Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, calls in at 7:05am to discuss the poverty conference at the White House panel discussion on poverty reduction.
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) calls in at 7:30am to talk about President Obama’s first 100 days, the torture memos, Specter’s defection, the swine flu pandemic, passage of the budget.
Comedian Hal Sparks joins us in studio for the 8am hour to hang out and to promote his show at the Irvine, CA Improv tonight, and the Hollywood, CA Improv on Friday night.
Veteran GOP Sen. Arlen Specter disclosed plans yesterday to switch parties, bringing the Dems closer to the 60-vote supermajority they need to push President Obama’s agenda through the Senate. Specter called it a “painful decision,” and said he was disappointed by the reactions of his colleagues on the Right.
As he enters his 100th day in office today, more than 6 in 10 Americans approve of Obama’s job, nearly two-thirds view him favorably, and a majority believe he has gotten off to a solid start during his first three months on the job, according to a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll.
The toll from the swine flu epidemic appears to be stabilizing in Mexico, the health secretary said late last night, with only seven more suspected deaths. Cuba and Argentina became the first two countries to ban travel to and from Mexico outright. The first American death from swine flu, a Texas baby, was confirmed this morning.
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