diff --git a/cmd/cloudcfg/cloudcfg.go b/cmd/cloudcfg/cloudcfg.go
index c27d7b26a9b..8675ebec7f4 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudcfg/cloudcfg.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudcfg/cloudcfg.go
@@ -147,15 +147,15 @@ func executeAPIRequest(method string, auth *kube_client.AuthInfo) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	s := cloudcfg.New(*httpServer, auth)
+	s := kube_client.New(*httpServer, auth)
 	r := s.Verb(verb).
 		Path("api/v1beta1").
 		Path(parseStorage()).
-		Selector(*selector)
+		ParseSelector(*selector)
 	if method == "create" || method == "update" {
 		r.Body(readConfig(parseStorage()))
 	}
-	obj, err := r.Do()
+	obj, err := r.Do().Get()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Got request error: %v\n", err)
 		return false
@@ -187,18 +187,16 @@ func executeControllerRequest(method string, auth *kube_client.AuthInfo) bool {
 		return flag.Arg(1)
 	}
 
+	c := kube_client.New(*httpServer, auth)
+
 	var err error
 	switch method {
 	case "stop":
-		err = cloudcfg.StopController(parseController(), kube_client.Client{Host: *httpServer, Auth: auth})
+		err = cloudcfg.StopController(parseController(), c)
 	case "rm":
-		err = cloudcfg.DeleteController(parseController(), kube_client.Client{Host: *httpServer, Auth: auth})
+		err = cloudcfg.DeleteController(parseController(), c)
 	case "rollingupdate":
-		client := &kube_client.Client{
-			Host: *httpServer,
-			Auth: auth,
-		}
-		err = cloudcfg.Update(parseController(), client, *updatePeriod)
+		err = cloudcfg.Update(parseController(), c, *updatePeriod)
 	case "run":
 		if len(flag.Args()) != 4 {
 			log.Fatal("usage: cloudcfg [OPTIONS] run <image> <replicas> <controller>")
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ func executeControllerRequest(method string, auth *kube_client.AuthInfo) bool {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error parsing replicas: %#v", err)
 		}
-		err = cloudcfg.RunController(image, name, replicas, kube_client.Client{Host: *httpServer, Auth: auth}, *portSpec, *servicePort)
+		err = cloudcfg.RunController(image, name, replicas, c, *portSpec, *servicePort)
 	case "resize":
 		args := flag.Args()
 		if len(args) < 3 {
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ func executeControllerRequest(method string, auth *kube_client.AuthInfo) bool {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error parsing replicas: %#v", err)
 		}
-		err = cloudcfg.ResizeController(name, replicas, kube_client.Client{Host: *httpServer, Auth: auth})
+		err = cloudcfg.ResizeController(name, replicas, c)
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/controller-manager/controller-manager.go b/cmd/controller-manager/controller-manager.go
index 7b24f1a4290..418a6aaba87 100644
--- a/cmd/controller-manager/controller-manager.go
+++ b/cmd/controller-manager/controller-manager.go
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ func main() {
 	// Set up logger for etcd client
 	etcd.SetLogger(log.New(os.Stderr, "etcd ", log.LstdFlags))
 
-	controllerManager := controller.MakeReplicationManager(etcd.NewClient([]string{*etcd_servers}),
-		client.Client{
-			Host: "http://" + *master,
-		})
+	controllerManager := controller.MakeReplicationManager(
+		etcd.NewClient([]string{*etcd_servers}),
+		client.New("http://"+*master, nil))
 
 	controllerManager.Run(10 * time.Second)
 	select {}
diff --git a/cmd/integration/integration.go b/cmd/integration/integration.go
index 9a5c49196c0..845b6363b3a 100644
--- a/cmd/integration/integration.go
+++ b/cmd/integration/integration.go
@@ -49,10 +49,7 @@ func main() {
 	}, "/api/v1beta1")
 	server := httptest.NewServer(apiserver)
 
-	controllerManager := controller.MakeReplicationManager(etcd.NewClient(servers),
-		client.Client{
-			Host: server.URL,
-		})
+	controllerManager := controller.MakeReplicationManager(etcd.NewClient(servers), client.New(server.URL, nil))
 
 	controllerManager.Run(10 * time.Second)
 
@@ -61,9 +58,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Wait for the synchronization threads to come up.
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 
-	kubeClient := client.Client{
-		Host: server.URL,
-	}
+	kubeClient := client.New(server.URL, nil)
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("api/examples/controller.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %#v", err)
diff --git a/cmd/localkube/localkube.go b/cmd/localkube/localkube.go
index 804e609ae3f..282ecb726a2 100644
--- a/cmd/localkube/localkube.go
+++ b/cmd/localkube/localkube.go
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ func api_server() {
 
 // Starts up a controller manager. Never returns.
 func controller_manager() {
-	controllerManager := controller.MakeReplicationManager(etcd.NewClient([]string{*etcd_server}),
-		client.Client{
-			Host: fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", *master_address, *master_port),
-		})
+	controllerManager := controller.MakeReplicationManager(
+		etcd.NewClient([]string{*etcd_server}),
+		client.New(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", *master_address, *master_port), nil))
 
 	controllerManager.Run(20 * time.Second)
 	select {}
diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index c51a877ab9a..3a67d898cdb 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -17,23 +17,20 @@ limitations under the License.
 package client
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 )
 
