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• Shocking:: Obama Administration Denies Visas to Israeli Nuclear Scientists
  The Obama administration is now denying U.S. visas to Israeli scientists who work at that nation’s Dimona nuclear reactor. This startling reversal of traditional policy was reported April 7, 2010, in the Israeli website/newspaper NRG/Maariv (link to the original Hebrew here and to an exclusive Pajamas Media translation here).

  This could be yet another flashpoint in the increasingly sensitive relations between the administration, the American Jewish community, and Israel. The revelation in Maariv came only a day before the arrival in New York of Tariq Ramadan — controversial grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al Banna — whose visa was reportedly championed by Secretary of State Clinton. Yesterday as well, new rules disavowing the term “Islamic radicalism” were announced by Secretary of Defense Gates.
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  Uh Oh……..

  (tags: Israel barack_obama)
• Poll Watch: Democratic Party Image Drops to Record Low
  Americans' favorable rating of the Democratic Party dropped to 41% in a late March USA Today/Gallup poll, the lowest point in the 18-year history of this measure. Favorable impressions of the Republican Party are now at 42%, thus closing the gap between the two parties' images that has prevailed for the past four years.
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  A referendum on President Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Harry Reid
  (tags: democrats Polling)
• Shocker: Kate Gosselin Lands Another TV Series On TLC
  Had enough of Kate Gosselin yet? Too bad.

  The infamous mother of eight, who is currently searing our eyeballs with her excruciatingly bad performances on Dancing With the Stars, has just landed yet another TV series: Twist of Kate.

  The new series will profile real women in "challenging situations," whatever that means, with Kate in the role of … empathetic friend/host/parenting expert? Details are vague, but the series will air on Kate-friendly TLC, home to the now defunct Jon & Kate Plus 8.

  Kate has also signed on to star in several Kate Plus 8 specials featuring her home life with the Gosselin brood. We thought Jon had effectively killed any TV shows starring his children, but perhaps not.

  The 12 episodes are scheduled to begin airing this summer. Meantime, Jon is still suing Kate for being an absentee mom while she appears on Dancing With the Stars. Not to worry Jon, she can't possibly last much longer.
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  No and thank goodness.

  (tags: Kate_Gosselin)
• CA-Sen: Tom Campbell in Trouble
  While the new LAT/USC poll showed that Tom Campbell remains the nominal front-runner in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, the political landscape in the last two months of the campaign looks very treacherous for him for three key reasons:
  1.The National Organization for Marriage, a leader in the fight to pass Proposition 8, has targeted Campbell. The group has announced it is spending $300,000 on ads that call attention to his opposition to Prop. 8 and support for same-sex marriage, positions that are sharply at odds with most Republicans.
  2.The LAT poll shows that Carly Fiorina, Campbell’s chief rival, now holds a tiny lead, 30-to-28, among self described conservatives (who oppose gay marriage 70-to-22).
  3. Campbell’s first-quarter fund-raising was less than stellar. Having announced a primary goal of $7 million, Dudley managed to raise only $1.6 million in the first quarter, which put him way behind Fiorina
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  Enough said……
  (tags: tom_campbell carly_fiorina)
• PA-Sen Poll Watch: Pat Toomey Regains Lead in Pennsylvania
  A new Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania finds Pat Toomey (R) has moved ahead of Sen. Arlen Specter (D) in a seesaw race for U.S. Senate, 46% to 41%.

  Just a month ago, Specter held a seven point lead. The two men have swapped the lead by small margins since last fall.

  Said pollster Peter Brown: "A Toomey-Specter race could continue swinging back and forth until November because most voters won't begin to focus on it until after Labor Day. On paper, Sen. Specter is vulnerable in the general election because only 36 percent of voters say he deserves another term. But Toomey is so little known that the electorate is torn which way to go."
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  Pat Toomey will stay ahead in this race. Specter is too old and his party switch too mistrustful

  (tags: pat_toomey Arlen_Specter)

Yeah, Flap and his family will do the Revlon Run/Walk for Women on the same day as Team Carly but we both have the same goal – end women’s cancer.

Here is more about Carly Fiorina’s California Team:

Last February, I got the devastating news that 200,000 other Americans received last year: I had breast cancer. But thanks to the improved early detection and life-saving medical advances championed and supported by organizations like Susan G. Komen for the Cure, I can today count myself among our nation’s 2.5 million breast cancer survivors.

During my battle with breast cancer, I was touched by the kindness of many strangers. I met many inspiring people who have survived cancer and have rededicated themselves to a meaningful life afterward. Now, I have the opportunity to pay forward the hope and kindness others shared with me during some of my most difficult days.

Today, it’s my privilege to launch the “Carly for California Team.” Together, we will participate in the Susan G. Komen 2010 Sacramento Race for the Cure on May 8. It’s a 5k run/walk in our state’s capital city and a great event for the whole family…so get your running shoes on, and get ready!

Komen for the Cure was founded in 1982 by Nancy Brinker in fulfillment of her promise to her sister, Susan, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. Through events like the Sacramento Race for the Cure, the foundation has invested nearly $1 billion to that mission. In the Sacramento Valley region alone, Komen for the Cure has awarded grants totaling more than $6.8 million to fund innovative local outreach and awareness programs for medically underserved communities.

Frank and I are also honored to support this terrific organization by contributing to Circle of Promise, a movement committed to mobilizing the African American community to ensure women have access to the care they need, empowering them to take an active role in their health and in their communities and encouraging women to pursue early treatment for breast cancer.

I hope you will join me in supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure by clicking here to sign up to either join us on race day or, if you cannot participate, help support our team. Your donation is greatly appreciated.

So, Flap says join a team, run or walk and let’s make a difference on May 8th.

Looks like former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has either raised a boatload of cash or has written some checks to begin television ads so early.

Likely, it is both and although the ads will not be as numerous as Meg Whitman’s, they will certainly be more than Tom Campbell’s meager ad buys or Chuck DeVore’s radio only (cheaper) approach.