• Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.

• At a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire yesterday, President Obama complained about opposition scare tactics against a proposed health care overhaul, but said failing to fix the problems in the current system would be the scariest outcome of all.

• A hostile crowd shouted questions and made angry statements yesterday at a town hall meeting on health care in Pennsylvania led by Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA). At one point, Specter shouted into his microphone that demonstrators disrupting the proceedings would be thrown out.

• Under criticism for appearing extravagant, the House of Representatives is dropping a plan to make the Pentagon buy more civilian-style jets than it requested. The jets would have been used to transport D.C. officials, including members of Congress.

• Former White House adviser Karl Rove was deeply involved in the firing of a U.S. attorney in New Mexico, according to White House e-mails and transcripts of closed-door testimony released yesterday.

• Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about President Obama’s overseas trip, climate change, and the future of the auto industry.

• CNN’s Paul Begala calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about Obama’s overseas trip, the president’s economic plan, the fight between Rove and Biden, and pirates.

• U.S. Navy snipers opened fire and killed three pirates holding an American captain at gunpoint, delivering the skipper unharmed and ending a five-day high-seas hostage drama on Easter Sunday. Capt. Richard Phillips is resting comfortably after a medical exam. He had been tied up inside a lifeboat for most of the ordeal.

• President Obama twice authorized the military to use force to rescue the U.S. captain who was being held by Somali pirates. In a statement, Obama said, “I share the country’s admiration for the bravery of Capt. Phillips and his selfless concern for the crew. His courage is a model for all Americans.”

• President Obama and his family took communion yesterday as they celebrated Easter at St. John’s Episcopal Church in their first public worship service since the inauguration. Every president since James Madison has attended services at St. John’s, located across from the White House.

• The Obamas now have a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog named Bo. It was given to the Obama girls as a gift from Sen. Ted Kennedy.

• Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) calls in at 7:06am Pacific to talk about the omnibus spending bill and earmarks.

• Karl Frisch with Media Matters for America calls in at 8:06am Pacific to talk about their monitoring of Rush Limbaugh and his diatribes of hate.

• Two Senate Dems, Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, urged President Obama yesterday to veto a $410 billion spending bill and said they are going to vote against it, criticizing it for its cost and for including too many personal pet projects.

• The Obama administration’s foreclosure prevention program was launched yesterday. It calls for companies to help as many as 4 million struggling borrowers by modifying loans so housing payments are no more than 31% of monthly gross income, and it will allow some to refinance into lower-cost loans even if they have little or no equity.

• Former White House political adviser Karl Rove and counsel Harriet Miers have agreed to face questions from Congress about allegations of improper political influence in the Justice Department. Both will give depositions to investigators from the committee, and claims of privilege will be “significantly limited.”

• Former first lady Barbara Bush underwent heart surgery yesterday in Texas. She is said to be “fine” and “awake” today.