 // ClientInterface holds the methods for clients of Kubenetes, an interface to allow mock testing
 type ClientInterface interface {
-	ListPods(selector map[string]string) (api.PodList, error)
+	ListPods(selector labels.Selector) (api.PodList, error)
 	GetPod(name string) (api.Pod, error)
 	DeletePod(name string) error
 	CreatePod(api.Pod) (api.Pod, error)
@@ -50,6 +47,16 @@ type ClientInterface interface {
 	DeleteService(string) error
 }
 
+// StatusErr might get returned from an api call if your request is still being processed
+// and hence the expected return data is not available yet.
+type StatusErr struct {
+	Status api.Status
+}
+
+func (s *StatusErr) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Status: %v (%#v)", s.Status.Status, s)
+}
+
 // AuthInfo is used to store authorization information
 type AuthInfo struct {
 	User     string
@@ -59,34 +66,32 @@ type AuthInfo struct {
 // Client is the actual implementation of a Kubernetes client.
 // Host is the http://... base for the URL
 type Client struct {
-	Host       string
-	Auth       *AuthInfo
+	host       string
+	auth       *AuthInfo
 	httpClient *http.Client
 }
 
-// Underlying base implementation of performing a request.
-// method is the HTTP method (e.g. "GET")
-// path is the path on the host to hit
-// requestBody is the body of the request. Can be nil.
-// target the interface to marshal the JSON response into.  Can be nil.
-func (client Client) rawRequest(method, path string, requestBody io.Reader, target interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
-	request, err := http.NewRequest(method, client.makeURL(path), requestBody)
-	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
+// Create a new client object.
+func New(host string, auth *AuthInfo) *Client {
+	return &Client{
+		auth: auth,
+		host: host,
+		httpClient: &http.Client{
+			Transport: &http.Transport{
+				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+					InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
-	if client.Auth != nil {
-		request.SetBasicAuth(client.Auth.User, client.Auth.Password)
+}
+
+// Execute a request, adds authentication (if auth != nil), and HTTPS cert ignoring.
+func (c *Client) doRequest(request *http.Request) ([]byte, error) {
+	if c.auth != nil {
+		request.SetBasicAuth(c.auth.User, c.auth.Password)
 	}
-	tr := &http.Transport{
-		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
-	}
-	var httpClient *http.Client
-	if client.httpClient != nil {
-		httpClient = client.httpClient
-	} else {
-		httpClient = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
-	}
-	response, err := httpClient.Do(request)
+	response, err := c.httpClient.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -96,10 +101,34 @@ func (client Client) rawRequest(method, path string, requestBody io.Reader, targ
 		return body, err
 	}
 	if response.StatusCode < http.StatusOK || response.StatusCode > http.StatusPartialContent {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("request [%s %s] failed (%d) %s: %s", method, client.makeURL(path), response.StatusCode, response.Status, string(body))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("request [%#v] failed (%d) %s: %s", request, response.StatusCode, response.Status, string(body))
+	}
+	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusAccepted {
+		var status api.Status
+		if err := api.DecodeInto(body, &status); err == nil {
+			return nil, &StatusErr{status}
+		}
+		// Sometimes the server returns 202 even though it completely handled the request.
+	}
+	return body, err
+}
+
+// Underlying base implementation of performing a request.
+// method is the HTTP method (e.g. "GET")
+// path is the path on the host to hit
+// requestBody is the body of the request. Can be nil.
+// target the interface to marshal the JSON response into.  Can be nil.
+func (c *Client) rawRequest(method, path string, requestBody io.Reader, target interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	request, err := http.NewRequest(method, c.makeURL(path), requestBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	body, err := c.doRequest(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return body, err
 	}
 	if target != nil {
-		err = json.Unmarshal(body, target)
+		err = api.DecodeInto(body, target)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Failed to parse: %s\n", string(body))
@@ -108,143 +137,79 @@ func (client Client) rawRequest(method, path string, requestBody io.Reader, targ
 	return body, err
 }
 
-func (client Client) makeURL(path string) string {
-	return client.Host + "/api/v1beta1/" + path
-}
-
-// EncodeSelector transforms a selector expressed as a key/value map, into a
-// comma separated, key=value encoding.
-func EncodeSelector(selector map[string]string) string {
-	parts := make([]string, 0, len(selector))
-	for key, value := range selector {
-		parts = append(parts, key+"="+value)
-	}
-	return url.QueryEscape(strings.Join(parts, ","))
-}
-
-// DecodeSelector transforms a selector from a comma separated, key=value format into
-// a key/value map.
-func DecodeSelector(selector string) map[string]string {
-	result := map[string]string{}
-	if len(selector) == 0 {
-		return result
-	}
-	parts := strings.Split(selector, ",")
-	for _, part := range parts {
-		pieces := strings.Split(part, "=")
-		if len(pieces) == 2 {
-			result[pieces[0]] = pieces[1]
-		} else {
-			log.Printf("Invalid selector: %s", selector)
-		}
-	}
-	return result
+func (client *Client) makeURL(path string) string {
+	return client.host + "/api/v1beta1/" + path
 }
 
