Recently, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele announced that he will run for reelection to his post, despite his rocky first term. Former RNC Political Director Gentry Collins announced that he will challenge Steele in his reelection bid, and joined C‑SPAN’s Newsmakers to explain what qualities he would bring to the office.

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On the Communicators, Gigi Sohn of the consumer group Public Knowledge and Dean Garfield of the Information Technology Industry Council give their perspectives on the FCC’s adoption of new “net neutrality” rules.

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Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Rose Gottemoeller briefed the press via teleconference on the ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the Russian Federation. 

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• Census Bureau Director Robert Groves
• Eric Hall, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, President  & CEO
• Michael Niemira, International Council of Shopping Centers, Chief Economist & Director of Research

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Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Philip Crowley conducts a daily briefing at the State Department.  Mr. Crowley made remarks about the upcoming Senate vote on the START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, the U.N. resolution calling on Iran to respect its human rights obligations and the situation in the Ivory Coast surrounding recent elections.  He then responded to questions from reporters.

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The latest government measure of U.S. economic growth showed today that the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) registered a 2.6% percent increase. This is a figure analysts see as an indication of moderate economic growth.

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Brookings Institution’s Michael O’Hanlon offered recommendations on how the Defense Department can cut its annual budget by 10 percent or $60 billion by modernizing U.S. weapons and reducing U.S. ground forces once the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have ended. He discussed his new Foreign Policy paper, “Defense Budgets and American Power” at an event hosted at The Brookings Institution.   Other speakers include Brookings Senior Fellow Robert Kagan and Former Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Alice Rivlin, who was also a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, and co-chair, with former Senator Pete Domenici, of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Debt Reduction Task Force.

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Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan opened the daily White House press briefing by speaking with reporters about the country's readiness to prevent potential terrorist attacks over the holiday season.  Press Secretary Robert Gibbs then responded to questions about the nation's security, President Obama's signing of the bill that repeals "Don't Ask, Don't Tell,"  and other issues.

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The Atlantic Council hosted a discussion on the major forces shaping the politics and economics of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The panelists include three scholars who focus their studies on South Asia, as well as a Pakistani security and defense analyst who runs that country’s largest private security firm.

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• David Wasserman, Cook Political Report, House Editor
• Ray Walser, Heritage Foundation, Latin America Senior Policy Analyst
• Joseph Cirincione, Author, “Bomb Scare: The History & Future of Nuclear Weapons” & Ploughshares Fund, President

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