Today's Headlines -- Monday

• Libyan rebels close on key Gadhafi stronghold (AP)
• More radioactive water spills at Japan nuke plant (AP)
• Consumer spending and incomes rose in February (AP)
• Obama to lay out his case on Libya to nation (AP)
• Eyewitness: Gunfire, tear gas in Syrian city (AP)
• Time short, tempers flare in budget showdown (AP)
• Emails: Insiders worried over political 'meddling' (AP)
• Nickelodeon launches anti-bullying campaign (AP)
• Frenchman begins climbing world's tallest tower (AP)
• Truly mad March: Unthinkable foursome heading to Houston (AP)
• Rebels push west before Libya crisis talks (Reuters)
• Obama faces challenge of defining Libya strategy (Reuters)
• Syrian forces fire to disperse Deraa protest (Reuters)
• Highly radioactive water leaks from Japanese nuclear plant (Reuters)
• Reuters journalists freed in Syria (Reuters)
• Consumer spending up, inflation accelerates (Reuters)
• Army says Mubarak, family forced to stay in Egypt (Reuters)
• Egypt confirms to hold national election in September (Reuters)
• Libyan rebels brought up short, Sirte blasted by NATO jets (AFP)
• Plutonium found in soil at Japan nuclear plant: operator (AFP)