 // ListPods takes a selector, and returns the list of pods that match that selector
-func (client Client) ListPods(selector map[string]string) (api.PodList, error) {
-	path := "pods"
-	if selector != nil && len(selector) > 0 {
-		path += "?labels=" + EncodeSelector(selector)
-	}
-	var result api.PodList
-	_, err := client.rawRequest("GET", path, nil, &result)
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) ListPods(selector labels.Selector) (result api.PodList, err error) {
+	err = client.Get().Path("pods").Selector(selector).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
 // GetPod takes the name of the pod, and returns the corresponding Pod object, and an error if it occurs
-func (client Client) GetPod(name string) (api.Pod, error) {
-	var result api.Pod
-	_, err := client.rawRequest("GET", "pods/"+name, nil, &result)
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) GetPod(name string) (result api.Pod, err error) {
+	err = client.Get().Path("pods").Path(name).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
 // DeletePod takes the name of the pod, and returns an error if one occurs
-func (client Client) DeletePod(name string) error {
-	_, err := client.rawRequest("DELETE", "pods/"+name, nil, nil)
-	return err
+func (client *Client) DeletePod(name string) error {
+	return client.Delete().Path("pods").Path(name).Do().Error()
 }
 
 // CreatePod takes the representation of a pod.  Returns the server's representation of the pod, and an error, if it occurs
-func (client Client) CreatePod(pod api.Pod) (api.Pod, error) {
-	var result api.Pod
-	body, err := json.Marshal(pod)
-	if err == nil {
-		_, err = client.rawRequest("POST", "pods", bytes.NewBuffer(body), &result)
-	}
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) CreatePod(pod api.Pod) (result api.Pod, err error) {
+	err = client.Post().Path("pods").Body(pod).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
 // UpdatePod takes the representation of a pod to update.  Returns the server's representation of the pod, and an error, if it occurs
-func (client Client) UpdatePod(pod api.Pod) (api.Pod, error) {
-	var result api.Pod
-	body, err := json.Marshal(pod)
-	if err == nil {
-		_, err = client.rawRequest("PUT", "pods/"+pod.ID, bytes.NewBuffer(body), &result)
-	}
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) UpdatePod(pod api.Pod) (result api.Pod, err error) {
+	err = client.Put().Path("pods").Path(pod.ID).Body(pod).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
 // GetReplicationController returns information about a particular replication controller
-func (client Client) GetReplicationController(name string) (api.ReplicationController, error) {
-	var result api.ReplicationController
-	_, err := client.rawRequest("GET", "replicationControllers/"+name, nil, &result)
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) GetReplicationController(name string) (result api.ReplicationController, err error) {
+	err = client.Get().Path("replicationControllers").Path(name).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
 // CreateReplicationController creates a new replication controller
-func (client Client) CreateReplicationController(controller api.ReplicationController) (api.ReplicationController, error) {
-	var result api.ReplicationController
-	body, err := json.Marshal(controller)
-	if err == nil {
-		_, err = client.rawRequest("POST", "replicationControllers", bytes.NewBuffer(body), &result)
-	}
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) CreateReplicationController(controller api.ReplicationController) (result api.ReplicationController, err error) {
+	err = client.Post().Path("replicationControllers").Body(controller).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
 // UpdateReplicationController updates an existing replication controller
-func (client Client) UpdateReplicationController(controller api.ReplicationController) (api.ReplicationController, error) {
-	var result api.ReplicationController
-	body, err := json.Marshal(controller)
-	if err == nil {
-		_, err = client.rawRequest("PUT", "replicationControllers/"+controller.ID, bytes.NewBuffer(body), &result)
-	}
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) UpdateReplicationController(controller api.ReplicationController) (result api.ReplicationController, err error) {
+	err = client.Put().Path("replicationControllers").Path(controller.ID).Body(controller).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
-func (client Client) DeleteReplicationController(name string) error {
-	_, err := client.rawRequest("DELETE", "replicationControllers/"+name, nil, nil)
-	return err
+func (client *Client) DeleteReplicationController(name string) error {
+	return client.Delete().Path("replicationControllers").Path(name).Do().Error()
 }
 
 // GetReplicationController returns information about a particular replication controller
-func (client Client) GetService(name string) (api.Service, error) {
-	var result api.Service
-	_, err := client.rawRequest("GET", "services/"+name, nil, &result)
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) GetService(name string) (result api.Service, err error) {
+	err = client.Get().Path("services").Path(name).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
 // CreateReplicationController creates a new replication controller
-func (client Client) CreateService(svc api.Service) (api.Service, error) {
-	var result api.Service
-	body, err := json.Marshal(svc)
-	if err == nil {
-		_, err = client.rawRequest("POST", "services", bytes.NewBuffer(body), &result)
-	}
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) CreateService(svc api.Service) (result api.Service, err error) {
+	err = client.Post().Path("services").Body(svc).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
 // UpdateReplicationController updates an existing replication controller
-func (client Client) UpdateService(svc api.Service) (api.Service, error) {
-	var result api.Service
-	body, err := json.Marshal(svc)
-	if err == nil {
-		_, err = client.rawRequest("PUT", "services/"+svc.ID, bytes.NewBuffer(body), &result)
-	}
-	return result, err
+func (client *Client) UpdateService(svc api.Service) (result api.Service, err error) {
+	err = client.Put().Path("services").Path(svc.ID).Body(svc).Do().Into(&result)
+	return
 }
 
