”

-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), holds a news conference to discuss health insurance reform for young adults.

-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), holds a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

-Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz), delivers the closing keynote address for Hispanic Month.

-The American Civil Liberties Union holds a briefing on “Crack Cocaine Sentencing: Exploring and Examining the Issues.”

-A protest by pro-life activists against Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s abortion policies.

- A symposium on “Dignity and Choices: End-of-Life Advocacy.”

-Reform Immigration for America holds a vigil and rally for immigration reform.

-A conference call briefing witht the Sierra Club to launch a youth outreach campaign.

-The Coalition for an Accountable Recovery holds a conference call to discuss the “first quarterly round of spending data from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”

White House correspondent Victoria Jones is covering a briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs at the White House.

The Washington bureau will be covering:

- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Economic Policy Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Restoring Credit to Manufacturers.”

- Governor Bill Richardson, D-N.M., to give remarks on his recent trip to Cuba and his thoughts about U.S.-Latin American relations.

- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) holds a demonstration featuring two nude models showering and a banner that reads: “Clean Your Conscience: Go Vegetarian! 1 lb. of Meat = 6 Months of Showers.”

- The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) holds a discussion on “Traffic Jam: Gender, Labor, Migration and Trafficking in Dubai,” with Pardis Mahdavi, fellow at WWC and assistant professor of anthropology at Pomona College.

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering the White House press briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli will be covering the Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Maryland v. Schatzer.

The Washington Bureau will also be covering:

-Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. delivers remarks at a policy leadership forum on “The Perils of Energy Sprawl.

-Who Decides About War holds a rally in front of the White House to deliver a letter to President Obama and request a meeting “calling for withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

-DC Vote holds an advocacy day event to “allow D.C. voting rights supporters to demand the vote for D.C. and educate Congress about the danger of the proposed gun amendment to the D.C. Voting Rights Act.

-The Campaign for Community Change (CCC); the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR); the NAACP National Voter Fund; and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) hold a news conference to “mobilize the nation’s 100 million people of color for a final push in support of universal heath care reform.

-The Council for American Medical Innovation holds a briefing on “Incentives for American Medical Innovation: Protecting America’s Greatest Innovators,” as a part of a three part series on “Achieving Recovery through Discovery.

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

-The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) holds a presentation to release and discuss the ISW’s second report on Afghanistan, “Securing Helmand: Understanding and Responding to the Enemy.”

-The International Spy Museum holds the launch of “Weapons of Mass Disruption,” a gallery on cyber security, that shows how “a team of cyber spies and saboteurs with armed weapons no more sophisticated than common laptops, can turn power lines into battle lines.”

-The Security for a New Century 111th Congress holds a discussion on “Iran: Post-Election Crisis and Future Implications.”
Participants: retired Central Intelligence Agency Officer Mark Fowler

-The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment President Andrew Krepinevich holds an online briefing, beginning at 10 a.m., on “U.S. Nuclear Forces: Meeting the Challenge of a Proliferated World.”

-The Christian Defense Coalition holds an event to erect a 100-foot image of the number 71, which represents the “percentage of people in a national Zogby poll that oppose taxpayer funded abortions.”

-A Joint Economic Committee full committee hearing on the employment situation for September.

-The Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) hosts a discussion on “Engaging China in New Energy Cooperation.”

-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell along with GOP Leadership holds a news conference to discuss the Democrats’ trillion dollar partisan health care proposal.

-Rep. Joe Courtney’s holds a conference call to discuss a letter he wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing a healthcare excise tax.

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

-The Senate Finance Committee’s markup of “The America’s Health Future Act.”
-A hearing on Afghanistan’s role in Pakistan.
-The “Mad as Hell Doctors” multi-city tour in a “care-a-van.”
-An Economic Policy Institute conference on potential job loss in light of climate control legislation.
-A briefing with House Majority Whip James Clyburn on “Why Rural America Needs Health Care Reform.”
-A news conference with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman on the future of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project

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

-General Ray Odierno testifies before the House Armed Services Committee.

-Senate Finance Committee holds a markup of “The America’s Health Future Act.”

-A House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Perspectives on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.”

-Sen. Sanders, Rep DeFazio deliver remarks on social security and medicare.

Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner will be on the first anniversary of Fox News Channel’s Strategy Room from 3:00-3:30 PM EDT.

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones will be covering a briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

The Washington Bureau will also be covering:

-Senate Finance Committee full committee markup of “The America’s Health Future Act.”

-Filmmaker Michael Moore; Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen; and Fred Redmond, Vice President of United Steelworkers deliver remarks at a news conference to “challenge President Obama and Democratic members of Congress to get tough on Health Care Reform.”

- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will hold a pen and pad session

-Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.; actress Sigourney Weaver and The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) holds a news conference calling for “protection of our seas from ocean acidification, including through a strong clean energy and climate bill, and funding for ocean acidification research.”

- Human Rights First holds a discussion on “Protecting America Post-Guantanamo,” focusing on “the national security benefits of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, and on the heated rhetoric and scare tactics that have shaped this debate in recent weeks.”

-Republican staff members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hold a briefing on the introduction of the “Boxer-Kerry Cap and Trade” bill.

-The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) holds a discussion on “Illegal, But Not Undocumented: Identity Theft, Document Fraud, and Illegal Employment.”

-Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., holds a pen and pad briefing on the 2010 Senate landscape.

-The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a full committee hearing on “The Administration’s Flu Vaccine Program: Health, Safety, and Distribution.”

-The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Final Breakthrough on the Billion Dollar Katrina Infrastructure Logjam: How is it working?”

The Washington Bureau is covering the following:

- The Senate Finance Committee continues its full committee markup of “The America’s Health Future Act.”

- “Islam on Capitol Hill” holds a Muslim prayer on the grounds of the Capitol

- Operation Save America holds a gospel proclamation and news conference to counter the “Islam on Capitol Hill” event.

- A House Financial Services Committee full committee hearing on “Oversight and Audit Issues at the Federal Reserve System,” and H.R.1207, the “Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009.”

- A Cato Institute briefing on “The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan.”

Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner will attending events surrounding the Clinton Global Initiative.

UN Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering the President’s speech and the protests over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit.

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

-Remarks from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on health care.

-A House Financial Services Committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on “The Administration’s Proposal for Financial Regulatory Reform.”

-A Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee full committee hearing on “Defense Contract Audit Agency: Who Is Responsible for Reform?”

-A Senate Judiciary Committee full committee hearing on “Reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act: Ensuring Liberty and Security.”

-A briefing with Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and John Kline (R-Minn.) on the “Iranian Demonstrator Crackdown.”

-A House Education and Labor Committee hearing on the “Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009.”

-House Energy and Commerce Committee full committee markup of a motion to instruct the chairman to transmit to the Committee on Rules additional recommended amendments for consideration in connection with H.R.3200, the “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.”

-House Financial Services Committee full committee hearing on “The Administration’s Proposals for Financial Regulatory Reform.”