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Nuclear Energy Lobbyists Scramble On Capitol Hill
CNN reports: “Lobbyists for the nuclear energy industry rushed to Capitol Hill Monday to try to reassure members of Congress and their aides who are deeply concerned about the nuclear crisis in Japan, and what it could mean for nuclear energy in the U.S.”

Obama’s Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the presidential daily briefing at 10 a.m. ET. Obama will be interviewed at 11:25 a.m. ET by radio stations KOAT Albuquerque, KDKA Pittsburgh and WVEC Hampton Roads, on education reform. Obama and Biden will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. ET. Obama will meet student finalists of the Intel Science Talent Search 2011 competition at 1:45 p.m. ET. He will meet with senior advisers at 2 p.m. ET. Obama and Biden will meet at 4:30 p.m. ET with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and meet at 5:30 p.m. ET with the Combatant Commanders. At 7 p.m. ET, the President and First Lady will host a dinner for the Combatant Commanders and their spouses, and the Vice President and Dr. Biden will also attend.

House Vote Will Paper Over Splits On Funding
Reuters reports: “The House of Representatives is likely to pass yet another in a series of stopgap spending bills on Tuesday to keep the government running, as both Republicans and Democrats try to move on to address longer-term fiscal problems. ‘We hope this will be the last time we have to engage in any stopgap measures,’ House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told reporters on Monday. ‘We would like to see this resolved.'”

GOP Leaders Face Revolt Within Ranks On Continuing Resolution
Roll Call reports: “Republican Party leaders in both chambers are facing a mini-revolt among freshmen and conservatives over the three-week spending bill that they negotiated with Senate Democrats. The fight over funding the budget for the rest of the year has dragged on so long without a deal that conservatives in both chambers appear to have had just about enough, with a growing trickle of lawmakers willing to risk a government shutdown instead of voting for another short-term measure.”

Budget Stalemate Leaves Chaos At Many Agencies
The New York Times reports: “Unsure from week to week how much money Congress will provide them as the two parties battle over the budget for the rest of this year, federal officials say many agencies have been operating in chaos, confusion and uncertainty. Officials at various agencies have frozen hiring, canceled projects, delayed contracts, reduced grants and curtailed training, travel and upgrades in information technology.”

Social Security Reform Splits White House Political, Economic Teams
The Hill reports: “Social Security reform is splitting President Obama’s economic and political advisers. Obama is being pulled in opposite directions by those whose priorities are fiscal and those whose No. 1 concern is electoral…The political team is winning the argument so far, but internal debate rages at the White House as Republicans in Congress insist sweeping efforts to restore government finances must include Social Security reform.”

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