-func (client Client) DeleteService(name string) error {
-	_, err := client.rawRequest("DELETE", "services/"+name, nil, nil)
-	return err
+func (client *Client) DeleteService(name string) error {
+	return client.Delete().Path("services").Path(name).Do().Error()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/client/client_test.go b/pkg/client/client_test.go
index bbdf20edf32..080c83d5d57 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package client
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -37,8 +36,8 @@ func makeUrl(suffix string) string {
 }
 
 func TestListEmptyPods(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request:  Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/pods"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/pods"},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: api.PodList{}},
 	}
 	podList, err := c.Setup().ListPods(nil)
@@ -46,8 +45,8 @@ func TestListEmptyPods(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestListPods(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/pods"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/pods"},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200,
 			Body: api.PodList{
 				Items: []api.Pod{
@@ -75,8 +74,8 @@ func validateLabels(a, b string) bool {
 }
 
 func TestListPodsLabels(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/pods", Query: url.Values{"labels": []string{"foo=bar,name=baz"}}},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/pods", Query: url.Values{"labels": []string{"foo=bar,name=baz"}}},
 		Response: Response{
 			StatusCode: 200,
 			Body: api.PodList{
@@ -96,14 +95,14 @@ func TestListPodsLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	c.Setup()
 	c.QueryValidator["labels"] = validateLabels
-	selector := map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "name": "baz"}
+	selector := labels.Set{"foo": "bar", "name": "baz"}.AsSelector()
 	receivedPodList, err := c.ListPods(selector)
 	c.Validate(t, receivedPodList, err)
 }
 
 func TestGetPod(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/pods/foo"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/pods/foo"},
 		Response: Response{
 			StatusCode: 200,
 			Body: api.Pod{
@@ -122,8 +121,8 @@ func TestGetPod(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDeletePod(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request:  Request{Method: "DELETE", Path: "/pods/foo"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "DELETE", Path: "/pods/foo"},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200},
 	}
 	err := c.Setup().DeletePod("foo")
@@ -140,8 +139,8 @@ func TestCreatePod(t *testing.T) {
 			"name": "baz",
 		},
 	}
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request: Request{Method: "POST", Path: "/pods", Body: requestPod},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{Method: "POST", Path: "/pods", Body: requestPod},
 		Response: Response{
 			StatusCode: 200,
 			Body:       requestPod,
@@ -162,8 +161,8 @@ func TestUpdatePod(t *testing.T) {
 			"name": "baz",
 		},
 	}
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request:  Request{Method: "PUT", Path: "/pods/foo"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "PUT", Path: "/pods/foo"},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: requestPod},
 	}
 	receivedPod, err := c.Setup().UpdatePod(requestPod)
@@ -171,8 +170,8 @@ func TestUpdatePod(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetController(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/replicationControllers/foo"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/replicationControllers/foo"},
 		Response: Response{
 			StatusCode: 200,
 			Body: api.ReplicationController{
@@ -199,8 +198,8 @@ func TestUpdateController(t *testing.T) {
 			ID: "foo",
 		},
 	}
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request: Request{Method: "PUT", Path: "/replicationControllers/foo"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{Method: "PUT", Path: "/replicationControllers/foo"},
 		Response: Response{
 			StatusCode: 200,
 			Body: api.ReplicationController{
@@ -222,8 +221,8 @@ func TestUpdateController(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDeleteController(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request:  Request{Method: "DELETE", Path: "/replicationControllers/foo"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "DELETE", Path: "/replicationControllers/foo"},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200},
 	}
 	err := c.Setup().DeleteReplicationController("foo")
@@ -236,8 +235,8 @@ func TestCreateController(t *testing.T) {
 			ID: "foo",
 		},
 	}
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request: Request{Method: "POST", Path: "/replicationControllers", Body: requestController},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{Method: "POST", Path: "/replicationControllers", Body: requestController},
 		Response: Response{
 			StatusCode: 200,
 			Body: api.ReplicationController{
@@ -260,14 +259,14 @@ func TestCreateController(t *testing.T) {
 
 func body(obj interface{}, raw *string) *string {
 	if obj != nil {
-		bs, _ := json.Marshal(obj)
+		bs, _ := api.Encode(obj)
 		body := string(bs)
 		return &body
 	}
 	return raw
 }
 
-type Request struct {
+type testRequest struct {
 	Method  string
 	Path    string
 	Header  string
@@ -282,9 +281,9 @@ type Response struct {
 	RawBody    *string
 }
 
-type TestClient struct {
+type testClient struct {
 	*Client
-	Request  Request
+	Request  testRequest
 	Response Response
 	Error    bool
 	server   *httptest.Server
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ type TestClient struct {
 	QueryValidator map[string]func(string, string) bool
 }
 
-func (c *TestClient) Setup() *TestClient {
+func (c *testClient) Setup() *testClient {
 	c.handler = &util.FakeHandler{
 		StatusCode: c.Response.StatusCode,
 	}
@@ -306,14 +305,14 @@ func (c *TestClient) Setup() *TestClient {
 	}
 	c.server = httptest.NewTLSServer(c.handler)
 	if c.Client == nil {
-		c.Client = &Client{}
+		c.Client = New("", nil)
 	}
-	c.Client.Host = c.server.URL
+	c.Client.host = c.server.URL
 	c.QueryValidator = map[string]func(string, string) bool{}
 	return c
 }
 
