Obama Discusses International Cooperation In this weekend's YouTube address, President Obama discusses the importance of international cooperation for problems such as the economic crisis, nuclear proliferation, disease and other issues:"These are challenges that no single nation, no matter how powerful, can confront alone. The United States must lead the way," said Obama. "But our best chance to solve these unprecedented problems comes from acting in concert with other nations."Pawlenty Talks Taxes In RNC YouTube In this week's RNC YouTube address, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty uses the weekend before tax day as an occasion to discuss the tax burdens faced by families and businesses:"I urge President Obama and the Democrat-led Congress to let hardworking American families keep more of what they earn by cutting taxes and reining in spending. It's just common sense," said Pawlenty. "I'm sure you will agree, especially on April 15th when your taxes are due."No Obama Or Biden Events Today Neither President Obama nor Vice President Biden have any public events scheduled for today. Obama will be attending Easter services tomorrow at church that has not yet been publicly disclosed, while Biden will be celebrating Easter at the Naval Observatory.AP: Obama Filling Positions Quickly, But Still Has Hundreds Of Openings The Associated Press looks at the Obama administration's pace of filling important federal government positions: "After a spurt of recent activity that followed a problem-plagued start, Obama is outpacing George W. Bush and Bill Clinton on appointments. But Obama, like his two immediate predecessors, is bogged down in a system that has grown increasingly cumbersome over the years. And he's added tougher-than-ever background checks and ethics rules."Anti-Stimulus Governors Slowly Backing Down In Face Of Reality Ben Smith examines the paths taken by Mark Sanford, Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal -- three GOP governors whoa re potential 2012 presidential candidates, and who have resiste...

The president invokes his trip and the Jewish and Christian holidays in his weekly address this weekend to urge global cooperation.Points to economy, climate change, nukes: "These are challenges that no single nation, no matter how powerful, can confront alone."Click above to watch. Read transcript here.