CDC INVESTIGATING DEADLY RESPIRATORY ILLNESS IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA **

TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIED **

FIVE REMAIN HOSPITALIZED **

ALL WERE ADMITTED IN RECENT WKS WITH FEVER, COUGH AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH **

IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT'S CAUSING THE ILLNESS BUT SOME OF THE SEVEN PATIENTS ALSO **

AN EMERGENCY OFFICIAL SAYS OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS HIT HARD BY TORNADO HAD NO SAFE **

SEVEN CHILDREN DIED WHILE TAKING COVER IN ABOVE-GROUND CLASSROOMS **

MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE REPORTEDLY HAVE TORNADO SHELTERS **

THE STATE'S DIR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS IT'S UP TO EACH JURISDICTION **

FMR CONGRESSMAN ANTHONY WEINER LAUNCHES RUN TO BECOME NYC MAYOR **

THE DEM ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY ON YOUTUBE ALMOST TWO YRS AFTER RESIGNING **

WEINER SAYS HE'S LEARNED SOME "TOUGH LESSONS" AND HOPES HE GETS "A SECOND **

HIS CAMPAIGN PROPOSALS INCLUDE GIVING EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT A KINDLE **

CT TRAIN SERVICE RETURNS TO NORMAL FOLLOWING FRIDAY'S CRASH THAT INJURED **

A STRETCH OF TRACK NEAR BRIDGEPORT HAD TO BE REBUILT **

STATE LAWMAKERS PLAN TO HOLD HEARINGS ON THE COLLISION **

THEY SAY THE RAIL NETWORK IS IN NEED OF EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS **

STRONG CONSUMER DEMAND CAUSING U.S. AUTO MAKERS TO CUT BACK ON SUMMER **

THE TRADITIONAL TWO-WK BREAK IS BEING REDUCED OR COMPLETELY BYPASSED AT **

U.S. DEMAND FOR NEW CARS AND TRUCKS IS UP 7% THROUGH APRIL **

LAWMAKERS SEEK TO CURB MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT EPIDEMIC **

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton statement about Ambassador Susan Rice (interesting in that Sec Clinton does not suggest that Amb RIce is a victim or has been unfairly scrutinized)

(Note that the pic is one I took when I traveled to Afghanistan with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton)

Statement of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Ambassador Susan Rice has been an indispensable partner over the past four years. We worked closely together to secure tough new sanctions on Iran and North Korea, build an international coalition in Libya, and support the independence of South Sudan. From the National Security Council to the State Department to the United Nations, Susan has worked tirelessly to advance our nation’s interests and values. I am confident that she will continue to represent the United States with strength and skill.