More than 400 schools closed, 161 US flu cases (AP)

President Barack Obama meets with members of this cabinet including, from left, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates,  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - President Barack Obama voiced hope Friday that the swine flu virus will run its course "like ordinary flus" as officials reported more than two dozen new cases and scores more schools shut down.