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• Rosie O’Donnell calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about the showcase of her artwork at The Wentworth Gallery in Boca Raton, Florida beginning Friday.
• Rob Riggle of “The Daily Show” calls in at 8:30am Pacific to promote his gig at The Improv in Irvine, CA this weekend.
• President Obama today embarks on a trip to Mexico, then continuing on to other Latin American countries, where he said he seeks to engage in talks with the region’s leaders. Obama recently announced a crackdown on border violence and on the smuggling of cash and weapons into Mexico.
• President Obama touted his tax cut yesterday as an important component of his plan to right the U.S. economy and put working families on a more prosperous path. Conservatives were trying to paint Obama as a tax-raiser through “tea party” protests held throughout the nation yesterday.
• Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security Secretary, said yesterday that her department will never monitor ideology or political beliefs, responding to criticism of a recent report on right-wing extremist groups. “We must protect the country from terrorism whether foreign or homegrown and regardless of the ideology that motivates its violence,” she said.
• The crew of the Maersk Alabama returned to the United States this morning, a week after their ordeal off the coast of Somalia. They were greeted at 1am Eastern by several dozen family members at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
