Robertson to step down as Regent University president
Regent University president Robert L. Robertson will resign effective July 1 2010 after leading the Christian school since 2000. He will remain chancellor and on the board as a search committee names a replacement for fall 2010. The university has more than 4 500 students on campus and online and Robertson also founded the Christian Broadcasting Network.
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Flu deaths likely in U S rise to sixty four across states
Officials said 64 deaths were unlikely this season with cases rising. U S doctors warned some deaths may occur. Richard Besser of the CDC and Janet Napolitano cautioned the public as 64 confirmed cases spread across five states including New York and California amid hospitalizations and school closures.
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Specter Switches to Democrat Narrowing Senate Gap
Sen Arlen Specter announced he will switch from Republican to Democrat reducing the Senate to 59 Democrats and signaling a shift in party control. The move follows polling that feared a Toomey primary challenge and reflects Specter's long standing swing vote role amid Pennsylvania's partisan realignment.
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Supreme Court lets FCC fine fleeting expletives in broadcast
The Supreme Court by 5-4 upholds FCC authority to regulate fleeting expletives though stops short of ruling on First Amendment ban. The decision sends the issue back to the 2nd U S Circuit Court of Appeals with Fox Television Stations as the target. Justices Stevens Ginsburg Souter Breyer dissented.
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White House to investigate terror inducing photo op
The White House will probe a low flying photo shoot by a presidential plane over New York that panicked workers near the Hudson. President Obama called it a mistake and said it will not happen again. Officials withheld details on costs and audience for the publicity flight.
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