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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney barely survived the briefing today. CBS' Chip Reid was clearly fed up watching the administration do nothing about Libyan atrocities while claiming they were responding with "unprecedented" speed. Today the clock ran out on the White House and their dithering was exposed. Q On no-fly zone, what exactly is the U.S. -- the administration's position before the Security Council? MR. CARNEY: Our position, Chip, remains that we are evaluating a number of options, military options, including -- Q But a decision has to be made now. MR. CARNEY: -- including a no-fly zone. We...

A month into reviewing U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, President Obama appears to be operating in an increasingly narrowing space between reality on the ground in Afghanistan, and political camps in Washington, with pressure closing in from all sides. Leading one camp is Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who is urging the president to make a decision on strategy in Afghanistan as soon as possible, and follow the recommendations laid out by Gen. Stanley McChrystal in his Aug. 30 assessment on how to succeed in Afghanistan, (snip) On the other side is Vice President Joe Biden, who reportedly favors a counterterrorism strategy...