Our views: Battling swine flu Oct 29, 2009
More proof of the diseases deadly nature hit home locally Oct. 13, when Port St. John resident James Jeffords, 51, became the third Brevardian to die of complications related to swine flu. H1N1 infections have led to 15 hospitalizations on the Space Coast so far. (Florida Today)
The Bench in Purgatory Oct 27, 2009
after Senator James Jeffords left the Republican Party in May 2001. One might expect that Obama would have a much easier time getting his nominees confirmed than Bush. (Slate)
Swine flu kills space, nature fan Oct 24, 2009
One of the things James Jeffords of Port St. John loved most about the Florida county he was raised in was nature: He was a gardener who loved to fish at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ... James Jeffords, who had a lung condition, called his wife from work on Sept. 16 and complained of a fever, Rebecca Jeffords said ... James Jeffords, who was born in Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Florida Today)
Algorithm Charts Evolution Of Genetic Networks During Fruit Fly Life Cycle Jun 25, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2009) A new algorithm developed by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists has revealed for the first time how genetic networks in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, evolve during the insect's life cycle. Scientists have known that the relationships between fruit fly genes change over time, but existing experimental approaches can not capture the details of those changes as they occur. (Science Daily)
Specter no shoo-in for Dems May 5, 2009
Arlen Specter: no shoo-in for Democrats. Search post-gazette NOW. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Courage, and the lack of it May 3, 2009
When Vermont Senator James Jeffords defected from the GOP in 2001, Specter blasted his perfidy, and said senators should be barred from changing parties in midsession. As recently as two weeks ago, he assured voters that he wouldn't do such a thing. (Boston Globe)
Most Party Switchers In Senate? Republicans Apr 30, 2009
James Jeffords, of Vermont Republican, 1989-2001 Independent, 2001-2007. Sen. (KSBW 8, CA)
Senate party switchers since 1900 Apr 30, 2009
James Jeffords of Vermont. Jeffords infuriated GOP leaders in 2001 when he became an independent, saying the party had become too conservative for him. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
