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William Kristol / PostPartisan:
Good News for Republicans! — On May 24, 2001, I wrote an op-ed for The Post in the wake of Vermont Sen. James Jeffords's party switch. I argued that the switch, which cost Republicans control of the Senate, could well turn out to be good for President Bush.
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Newt Gingrich / Washington Post:
Arlen Specter's Switch — The Post asked politicians, former officials and others about the Pennsylvania senator's defection from the Republican Party. — Former Republican speaker of the House — Arlen Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party in name as he left it in spirit …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Defection reshapes Senate — Sen. Arlen Specter stunned Capitol Hill on Tuesday by switching parties and bringing Senate Democrats within one seat of a filibuster-proof majority. — Specter's move shocked and angered Republicans, while Democrats rejoiced and contemplated a Congress …
Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner:
Specter on Jeffords — When Jim Jeffords became an “Independent” in 2001, Specter wasn't happy. He said, “I intend to propose a rule change which would preclude a future recurrence of a Senator's change in parties, in midsession, organizing with the opposition, to cause the upheaval which is now resulting.”
CNN:
Limbaugh to Specter: Please take McCain with you — (CNN) — Conservative host Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday he isn't sorry to see Arlen Specter leave the GOP — and that many Republicans wish the Pennsylvania senator would take a few others with him when he goes.
Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Two Republicans blame conservatives — Two leading Republicans say Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to become a Democrat highlights the hostility moderates feel from an increasingly conservative GOP. — “You haven't certainly heard warm encouraging words about how [the GOP] views moderates …
The Huffington Post:Snowe: GOP Has Abandoned Principles; Specter Switch “Devastating”
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:What Specter's switch says about him, the Democrats and our political spectrum
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:Specter Speaks, Defends Decision to Leave Republican Party
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The New Majority:Another Triumph for the Club for Growth
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Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:Specter tried to block party switching
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Tabassum Zakaria / Reuters:
U.S. officials want ‘swine’ out of flu name — Source: Reuters — What's in a name? U.S. pork producers are finding that the name of the virus spreading from Mexico is affecting their business, prompting U.S. officials to argue for changing the name from swine flu.
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Doug Gross / CNN:
Regular flu has killed thousands since January — (CNN) — There had been no confirmed deaths in the United States related to swine flu as of Tuesday afternoon. But another virus had killed thousands of people since January and is expected to keep killing hundreds of people every week for the rest of the year.
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:With Eye on Industry, Ag Secretary Stops Calling Outbreak ‘Swine Flu’
Emily Kaiser / City Pages:Bachmann: ‘Interesting coincidence’ that Dems in power during swine flu outbreak
WCBS-TV:
FAA Memo: Feds Knew NYC Flyover Would Cause Panic — Threatened Federal Sanctions Against NYPD, Secret Service, FBI & Mayor's Office If Secret Ever Got Out — Furious Obama Apologizes: “It Will Never Happen Again” — CBS News Interactive: Sept. 11 And Since
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Bloomberg:
Obama Orders Review of New York Flight as Cost Put at $328,835 — President Barack Obama ordered a review of a publicity-photo shoot with one of the planes that serves as Air Force One that cost taxpayers $328,835 and caused a furor in New York City. — Obama said he wasn't informed …
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JammieWearingFool:
Wonderful: Feds Knew NYC Flyover Would Cause Panic, Proceeded Anyway — One of those rare times I'm in agreement with Chuckie Schumer. … The idea Obama had no knowledge of what was happening with his own plane is nonsense. It's just not plausible. — He deliberately allowed this to happen.
Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Sebelius wins Senate confirmation — Despite a filibuster threat from conservatives upset with her stance on abortion rights, Kathleen Sebelius won easy Senate confirmation to be Barack Obama's Health and Human Services secretary. — The vote was 65-31, with opposition coming mostly …
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Robert Pear / The Caucus:Senate Confirms Sebelius as Health Secretary
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Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Official Defends Signing Interrogation Memos — WASHINGTON — Judge Jay S. Bybee broke his silence on Tuesday and defended the conclusions of legal memorandums he had signed as a Bush administration lawyer that allowed use of several coercive interrogation practices on suspected terrorists.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Poll: Obama gets high marks for first 100 days — NBC/WSJ poll shows Obama's numbers are higher than Bush, Clinton — WASHINGTON - As he enters his 100th day in office, President Barack Obama enjoys higher marks from the American public than his most recent predecessors did at similar points …
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Dave McNary / Variety:
SAG ad pact ballots out Thursday — Commercials deal currently faces no opposition — In a quiet contrast to the contentiousness over the SAG feature-primetime contract, about 150,000 SAG and AFTRA members will begin receiving ratification ballots for the commercials pact Friday.
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Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
CNN's Rick Sanchez calls out DeMint's vapid talking point: ‘What the hell does that mean?’ — Today, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) appeared on CNN to talk about Sen. Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic party. Host Rick Sanchez asked DeMint about Specter's statement that the Republican party …
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