this just in, to cnn, david s. broder, a columnist for the washington post and one of the most respected writers on national politics has died. he was nicknamed the dean of the press corps. he won a pulitzer for the coverage of the watergate scandal that led to richard m. nixon s resignation. he died today in arlington, sla, from diabetes complications. starting with the attacks in libya ps a civil war. gadhafi s forces appear to be advancing on the eastern oil city of ras lanuf. a steady barrage of rockets and artillery from the city of ben jawad. they are not relenting. many are still in the city battling it out to keep gadhafi from crushing any part of the