It’s interesting to watch someone get to Condi. George Stephanopoulos said this is, “the first time anyone has gotten Rice on the record about the interrogation tactics since the Obama administration released the memos.”
Condi comes very close to losing it with this earnest, sincere student who should be outgunned by the former secretary of state. [...]

From Eurosurveillance (which explains the Eurocentricity):
Fifteen new cases of infection with the novel influenza virus A(H1N1)/Mexico have been confirmed in the European Union (EU) since 28 April, bringing the total number to 19: one case in Austria, three in Germany, 10 in Spain and five in the United Kingdom. In addition, two probable cases are [...]

Do you really believe that we lost 18- to 34-year-olds by 19 percent or we lost Hispanic voters because we are not conservative enough? No. This is a ridiculous line of thought. The truth is we lost young people because our Republican brand is tainted.
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted in the New York Times.

From ProMed:
Egypt began slaughtering the roughly 300,000 pigs in the country Wednesday [29 Apr 2009] as a precautionary measure against the spread of swine flu, even though no cases have been reported here yet, the Health Ministry said.
The move immediately provoked resistance from pig farmers. At one large pig farming center just north of Cairo, [...]

If you’re in South Florida this weekend, plan to attend the screening of the new documentary Out Rage at the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
From Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated) comes OUTRAGE, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians with appalling gay rights voting [...]

“He ought to do what he feels is right. I’m sure it was a difficult decision for him to make.”
— Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R), commenting on Sen. Arlen Specter’s party change, and possibly contemplating one of his own. Crist, who recently married New York socialite and Halloween costume designer Carole Rome, has long [...]

Get this: Something called the National Republican Senatorial Committee is running robo calls in Pennsylvania to “introduce” the newest Democrat in the Senate, Arlen Specter. Goofiest bit? They actually invoke the ghost of George W. Bush to smear the former Repug.
Here’s the script and audio:

You know, politics in America changes very quick. And I’m a big believer that things are never as good as they seem and never as bad as they seem. You’re talking to a guy who was 30 points down in the polls during a primary in Iowa. So I never, I don’t believe in crystal [...]

As noted previously, for the clearest, best-informed information on the Mexico influenza outbreak, we don’t listen to or read the mainstream media, we get it from a worldwide network of doctors and researchers. Here’s the latest from ProMed:
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[1] Some questions
Date: Tue 28 Apr 2009
From: Roger Morris
Some questions
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For those of us who are involved [...]

“Currently, women’s annual earnings are 78 percent of men’s earnings – or for every dollar a man earns, you earn 78 cents. Last year the figure was 77 cents – women gained one cent. Women face a wage gap at every educational level. Women of color are impacted even more. African-American women earned 30 percent [...]