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3:15 AM ET, May 3, 2009

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Associated Press:
Jack Kemp, former quarterback and VP nominee, dies  —  WASHINGTON - Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described “bleeding-heart conservative,” died Saturday.  He was 73.  —  Kemp died after a lengthy illness, according to spokeswoman Bona Park …
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Associated Press:
AP Top News at 10:42 p.m. EDT  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described “bleeding-heart conservative” died Saturday.  His spokeswoman Bona Park and longtime friend and former campaign adviser Edwin J. Feulner confirmed that Kemp died after a lengthy illness.
Fox News:
Jack Kemp, Former GOP VP Candidate and Quarterback, Dies at 73  —  WASHINGTON — Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described “bleeding-heart conservative,” died Saturday.  He was 73.  —  Kemp died after a lengthy illness …
Adam Clymer / New York Times:
Jack Kemp, Star on Field and in Politics, Dies at 73  —  Jack Kemp, the former football star turned congressman who with an evangelist's fervor moved the Republican Party to a commitment to tax cuts as the central focus of economic policy, died Saturday evening at his home in Bethesda, Md. He was 73.
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Corky Boyd / Island Turtle:
White House uses strong arm tactics to extort concessions from lenders
GayPatriot:
As Leftists Mock and Belittle Carrie PrejeanShe Becomes More Popular Than They Can Possibly Imagine  —  Welcome Instapundit Readers!!  —  To see just how far discourse on controversial social issues has declined in our culture, all you need do is watch a few liberals take on Carrie Prejean …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
David Shuster destroys NOM's Brian S. Brown over their misleading ad against gay marriage  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  David Shuster exposed the distortions being used by NOM's Brian S. Brown over the issue of gay marriage.
Annys Shin / Washington Post:
U.S. Workers' Wages Stagnate As Firms Rush to Slash Costs  —  In December, Timothy Owner, a trombone player with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, called his landlord to tell her he might have trouble paying rent around May.  He and the orchestra's 53 other full-time members …
Patterico's Pontifications:
Latest Copyright Thug: Perez Hilton  —  Perez Hilton is the latest thug to use a bogus copyright claim to get an embarrassing video removed from YouTube.  —  The video in question was produced by the National Organization for Marriage, a group that opposes gay marriage.
Discussion: Redhot
CNN:
Bob Barr: GOP in ‘very deep trouble’  —  (CNN) — Former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr said Saturday it's hard to “overestimate the damage” that's been inflicted on the Republican Party — not only with this week's defection of Sen. Arlen Specter, but also the “lack of any coherent philosophy, vision or leadership.”
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
The Huffington Post:
Ben Nelson Plans To Oppose Public Health Plan  —  Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Friday that he will oppose legislation that would give people the option of a public health insurance plan.  The move puts him on the opposite side of two-thirds of Americans.  —  A poll released this week …
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Jason Rosenbaum / NOW! Blog:
Ben Nelson bows to the insurance industry
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Profiles in Courage  —  I continue to feel that the House GOP's impressive level of partisan unity hasn't been explored to the extent that it should.  You often hear it explained with reference to the fact that most members have uncompetitive, very conservative districts.  Which is true enough.
Discussion: Eunomia and MoJo Blog Posts
Mark Tapscott / www.washingtonexaminer.com:
President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Others Owe 1.2 Million Tea Party Patriots Apology  —  The following statement was issued this afternoon by Jenny Beth Martin and theTea Party Patriots, a national organizing effort created following the April 15 Tea Party protests:
Discussion: GayPatriot and Cold Fury
Atrios / Eschaton:
Recast  —  I do worry that our policymakers think the foreclosure problem underlying the financial crisis is basically over.  If so, they're wrong.  Very wrong.  —  Tanta, who is sadly no longer with us, in an old post reminds me to use the correct terminology to describe the problem.
BBC:
Swine flu spread ‘not sustained’  —  There is no evidence of the swine flu virus spreading in a sustained way outside North America, a top World Health Organization official says.  —  Dr Michael Ryan, WHO Director of Global Alert and Response, praised European nations' handling of cases and said events did not seem out of control.
Discussion: Don Surber
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Alexandra Olson / Associated Press:   Mexico swine flu deaths ebb — but caution urged
 
 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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