-func (c *TestClient) Validate(t *testing.T, received interface{}, err error) {
+func (c *testClient) Validate(t *testing.T, received interface{}, err error) {
 	defer c.server.Close()
 
 	if c.Error {
@@ -354,8 +353,8 @@ func (c *TestClient) Validate(t *testing.T, received interface{}, err error) {
 }
 
 func TestGetService(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request:  Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/services/1"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/services/1"},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: &api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}}},
 	}
 	response, err := c.Setup().GetService("1")
@@ -363,8 +362,8 @@ func TestGetService(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCreateService(t *testing.T) {
-	c := (&TestClient{
-		Request:  Request{Method: "POST", Path: "/services", Body: &api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}}},
+	c := (&testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "POST", Path: "/services", Body: &api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}}},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: &api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}}},
 	}).Setup()
 	response, err := c.Setup().CreateService(api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}})
@@ -372,8 +371,8 @@ func TestCreateService(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUpdateService(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request:  Request{Method: "PUT", Path: "/services/service-1", Body: &api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}}},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "PUT", Path: "/services/service-1", Body: &api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}}},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: &api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}}},
 	}
 	response, err := c.Setup().UpdateService(api.Service{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "service-1"}})
@@ -381,8 +380,8 @@ func TestUpdateService(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDeleteService(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &TestClient{
-		Request:  Request{Method: "DELETE", Path: "/services/1"},
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "DELETE", Path: "/services/1"},
 		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200},
 	}
 	err := c.Setup().DeleteService("1")
@@ -390,17 +389,51 @@ func TestDeleteService(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMakeRequest(t *testing.T) {
-	testClients := []TestClient{
-		{Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/good"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 200}},
-		{Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/bad%ZZ"}, Error: true},
-		{Client: &Client{Auth: &AuthInfo{"foo", "bar"}}, Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/auth", Header: "Authorization"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 200}},
-		{Client: &Client{httpClient: http.DefaultClient}, Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/nocertificate"}, Error: true},
-		{Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/error"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 500}, Error: true},
-		{Request: Request{Method: "POST", Path: "/faildecode"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: "aaaaa"}, Target: &struct{}{}, Error: true},
-		{Request: Request{Method: "GET", Path: "/failread"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: "aaaaa"}, Target: &struct{}{}, Error: true},
+	testClients := []testClient{
+		{Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/good"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 200}},
+		{Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/bad%ZZ"}, Error: true},
+		{Client: New("", &AuthInfo{"foo", "bar"}), Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/auth", Header: "Authorization"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 200}},
+		{Client: &Client{httpClient: http.DefaultClient}, Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/nocertificate"}, Error: true},
+		{Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/error"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 500}, Error: true},
+		{Request: testRequest{Method: "POST", Path: "/faildecode"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: "aaaaa"}, Target: &struct{}{}, Error: true},
+		{Request: testRequest{Method: "GET", Path: "/failread"}, Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: "aaaaa"}, Target: &struct{}{}, Error: true},
 	}
 	for _, c := range testClients {
 		response, err := c.Setup().rawRequest(c.Request.Method, c.Request.Path[1:], nil, c.Target)
 		c.Validate(t, response, err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDoRequestAccepted(t *testing.T) {
+	status := api.Status{Status: api.StatusWorking}
+	expectedBody, _ := api.Encode(status)
+	fakeHandler := util.FakeHandler{
+		StatusCode:   202,
+		ResponseBody: string(expectedBody),
+		T:            t,
+	}
+	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
+	request, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/foo/bar", nil)
+	auth := AuthInfo{User: "user", Password: "pass"}
+	c := New(testServer.URL, &auth)
+	body, err := c.doRequest(request)
+	if request.Header["Authorization"] == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Request is missing authorization header: %#v", *request)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Unexpected non-error")
+		return
+	}
+	se, ok := err.(*StatusErr)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected kind of error: %#v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(se.Status, status) {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected status: %#v", se.Status)
+	}
+	if body != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected nil body, but saw: '%s'", body)
+	}
+	fakeHandler.ValidateRequest(t, "/foo/bar", "GET", nil)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudcfg/request.go b/pkg/client/request.go
similarity index 50%
rename from pkg/cloudcfg/request.go
rename to pkg/client/request.go
index cea3d98a0a3..a8ad1da0bbc 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudcfg/request.go
+++ b/pkg/client/request.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package cloudcfg
+package client
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -26,50 +26,58 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 )
 
 // Server contains info locating a kubernetes api server.
 // Example usage:
 // auth, err := LoadAuth(filename)
-// s := New(url, auth)
-// resp, err := s.Verb("GET").
-//	Path("api/v1beta1").
+// c := New(url, auth)
+// resp, err := c.Verb("GET").
 //	Path("pods").
 //	Selector("area=staging").
 //	Timeout(10*time.Second).
 //	Do()
 // list, ok := resp.(api.PodList)
-type Server struct {
-	auth   *client.AuthInfo
-	rawUrl string
-}
-
-// Create a new server object.
-func New(serverUrl string, auth *client.AuthInfo) *Server {
-	return &Server{
-		auth:   auth,
-		rawUrl: serverUrl,
-	}
-}
 
 // Begin a request with a verb (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
-func (s *Server) Verb(verb string) *Request {
+func (c *Client) Verb(verb string) *Request {
 	return &Request{
 		verb: verb,
-		s:    s,
-		path: "/",
+		c:    c,
+		path: "/api/v1beta1",
 	}
 }
 
