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Mitchell: Obama Administration Committed To Palestinian State
George Mitchell, the White House Special Envoy on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, said today after meeting with Palestinian officials that Washington is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state, saying that Obama considered it “the only viable resolution to this conflict…for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states.” He also said the Administration will be seeking “prompt resumption and early conclusion” of peace talks.

Obama’s Day Ahead
President Obama will have lunch with Vice President Biden at 12 p.m. ET. At 4 p.m. ET, Obama will meet with Sec. of the Treasury Tim Geithner. At 4:45 p.m. ET, Obama and Biden will meet with with Sec. of State Hillary Clinton.

Biden’s Day Ahead
Vice President Biden is having breakfast at the Naval Observatory today with Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke. He will have lunch with President Obama at 12 p.m. ET. In the afternoon, he will host conference calls with mayors and governors from across the country to discuss stimulus implementation. Afterwards, he will rejoin President Obama to meet with Sec. of State Hillary Clinton at 4:45 p.m. ET.

Sotomayor Meeting More Senators Today
Sonia Sotomayor will be on Capitol Hill today, meeting with the following Senators: Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Sam Brownback (R-KS); Kent Conrad (D-ND); Russ Feingold (D-WI); John Kerry (D-MA); Carl Levin (D-MI); Joe Lieberman (ID-CT); Blanche Lincoln (D-AR); and Jim Webb (D-VA).

White House To Seek New Executive Pay Regulations
The Obama Administration reportedly plans to roll out new regulations on executive pay for Wall Street, possibly as soon as today. Sec. of the Treasury Tim Geithner will be meeting today to discuss new policies with SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro, Federal Reserve Governor Dan Tarullo and executive pay experts

GOP Sen. Thune: Sotomayor Vote Might Not Happen Until September
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) told CNN Radio yesterday that he thinks a vote on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court might not occur until September. “I don’t think there is any rush, only because the new court doesn’t open until October,” said Thune, a further sign that Republicans could try to delay the process.

D.C. Vote Bill Indefinitely Postponed
Roll Call reports that D.C. voting rights advocates have indefinitely postponed a bill to grant the district a full vote in the House of Representatives, due to an inability to strip out an amendment to overrule the city’s gun laws. “As a result of there not being a consensus, I don’t think we’re going to be able to move the bill at this point,” said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD).

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