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Shirley Sherrod, the "former Agriculture Department employee who was shown in an edited video making what appeared to be racist remarks," when she instead was talking about racial reconciliation, "has sued the conservative blogger who posted the video that led to her dismissal," the Associated Press writes.

Two bills were introduced last week pushing for stronger privacy protections online. At the same time, Web browsers are rolling out new features to give consumers more control over what advertisers know about you. Julia Angwin, a technology editor at the Wall Street Journal, offers her insight.

President Obama presented his 2012 budget on Monday. Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, offers his insight on the budget proposal.

President Obama's budget fell on Capitol Hill with a hard thud. In these cash-strapped times, just about everyone agrees some budget-cutting is needed, so few lawmakers are standing up to cheer for his spending plan. Generally though, Democrats agreed with its priorities, and Republicans, especially those in charge of the House, did not.

Melissa Block and Michele Norris read from listeners' e-mails about the interview with Rep. Rich Nugent of Florida, who's forgoing federal health insurance; as well as response to our Egypt coverage.