+// Begin a POST request.
+func (c *Client) Post() *Request {
+	return c.Verb("POST")
+}
+
+// Begin a PUT request.
+func (c *Client) Put() *Request {
+	return c.Verb("PUT")
+}
+
+// Begin a GET request.
+func (c *Client) Get() *Request {
+	return c.Verb("GET")
+}
+
+// Begin a DELETE request.
+func (c *Client) Delete() *Request {
+	return c.Verb("DELETE")
+}
+
 // Request allows for building up a request to a server in a chained fashion.
+// Any errors are stored until the end of your call, so you only have to
+// check once.
 type Request struct {
-	s        *Server
+	c        *Client
 	err      error
 	verb     string
 	path     string
-	body     interface{}
+	body     io.Reader
 	selector labels.Selector
 	timeout  time.Duration
 }
@@ -83,8 +91,8 @@ func (r *Request) Path(item string) *Request {
 	return r
 }
 
-// Use the given item as a resource label selector. Optional.
-func (r *Request) Selector(item string) *Request {
+// Parse the given string as a resource label selector. Optional.
+func (r *Request) ParseSelector(item string) *Request {
 	if r.err != nil {
 		return r
 	}
@@ -92,6 +100,15 @@ func (r *Request) Selector(item string) *Request {
 	return r
 }
 
+// Use the given selector.
+func (r *Request) Selector(s labels.Selector) *Request {
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return r
+	}
+	r.selector = s
+	return r
+}
+
 // Use the given duration as a timeout. Optional.
 func (r *Request) Timeout(d time.Duration) *Request {
 	if r.err != nil {
@@ -109,16 +126,33 @@ func (r *Request) Body(obj interface{}) *Request {
 	if r.err != nil {
 		return r
 	}
-	r.body = obj
+	switch t := obj.(type) {
+	case string:
+		data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(t)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.err = err
+			return r
+		}
+		r.body = bytes.NewBuffer(data)
+	case []byte:
+		r.body = bytes.NewBuffer(t)
+	default:
+		data, err := api.Encode(obj)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.err = err
+			return r
+		}
+		r.body = bytes.NewBuffer(data)
+	}
 	return r
 }
 
