The Morning Briefing
February 8th, 2012
07:45 AM ET

The Morning Briefing

The 1600 Report's daily roundup of what the White House is reading this morning online and in the papers:

'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says amid shelling in Homs (CNN.com)

Five things we learned from Tuesday's Santorum sweep (CNN.com)

Another Campaign for Sale (NYTimes)

Capitol Assets: Some legislators send millions to groups connected to their relatives (Washington Post)

Divided court rejects Proposition 8 (LATimes)

POTUS meets with Senate Dems today–payroll tax talk breakdown sure to be a hot topic
February 8th, 2012
07:33 AM ET

POTUS meets with Senate Dems today–payroll tax talk breakdown sure to be a hot topic

The president has no on-camera events today–but to be a fly on the wall when he meets this afternoon with the Democratic Senate caucus-as talks on extending the payroll tax cut have broken down this week-deja vu!

10:30AM        THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing/ Oval Office/ Closed Press

11:00AM        THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors/ Oval Office/ Closed Press

2:00PM           THE PRESIDENT attends the Democratic Senate Caucus Retreat Nationals Park/ Closed Press

4:00PM           THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Secretary of State Clinton/ Oval Office/ Closed Press

Briefing Schedule

 12:45PM         Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney


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