Libyan rebel forces flooded into the capital of Tripoli last night, battling with loyalists to Col. Moammar Gadhafi. The rebels captured two of Gadhafi's sons, including Seif al-Islam, the assumed heir-apparent. Civilians were celebrating in the streets over what may be the end of Gadhafi's 42 years in power of Libya. In an official White House statment last night, President Obama said "The surest way for the bloodshed to end is simple: Moammar Gadhafi and his regime need to recognize that their rule has come to an end." 

When President Obama assumed office in January 2009, one of the many facets of his ambitious agenda was to "press the reset button" on relations with Russia. A year and a half later, the U.S. appears to have indeed pressed that button, and is seemingly on the path to forging the sort of closer relations with Russia that have eluded the president's predecessors. Obama and his Russian counterpart, President Dmitry Medvedev reportedly have a great deal of personal affinity for one another, so all eyes are on Medvedev as he visits the U.S. this week.

Russia says it is suffering from a "tsunami" of heroin flooding the country, and all of it is coming from the poppy fields of Afghanistan. Addicts and counter-narcotics officers in Russia want NATO to do more to stop the influx of the drug.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Moscow today on a two day visit to attend a meeting on the Middle East between the U.S., the EU, the UN, and Russia. Washington has demanded that Israel takes steps to demonstrate its commitment to the bilateral relationship and to the peace process. The visit is also an opportunity for bilateral discussions with Russia on a treaty to reduce nuclear stockpiles.

The grandson of infamous dictator Joseph Stalin has hauled a Russian newspaper into court alleging they defamed the reputation of the former Soviet leader. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was in the courtroom; he joins us with the details.

The crisis in the auto industry is not just taking it's toll on American brands. While the Saturn and Hummer maybe a thing of the past here, in Europe, Saab is at risk, and in Russia, the famed Lada car company may be at risk of going under entirely. And they haven't been able to pay their hockey team in three months. In fact, there is an entire city that depends on making the car mdash;it's home town of Togliatti in central Russia. For more, The Takeaway is joined by Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Moscow.

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