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9:10 AM ET, April 29, 2009

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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 …
Olympia Snowe / New York Times:
We Didn't Have to Lose Arlen Specter  —  IT is disheartening and disconcerting, at the very least, that here we are today — almost exactly eight years after Senator Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party — witnessing the departure of my good friend and fellow moderate Republican …
CNN:
Limbaugh to Specter: Please take McCain with you
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Specter and the Flat Tax
Glenn Thrush / Glenn Thrush's Blog:
Specter tried to block party switching
Discussion: Think Progress
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.
David P. Fidler / asil.org:
ASIL Insights  —  The Swine Flu Outbreak and International Law  —  A new swine influenza virus is causing outbreaks in humans in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and the virus has possibly spread to other countries.  This outbreak has alarmed public health officials …
Discussion: SF Appeal
Andie Coller / The Politico:
Dems put swine flu to good use
Discussion: The Swamp and Macsmind
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
With Eye on Industry, Ag Secretary Stops Calling Outbreak ‘Swine Flu’
Discussion: MyDD and Perez Hilton
Declan McCullagh / CBS News:
DHS Sets Guidelines For Possible Swine Flu Quarantines
Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story and Associated Press
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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 …
Michelle Malkin:
100 Days of the Poser Presidency  —  My syndicated column commemorates Barack Obama's 100 days with the Scare Force One story as a take-off point.  Imagine if this fiasco had happened under George Bush's watch.  It would have made the Left's incessant carping over the “fake plastic turkey …
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Swamp
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CNN:   HHS secretary confirmed in midst of outbreak
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Electric Cars — Not Ready to Roll  —  General Motors has announced a plan to stave off bankruptcy that includes cutting 21,000 jobs, reducing its dealer network and eliminating its Pontiac division.  “I'm a believer in dealing with reality,” GM chief executive Fritz Henderson said.
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 …
Discussion: Buck Naked Politics and Macsmind
 
 
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Dave McNary / Variety:
SAG ad pact ballots out Thursday
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Bill Vlasic / New York Times:
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Adam Doster / Progress Illinois:
Manzullo On Waterboarding: “Apparently Doesn't Work,” “More Torture Than Not”
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Bush-era endangered species rule revoked
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