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2:40 PM ET, May 3, 2009

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Mandy Locke / The Charlotte Observer:
Feds are looking at Edwards' campaign  —  RALEIGH Federal investigators are sifting through the records of money that helped John Edwards' presidential campaign to determine if any was used to keep quiet his affair with Rielle Hunter.  —  Edwards, a Democrat and former U.S. senator …
Discussion: The Note and Liberal Values
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Mike Baker / Associated Press:
Edwards acknowledges probe over campaign funds  —  RALEIGH, N.C. - Failed presidential candidate John Edwards, whose political action committee paid more than $100,000 to his mistress' company, acknowledged Sunday that federal investigators were looking into how he handled his campaign funds.
Discussion: Big Brass Blog
Mandy Locke / Raleigh News & Observer:
Mellon gave Edwards a boost  —  Feds probe whether nonprofit's money went to girlfriend  —  John Edwards marched toward the White House in 2006 seeking an arsenal of millions collected a little at a time.  —  He also gathered more ammunition, about $11 million, collected in larger chunks …
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Specter: ‘I Did Not Say I Am A Loyal Democrat’  —  Shortly after news leaked that Sen. Arlen Specter would be switching from the Republican to the Democratic Party, media reports quoted Specter telling President Obama he would be a “loyal Democrat” who would support his agenda:
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JSOnline:
GOP chairman Steele calls moderates to party at La Crosse convention  —  By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel  —  La Crosse - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele appealed to the political middle Friday to join his party but added that the party itself wouldn't moderate.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Specter: GOP moved ‘far to the right’  —  Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) said Sunday in his first TV interview since becoming a Democrat last week he had not promised to be “a loyal Democrat” and would lead a filibuster against his new party if he felt strongly enough about an issue.
Associated Press:
Jack Kemp, quarterback turned politician, dies  —  WASHINGTON - Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73.  —  Family spokeswoman Marci Robinson said Kemp died shortly …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Jack Kemp, all-star quarterback, politician, father, dead of cancer, 73
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy and The Page
Rory Cooper / The Foundry:
Heritage Foundation Mourns Loss of Former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp
Associated Press:
Former VP candidate, Bills QB Jack Kemp dies
Discussion: Power Line
Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Ex-Official Championed Housing, Tax Reforms
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and AmSpecBlog
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Assailin' Palin: Complaints deluge gov.  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's life has changed in a myriad of ways since she became the Republican vice presidential nominee last August, but one aspect of her newfound fame has been more bracing than the others: Since entering the national spotlight …
CNN:
Cantor: 'We've got a lot to learn' from Obama  —  (CNN) — House Minority Whip Eric Cantor tells CNN's John King that the GOP still has a lot to learn from President Obama.  —  “President Obama is a great communicator.  We understand that,” he said in an interview that aired on CNN's State of the Union Sunday.
Patrick Leahy / Boston Globe:
Lifting the Bush-era veil of secrecy  —  On US torture, we need to find out what happened - and why  —  THE OBAMA administration's decision to release more Bush-era memoranda, which sought to rationalize torture, shows that President Obama is following through on his promise to ban torture …
Discussion: Think Progress, Macsmind and The Swamp
Karen Ocamb / The Huffington Post:
President Obama - Give Us an LGBT Advocate  —  I didn't bother writing a story on President Obama's first 100 Days.  Other than a few appointments, there wasn't much to write about from an LGBT perspective.  —  So my heart quickened when I heard him talk about picking a replacement …
Washington Times:
Pelosi confronts justice  —  Laws apply to lawmakers, too  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working to buffer lawmakers from federal investigators.  This is a bad idea.  Special legal protections for politicians encourage unethical conduct.  —  Irvin B. Nathan, general counsel of the House …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Christine Simmons / Associated Press:
Obamas take a walk, holding hands in the evening  —  WASHINGTON - The first couple took full advantage of the cool spring night.  —  After a date night out on Saturday evening, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama decided to take a stroll when their motorcade arrived back at the White House.
 
 
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