This week's top stories

A Friday roundup of top news stories:

1. The H1N1 "swine flu" has gone global.

2. Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed and sworn in as the secretary of Health and Human Services. Mark Parkinson was sworn in to replace her as governor of Kansas.

3. President Obama marked his 100th day in office.

4. Senator Arlen Specter from Pennsylvania announced that he would switch parties from republican to democrat. Specter was expected to loose the republican primary for his seat next year, and switched parties in an attempt to keep his job. This move will give Senate democrats a fillibuster-proof 60 seats when the dust settles in Minnesota.

5. The economy still sucks.