Congress Pressing for Action in Middle East, What Action is Under Debate

All of Washington has been largely in reactionary mode when it comes to the dramatic events unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa in 2011. This week in Congress, however, a number of members started the push for a more proactive U.S. strategy that engages the pro-democracy movements there. I wrote a couple of stories about the debates on Capitol Hill regarding our response to the upheaval, which were -- ta daaa -- posted on our free Web site, Congress.org. You can read them in their entirety here:

Push for Pro-Democracy Funding Greeted With Questions on Costs

Senators Question 'No Fly' Zone in Libya

These issues aren't going away, I'm sure there will be more to write about -- and share -- in the coming weeks.