Cost: Ridge Candidacy Could be Significant Trouble for Specter

May 6, 2009

Quinnipiac released a poll yesterday showing Tom Ridge running just a few points behind Arlen Specter in a hypothetical match-up. Importantly, the results also showed Specter below 50%. Today, Chris Cillizza reports that Ridge is interested in running (h/t Tom Bevan):

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Swine Flu Epidemic Has Cost Mexico Billions

May 6, 2009

MEXICO CITY (AFP) – Mexico said on Tuesday the swine flu epidemic had ravaged the country’s vital tourism industry and cost its economy billions as it looked to reopen shuttered businesses after a five-day shutdown.

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Senate Democrats Deny Specter Committee Seniority

May 6, 2009

The Senate dealt a blow tonight to Sen. Arlen Specter’s hold on seniority in several key committees, a week after the Pennsylvanian’s party switch placed Democrats on the precipice of a 60-seat majority.

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Ponzi: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Arlen Specter

May 6, 2009

Ross Douthat makes some sensible arguments in yesterday’s NYTimes about why the exit of Arlen Specter from the Republican stage is not especially lamentable. Yes, we’ll sometimes miss his vote. But his vote was hardly a reliable one and, I’m sure, the Dems will find him an equally unreliable ally. The trouble with Specter is […]

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'We Face a Common Threat': White House to Push Afghanistan and Pakistan to Fight Islamists

May 6, 2009

In trilateral meetings tomorrow, President Obama will pressure both Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to work more intensely and cooperatively to fight al Qaeda and other extremists, administration sources say.

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Georgia Reportedly Foils "Russia-backed Coup" on Eve of NATO Exercises

May 6, 2009

Georgia claimed today to have foiled a Russian-backed plot to stage a military coup on the eve of joint exercises with Nato troops. An Interior Ministry spokesman announced that the special services had uncovered a plot to topple the Government involving a former high-ranking officer at the Defence Ministry.

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Miss USA Carrie Prejean's Scantily Clad Pics Cause a Ruckus: Would People Care if it Was Marisa Miller?

May 6, 2009

When I got up this morning, I discovered I had gotten 500 hits in the 8 a.m. hour, and thought I’d been Instalanched or Malkinlanched or something. Instead, I discovered there was a sudden spurt of Googling for nude photos of Carrie Prejean.

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Klein: But…Why Did Arlen Specter Become a Democrat if He Didn't Agree With Us?

May 6, 2009

“I did not say I would be a loyal Democrat,” insisted Arlen Specter on Meet the Press. “I did not say that.” And it’s true, he didn’t say that. But people about to compete in a Democratic primary in a blue state tend not to spend a lot of time trumpeting what loyal Democrats they […]

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Board Ties at Apple and Google Scrutinized by Regulators

May 6, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Trade Commission has begun an inquiry into whether the close ties between the boards of two of technology’s most prominent companies, Apple and Google, amount to a violation of antitrust laws, according to several people briefed on the inquiry.

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Why European Fans Stand Up at Sporting Events While Lazy Americans Sit on Their Butts

May 6, 2009

In the U.S., go to almost any professional sporting event and look in the stands — just about everyone sits. But at soccer matches throughout the world, many fans prefer to stand. The tradition of standing is so entrenched that games like Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal at London’s Emirates stadium often elicit battles between […]

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