on capitol hill, they re trying to avoid a government shutdown. house republicans want to cut more than $60 billion from the budget. members of the tea party or at the capitol this afternoon and they want to hit the number and don t want anything less. the tea party patriots rallied outside the capital. potential presidential candidates michele bachman was among them. in libya government leaders outlined the strategy to decrease their involvement in the conflict. but authorization has been given for secret operations on the ground. it appears at least publicly that the u.s. is stepping back a bit in its role regarding libya because nato forces officially took over today. but behind the scenes, the u.s. may be digging in even deeper. another day of difficult battles in libya meant challenging ones here in washington as well. top military officials were grilled by lawmakers, mad they were not asked to sign off on a libyan plan and worried about an escalation. there will