April 30, 2009 – New York (apj.us) – As I was taking in a concert at Zankel Hall, NPR broke the news that Justice David Souter is planning to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term; MSNBC picked up more details on the impending retirement…
Our picks for Thursday must-reads:
• Mr. Calm: President Obama displayed a reassuring competence at "100 days" presser• Full Transcript -- “Legal Rationales” for Torture Memos Were “a Mistake” -- State's Secrets Privilege Is Too Broad -- Obama Stands By Need for Public Option in Health Reform -- “I Believe Waterboarding Is Torture”• Senate Joins House in Approving Obama's Budget Outline• U.S. House passes "hate crime" bill that Bush opposed and Budget (with No GOP Votes)• Spanish Judge Opens Gitmo Torture Investigation
More below the fold...
No more Patriot Act, FISA's dead, unions for workers, and no more illegal wars, says Michael Collins. That's what Arlen and Al will deliver with that magic 60 votes. It's Party time!
Our picks for Wednesday must-reads:
• Sen. Arlen Specter joins Democratic Party -- Democrats Are Poised to Hold a Powerful 60-Seat Majority -- Specter will run as a Democrat in 2010 -- Steele: Specter 'flipped the bird' at GOP• Kathleen Sebelius Confirmed as Health And Human Services Secretary -- Team Obama reverses Bush rule on wildlife impacts• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects State Secrets Overreach -- Supreme Court Upholds Expletive Ban, Scalia Cites Hollywood• Conyers, Nadler request special prosecutor on torture -- Joseph Wilson Sees Iraq-Torture-Plame Mega-Scandal
Many Republicans are upset that Arlen Spector left the Republican Party…