-// Format and xecute the request. Returns the API object received, or an error.
-func (r *Request) Do() (interface{}, error) {
+// Format and execute the request.
+func (r *Request) Do() Result {
 	if r.err != nil {
-		return nil, r.err
+		return Result{err: r.err}
 	}
-	finalUrl := r.s.rawUrl + r.path
+	finalUrl := r.c.host + r.path
 	query := url.Values{}
 	if r.selector != nil {
 		query.Add("labels", r.selector.String())
@@ -127,32 +161,50 @@ func (r *Request) Do() (interface{}, error) {
 		query.Add("timeout", r.timeout.String())
 	}
 	finalUrl += "?" + query.Encode()
-	var body io.Reader
-	if r.body != nil {
-		switch t := r.body.(type) {
-		case string:
-			data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(t)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			body = bytes.NewBuffer(data)
-		case []byte:
-			body = bytes.NewBuffer(t)
-		default:
-			data, err := api.Encode(r.body)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			body = bytes.NewBuffer(data)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(r.verb, finalUrl, r.body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Result{err: err}
+	}
+	respBody, err := r.c.doRequest(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		if statusErr, ok := err.(*StatusErr); ok {
+			// TODO: using the information in statusErr,
+			// loop querying the server to wait and retrieve
+			// the actual result.
+			_ = statusErr
 		}
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(r.verb, finalUrl, body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	str, err := doRequest(req, r.s.auth)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return api.Decode([]byte(str))
+	return Result{respBody, err}
+}
+
+// Result contains the result of calling Request.Do().
+type Result struct {
+	body []byte
+	err  error
+}
+
+// Raw returns the raw result.
+func (r Result) Raw() ([]byte, error) {
+	return r.body, r.err
+}
+
+// Get returns the result as an object.
+func (r Result) Get() (interface{}, error) {
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return nil, r.err
+	}
+	return api.Decode(r.body)
+}
+
+// Into stores the result into obj, if possible..
+func (r Result) Into(obj interface{}) error {
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return r.err
+	}
+	return api.DecodeInto(r.body, obj)
+}
+
+// Returns the error executing the request, nil if no error occurred.
+func (r Result) Error() error {
+	return r.err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cloudcfg/request_test.go b/pkg/client/request_test.go
similarity index 55%
rename from pkg/cloudcfg/request_test.go
rename to pkg/client/request_test.go
index d05fbe63167..a9bc8c1c39b 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudcfg/request_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/request_test.go
@@ -14,16 +14,17 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package cloudcfg
+package client
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
@@ -37,15 +38,15 @@ func TestDoRequestNewWay(t *testing.T) {
 		T:            t,
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	auth := client.AuthInfo{User: "user", Password: "pass"}
+	auth := AuthInfo{User: "user", Password: "pass"}
 	s := New(testServer.URL, &auth)
 	obj, err := s.Verb("POST").
 		Path("foo/bar").
 		Path("baz").
-		Selector("name=foo").
+		ParseSelector("name=foo").
 		Timeout(time.Second).
 		Body([]byte(reqBody)).
-		Do()
+		Do().Get()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v %#v", err, err)
 		return
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func TestDoRequestNewWay(t *testing.T) {
 	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj, expectedObj) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %#v, got %#v", expectedObj, obj)
 	}
-	fakeHandler.ValidateRequest(t, "/foo/bar/baz", "POST", &reqBody)
+	fakeHandler.ValidateRequest(t, "/api/v1beta1/foo/bar/baz", "POST", &reqBody)
 	if fakeHandler.RequestReceived.URL.RawQuery != "labels=name%3Dfoo&timeout=1s" {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected query: %v", fakeHandler.RequestReceived.URL.RawQuery)
 	}
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func TestDoRequestNewWay(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDoRequestNewWayObj(t *testing.T) {
-	reqObj := &api.Pod{}
+	reqObj := &api.Pod{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "foo"}}
 	reqBodyExpected, _ := api.Encode(reqObj)
 	expectedObj := &api.Service{Port: 12345}
 	expectedBody, _ := api.Encode(expectedObj)
@@ -75,15 +76,15 @@ func TestDoRequestNewWayObj(t *testing.T) {
 		T:            t,
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	auth := client.AuthInfo{User: "user", Password: "pass"}
+	auth := AuthInfo{User: "user", Password: "pass"}
 	s := New(testServer.URL, &auth)
 	obj, err := s.Verb("POST").
 		Path("foo/bar").
 		Path("baz").
-		Selector("name=foo").
+		Selector(labels.Set{"name": "foo"}.AsSelector()).
 		Timeout(time.Second).
 		Body(reqObj).
-		Do()
+		Do().Get()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v %#v", err, err)
 		return
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func TestDoRequestNewWayObj(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %#v, got %#v", expectedObj, obj)
 	}
 	tmpStr := string(reqBodyExpected)
-	fakeHandler.ValidateRequest(t, "/foo/bar/baz", "POST", &tmpStr)
+	fakeHandler.ValidateRequest(t, "/api/v1beta1/foo/bar/baz", "POST", &tmpStr)
 	if fakeHandler.RequestReceived.URL.RawQuery != "labels=name%3Dfoo&timeout=1s" {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected query: %v", fakeHandler.RequestReceived.URL.RawQuery)
 	}
@@ -102,3 +103,64 @@ func TestDoRequestNewWayObj(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Request is missing authorization header: %#v", *fakeHandler.RequestReceived)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDoRequestNewWayFile(t *testing.T) {
+	reqObj := &api.Pod{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "foo"}}
+	reqBodyExpected, err := api.Encode(reqObj)
+	expectNoError(t, err)
+	file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "foo")
+	expectNoError(t, err)
+	_, err = file.Write(reqBodyExpected)
+	expectNoError(t, err)
+
+	expectedObj := &api.Service{Port: 12345}
+	expectedBody, _ := api.Encode(expectedObj)
+	fakeHandler := util.FakeHandler{
+		StatusCode:   200,
+		ResponseBody: string(expectedBody),
+		T:            t,
+	}
+	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
+	auth := AuthInfo{User: "user", Password: "pass"}
+	s := New(testServer.URL, &auth)
+	obj, err := s.Verb("POST").
+		Path("foo/bar").
+		Path("baz").
+		ParseSelector("name=foo").
+		Timeout(time.Second).
+		Body(file.Name()).
+		Do().Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v %#v", err, err)
+		return
+	}
+	if obj == nil {
+		t.Error("nil obj")
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj, expectedObj) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %#v, got %#v", expectedObj, obj)
+	}
+	tmpStr := string(reqBodyExpected)
+	fakeHandler.ValidateRequest(t, "/api/v1beta1/foo/bar/baz", "POST", &tmpStr)
+	if fakeHandler.RequestReceived.URL.RawQuery != "labels=name%3Dfoo&timeout=1s" {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected query: %v", fakeHandler.RequestReceived.URL.RawQuery)
+	}
+	if fakeHandler.RequestReceived.Header["Authorization"] == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Request is missing authorization header: %#v", *fakeHandler.RequestReceived)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVerbs(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New("", nil)
+	if r := c.Post(); r.verb != "POST" {
+		t.Errorf("Post verb is wrong")
+	}
+	if r := c.Put(); r.verb != "PUT" {
+		t.Errorf("Put verb is wrong")
+	}
+	if r := c.Get(); r.verb != "GET" {
+		t.Errorf("Get verb is wrong")
+	}
+	if r := c.Delete(); r.verb != "DELETE" {
+		t.Errorf("Delete verb is wrong")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudcfg/cloudcfg.go b/pkg/cloudcfg/cloudcfg.go
index 0d17707d7aa..cafaaddaa4d 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudcfg/cloudcfg.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudcfg/cloudcfg.go
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cloudcfg
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -31,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"gopkg.in/v1/yaml"
 )
 
@@ -74,9 +72,9 @@ func Update(name string, client client.ClientInterface, updatePeriod time.Durati
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	labels := controller.DesiredState.ReplicaSelector
+	s := labels.Set(controller.DesiredState.ReplicaSelector).AsSelector()
 
-	podList, err := client.ListPods(labels)
+	podList, err := client.ListPods(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -90,45 +88,6 @@ func Update(name string, client client.ClientInterface, updatePeriod time.Durati
 	return nil
 }
 
