The Libyan government has called an immediate cease-fire in the face of the imminent threat of international military intervention. Plus: Mounting worries in Japan after last week’s earthquake and tsunami and the suddenly less important budget battle on Capitol Hill are part of the discussion on this week’s “Left, Right & Center.”

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