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Officials say US deaths expected from swine flu (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:59 PM PDT AP - The global swine flu outbreak worsened Tuesday as authorities said hundreds of students at a New York school have fallen ill and federal officials said they expected to see U.S. deaths from the virus. Cuba suspended flights to and from Mexico, becoming the first country to impose a travel ban to the epicenter of the epidemic.

Specter shift puts Dems near filibuster-proof mark (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:24 PM PDT AP - Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate's defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities.

Senate confirms health secretary nominee (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 06:36 PM PDT AP - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won Senate confirmation Tuesday as the nation's health and human services secretary, thrusting her into the middle of a public health emergency with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans.

Congress looks to bolster Iran sanctions (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 06:16 PM PDT AP - Congress is taking up a bipartisan proposal which would give the Obama administration more leverage over Iran by toughening economic sanctions on foreign oil and shipping firms that aid Tehran.

Biden spoke with Specter 14 times (Politico) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 02:56 PM PDT Politico - In the Democratic Party’s courtship of Arlen Specter, no one may have played a bigger role than Vice President Joe Biden.

US rooting around for a new name for swine flu (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:38 PM PDT AP - Is the name swine flu hogwash?

White House will probe presidential plane PR stunt (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:35 PM PDT AP - The White House plans an inquiry into a low-flying photo shoot by a presidential plane that panicked New Yorkers and cost taxpayers $328,835. President Barack Obama said Tuesday it won't happen again.

Court: FCC 'fleeting expletive' rule OK — for now (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:28 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court deleted expletives left and right Tuesday in narrowly upholding a government policy that threatens broadcasters with fines over the use of even a single curse word on live television.

Specter's party switch rocks Pennsylvania politics (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:26 PM PDT AP - Sen. Arlen Specter's surprise defection to the Democratic Party scrambled the political calculus for both parties in next year's Pennsylvania Senate race.

Singer Tony Bennett wants pay for play on radio (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:22 PM PDT AP - Singer Tony Bennett says it's a crime that performers don't get paid by radio stations when their music is broadcast.

US Senator Specter switches parties, boosts Obama (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 06:53 PM PDT AFP - Senior Republican Senator Arlen Specter announced he was becoming a Democrat in a huge boost to President Barack Obama's ability to drive his audacious agenda through the US Congress.

Obama seeks $1.5 billion for swine flu as cases jump (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:55 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Tuesday for an additional $1.5 billion to fight swine flu as the confirmed caseload jumped to 65 people across six states in what doctors fear may become a pandemic.

Analysis: Specter leaves a shrinking GOP tent (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:22 PM PDT AP - With Sen. Arlen Specter's switch to the Democrats, the Republican Party is increasingly at risk of being viewed as a mostly Southern and solidly conservative party, an identity that might take years to overcome.

Senate studies options for health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:03 PM PDT AP - Doctors and hospitals would see big changes in how they're paid and what they're expected to do under proposals lawmakers will consider Wednesday as they narrow options for health care legislation.

Kan. gets new gov after Sebelius goes to HHS (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:43 PM PDT AP - Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, wooed from the Republican Party three years ago by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to become her running mate, became governor Tuesday when Sebelius resigned upon her confirmation as U.S. health and human services secretary.

Gov't to propose new rules on workplace safety (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:26 PM PDT AP - Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Tuesday that the government would soon propose new safety rules to protect workers from industrial dust that can cause explosions and a popcorn flavoring chemical linked to lung disease.

100 days on, Obama faces flurry of crises (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:18 PM PDT AFP - Barack Obama marks his first 100 days as US president on Wednesday with swine flu freshly embossed on a long list of domestic and foreign crises to trouble his nascent administration, but with a measure of good news from Congress.

US can't vouch for cancer assurances to Marines (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - In an about-face, the government Tuesday disavowed a 12-year-old federal report that found little or no cancer risk for adults who lived on a Marine base where drinking water was contaminated for three decades.

Sebelius wins Senate confirmation (Politico) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:07 PM PDT Politico - 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.

Democrats pushing through compromise budget plan (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 03:42 PM PDT AP - With unusual speed, President Barack Obama's allies in Congress are pushing through a compromise budget plan endorsing much of his ambitious agenda but falling short of his hopes for tax cuts and curbs on global warming.

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