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PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post - April 29
29 Apr 2009 04:23:27 GMT
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WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on April 29. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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A 5-year-old boy from La Gloria, Mexico, who got sick in late March, has been identified as the earliest confirmed case of the deadly swine flu sweeping through Mexico and other parts of the world.

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As the U.S. government embarks on becoming the controlling shareholder of some of the country's major corporations, the Obama administration insists its goal is to fix them, not run them.

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In the first 100 days of his presidency, Barack Obama's bold agenda to reshape the country's domestic and foreign policies has gotten off to a tense start.

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Admitting that he did not believe he could win reelection as a Republican next year. Sen. Arlen Specter joined the Democrats, abandoning the Republican Party that he says has become too conservative for a moderate.


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