President Obama’s 99th day will be busy.

1. Pakistan takes on Taliban in district of Buner - Pakistan gov’t says the Taliban’s attempts at expansion of control will “not be allowed.”  The Taliban took this land last week.  What changed over the last seven days?  (From the NY Times, and Frontline)

2. Swine Flu… you can’t stop it, you can only hope to contain it – WHO raises pandemic alert level to 4.  6 is what it tops out at.  There is “sustained human-human transition.”  (From Time.com)

3. Air Force One Buzzes Manhattan a Few times… people get freaked out -
And that’s understandable.  New Yorkers are somewhat aware of huge jets flying low over their city.  When the Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, doesn’t even get to know that this is going to go down, you might want to re-think the level of necessity of the “photo op.”  How come nobody knew?  Well…  you can’t give the exact location of Air Force One for security reasons.  The solution to this?  Photo-shop.  You don’t need to take this photo right now.  (From the London Times)

4. No you can’t say “F*ck” on Live TV Not even once.  On “accident.” - Supreme Court rules that the FCC can attempt to fine broadcasters even if the swear word was a “Fleeting Expletive,” and is said only once.  Here’s the deal:
- Broadcasters:  Get a delay system.  Nothing should be broadcast without a 10 second delay at the national level.
- FCC: lighten up.
- Society: They’re just words.  And words that really don’t mean much.  Someone who uses profanity is loudly displaying that they’re not intelligent enough to convey emotion/conviction/or grab attention without using a verbal crutch.  So, ignore em’.  They’re only dirty words because you react like they’re dirty words.
Bottom line:  This is all a huge f#cking load of bullsh*t…  (From ABC MotherF%cking News.com)

5. Welcome to day 99 – First 100 days of the Obama administration almost complete.  Just a reminder folks:  a Presidential Administration is not like “Crusin’ USA.”  Hitting a checkpoint (1:36) doesn’t extend your participation time.  Oh, and here’s his schedule for today. 
(From the Washington Post and CBS News)