Last week, I noted that various forms of the word "unexpected" almost inevitably appeared in news stories about unfavorable economic developments.

WASHINGTON -- MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says he'd own up if it were his. Jon Stewart says he doesn't remember his old friend being quite all that!

President Barack Obama has some explaining to do.

Thats what members of the U.S. House of Representatives think, voting 268-145 Friday on a nonbinding resolution asking Obama to provide justification for not seeking authorization by Congress for the use of military force in Libya.

Obama tasked U.S. forces with aiding the imposition of a no-fly zone in Libya in March, with the goal of protecting civilians there after a rebellion against dictator Moammar Gadhafi threatened to be overrun by his forces.

Florida's water-management districts are facing big revenue cuts, but the new leader of the state's largest system isn't sweating.

"There are a lot of inefficiencies," Melissa Meeker, executive director of the South Florida Water Management District, told the second annual Florida Water Forum in Orlando on Friday.

Pointing to a report released Friday showing the national unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent, Florida Republican Congressman Dennis Ross came out swinging at the White House, calling for House Republicans to play hardball with the Obama administration to get free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.