the event has become a st. patrick s day tradition dating back to 1983 in the reagan administration. the president there with the irish prime minister edna kenny. the press shouting questions. not many answered before walk away. mr. president, what are you going to do next with the immigration thanks, everybody, appreciate it. all right. there you have it. the president heading back to the white house. speaking of the white house, we re standing by for the white house press briefing set to get under way just a few minutes from now. one topic sure to come up, the president s new $1.5 trillion budget proposal which he calls a blueprint to make america great again. a big feature of that budget plan, a $54 billion increase in u.s. defense spending, paid for by stripping money from 19 other
whether or not to realign with the russian federation has many on edge. from russia massive troops along the eastern border in at least three regions on thursday to german chancellor angela merkel warning russia that it risks, quote, massive economic and political consequences if it continues on to secretary of state john kerry meeting with russian foreign ministers sergei lavrov on friday where their talks broke down after five hours to president obama addressing the conflict in the region as he was meeting with irish prime minister edna kenny. we continue to hope that there s a diplomatic solution to the problem, but the united states and europe stand united, not only in its message about ukrainian sovereignty but there will be consequences if that sovereignty continues to be violated. u.s. officials have made clear they see no signs that the referendum vote could be postponed. it is now less than 16 hours to a vote that could have far reaching reap percussions and cons
not only this company, but this country. back to hardball, and the side show. first up, the luck of the irish. they were hosting edna kenny this week. president obama joked about a gift from his irish counter part. the topic? think birth certificate. on your behalf of your historic homecoming mr. president, it s my honor to present to you this formal
slate clean and starting over for the general election. listen to eric fernstrom. it s like a reset button, it s like a etch-a-sketch, you can shake it up and start again. so everything we heard from romney so far doesn t matter. we can just start over. that s what michael kinsley is a gaffe, when you tell the truth. romney said there will be organizational changes now, but the issues he is running on will be exactly the same. here is another challenge for republicans, some show they re losing ground among women. maybe that s because they re pushing new measures that restrict access to things like birth control and abortion. as we move toward the general election, president obama has a secret weapon, you re looking at it right now, and it is first lady michelle obama who is hitting the campaign trail for her husband, and the continuing coverage of trayvon martin, the unarmed african-american teenager shot and killed in florida. what happened in the final moments of his