by Keith Koffler on February 19, 2011, 11:34 am

First Lady Michelle Obama is on “a private family trip” in Colorado where she is skiing with daughters Sasha and Malia, according to an administration official.

Biden, wife spending holiday weekend in Fla. Keys

Associated Press - February 18, 2011 9:24 AM ET

KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is spending the President's Day holiday weekend in the Florida Keys.

Bahrain royal family orders army to turn on the people

Bahrain's ruling family has defied mounting international criticism by ordering the army to turn on its people for the first time since pro-reform demonstrations erupted five days ago.

As protesters attempted to converge on Pearl Roundabout, a landmark in the capital Manama that has become the principal rallying point of the uprising, soldiers stationed in a nearby skyscraper opened fire.

Since they took to the streets, Bahrain's protesters have come to expect violence and even death at the hands of the kingdom's security forces. At least five people were killed before yesterday's protests.

But this was on a different scale of magnitude.

As they drew near, they were met first with tear gas and then with bursts of live ammunition.

G20 Leaders Voice Worry on Trade

By LIZ ALDERMAN

Published: February 18, 2011

PARIS — With the world’s economies moving at two different speeds, fast-growing developing countries are luring money at a pace that, if left unchecked, could set the stage for future problems, the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said Friday.