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May 1, 2009 -- Supreme Court Justice Souter to Retire (Jan Crawford Greenburg, Ariane de Vogue)http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/SCOTUS/story?id=7477791&page=1

POTUS Gets to Pick a Supreme (Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller)http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/05/potus-gets-to-p.html

Souter Out - Sotomayor In? (George Stephanopoulos)http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/05/souter-out---so.html

With a Supreme Court Vacancy Imminent, GOP Searches For Judiciary Leader - Hatch Not Interested (Z. Byron Wolf)http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/05/with-a-supreme.html

Hatch to Specter: I Want My Money Back (David Chalian)http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/05/hatch-to-specte.html

Coming Up on 'This Week' - Judiciary Committee Debate (George Stephanopoulos)http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/05/coming-up-on-th.html

Stress Test Results Coming Thursday (Matthew Jaffe)http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/05/stress-test-res.html

Republican Party Identity Crisis (Rick Klein)http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7472912&page=1

Mark Penn: No Edwards Could Have Meant 'Different Outcome' (Kate Snow and Rick Klein) http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/05/mark-penn-no-ed.html

Fidel Castro Sports a U.S. Flag Pin: Exclusive Photos (Jim Avila and Kirit Radia)http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7476053&page=1

First Lady Sports a Pair of Pricey Kicks (Karen Travers)http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/05/first-lady-spor.html

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