Obama’s $3.7 Trillion Budget Calls for Military Spending Increases and Deep Cuts to Social Service Programs; Wisconsin Governor Launches Attack on Public Sector Employees and Unions; Threatens to Deploy National Guard to Quell Labor Protests; Ecuadorian Court Orders Chevron to Pay $17 Billion for Oil Pollution in Amazon; EXCLUSIVE: Authorities Search and Copy U.S. Journalist’s Notes, Computer and Cameras After Returning from Haiti Reporting Trip.
Today’s Headlines
* Iran: Security Forces Violently Crackdown on Protesters
* Iranian Lawmakers Call for Execution of Opposition Leaders
* Two Demonstrators Die in Bahrain Protests
* U.S. Increases Aid to Yemen as Anti-Government Protests in Sana’a Intensify
* Egyptian Military Urges End to Protests, Labor Strikes
* Egypt Requests States Freeze Mubarak’s Funds
* Chevron Ordered to Pay Ecuador $8.5 Billion for Environmental Damages
* Italy’s Berlusconi to Stand Trial on Sex Charges
* House Votes to Extend Elements of PATRIOT Act
* Clarence Thomas Connected to Tea Party Funders
* BP Executive Resigned over Safety Protocols Before Spill