-// RequestWithBody is a helper method that creates an HTTP request with the specified url, method
-// and a body read from 'configFile'
-func requestWithBody(configFile, url, method string) (*http.Request, error) {
-	if len(configFile) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty config file.")
-	}
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(configFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return requestWithBodyData(data, url, method)
-}
-
-// RequestWithBodyData is a helper method that creates an HTTP request with the specified url, method
-// and body data
-func requestWithBodyData(data []byte, url, method string) (*http.Request, error) {
-	request, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, bytes.NewBuffer(data))
-	request.ContentLength = int64(len(data))
-	return request, err
-}
-
-// Execute a request, adds authentication (if auth != nil), and HTTPS cert ignoring.
-func doRequest(request *http.Request, auth *client.AuthInfo) ([]byte, error) {
-	if auth != nil {
-		request.SetBasicAuth(auth.User, auth.Password)
-	}
-	tr := &http.Transport{
-		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
-	}
-	client := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
-	response, err := client.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}, err
-	}
-	defer response.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
-	return body, err
-}
-
 // StopController stops a controller named 'name' by setting replicas to zero
 func StopController(name string, client client.ClientInterface) error {
 	controller, err := client.GetReplicationController(name)
diff --git a/pkg/cloudcfg/cloudcfg_test.go b/pkg/cloudcfg/cloudcfg_test.go
index 13795309133..b016fccca3d 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudcfg/cloudcfg_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudcfg/cloudcfg_test.go
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ package cloudcfg
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 )
 
 // TODO: This doesn't reduce typing enough to make it worth the less readable errors. Remove.
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ type FakeKubeClient struct {
 	ctrl    api.ReplicationController
 }
 
-func (client *FakeKubeClient) ListPods(selector map[string]string) (api.PodList, error) {
+func (client *FakeKubeClient) ListPods(selector labels.Selector) (api.PodList, error) {
 	client.actions = append(client.actions, Action{action: "list-pods"})
 	return client.pods, nil
 }
@@ -147,29 +145,6 @@ func TestUpdateNoPods(t *testing.T) {
 	validateAction(Action{action: "list-pods"}, client.actions[1], t)
 }
 
-func TestDoRequest(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedBody := `{ "items": []}`
-	fakeHandler := util.FakeHandler{
-		StatusCode:   200,
-		ResponseBody: expectedBody,
-		T:            t,
-	}
-	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	request, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", testServer.URL+"/foo/bar", nil)
-	auth := client.AuthInfo{User: "user", Password: "pass"}
-	body, err := doRequest(request, &auth)
-	if request.Header["Authorization"] == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Request is missing authorization header: %#v", *request)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("Unexpected error")
-	}
-	if string(body) != expectedBody {
-		t.Errorf("Expected body: '%s', saw: '%s'", expectedBody, body)
-	}
-	fakeHandler.ValidateRequest(t, "/foo/bar", "GET", nil)
-}
-
 func TestRunController(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeClient := FakeKubeClient{}
 	name := "name"
@@ -283,16 +258,6 @@ func TestCloudCfgDeleteControllerWithReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRequestWithBodyNoSuchFile(t *testing.T) {
-	request, err := requestWithBody("non/existent/file.json", "http://www.google.com", "GET")
-	if request != nil {
-		t.Error("Unexpected non-nil result")
-	}
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("Unexpected non-error")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestLoadAuthInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	testAuthInfo := &client.AuthInfo{
 		User:     "TestUser",
@@ -326,27 +291,6 @@ func TestLoadAuthInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRequestWithBody(t *testing.T) {
-	file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "foo")
-	expectNoError(t, err)
-	data, err := json.Marshal(api.Pod{JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "foo"}})
-	expectNoError(t, err)
-	_, err = file.Write(data)
-	expectNoError(t, err)
-	request, err := requestWithBody(file.Name(), "http://www.google.com", "GET")
-	if request == nil {
-		t.Error("Unexpected nil result")
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %#v")
-	}
-	dataOut, err := ioutil.ReadAll(request.Body)
-	expectNoError(t, err)
-	if string(data) != string(dataOut) {
-		t.Errorf("Mismatched data. Expected %s, got %s", data, dataOut)
-	}
-}
-
 func validatePort(t *testing.T, p api.Port, external int, internal int) {
 	if p.HostPort != external || p.ContainerPort != internal {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected port: %#v != (%d, %d)", p, external, internal)
diff --git a/pkg/cloudcfg/resource_printer.go b/pkg/cloudcfg/resource_printer.go
index 02c13791a99..fe914efe942 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudcfg/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudcfg/resource_printer.go
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) printStatus(status *api.Status, w io.Writer) erro
 	return err
 }
 
-// TODO replace this with something that returns a concrete printer object, rather than
-//  having the secondary switch below.
 func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) Print(data []byte, output io.Writer) error {
 	var mapObj map[string]interface{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &mapObj); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication_controller.go b/pkg/controller/replication_controller.go
index a3876f2d48c..5658dc6d424 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication_controller.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/coreos/go-etcd/etcd"
 )
@@ -177,7 +178,8 @@ func (rm *ReplicationManager) filterActivePods(pods []api.Pod) []api.Pod {
 }
 
 func (rm *ReplicationManager) syncReplicationController(controllerSpec api.ReplicationController) error {
-	podList, err := rm.kubeClient.ListPods(controllerSpec.DesiredState.ReplicaSelector)
+	s := labels.Set(controllerSpec.DesiredState.ReplicaSelector).AsSelector()
+	podList, err := rm.kubeClient.ListPods(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/replication_controller_test.go
index b9be3e1ad12..6a41ddf42e9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication_controller_test.go
@@ -111,13 +111,11 @@ func TestSyncReplicationControllerDoesNothing(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 
-	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, &client)
+	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, client)
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl
 
 	controllerSpec := makeReplicationController(2)
@@ -133,13 +131,11 @@ func TestSyncReplicationControllerDeletes(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 
-	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, &client)
+	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, client)
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl
 
 	controllerSpec := makeReplicationController(1)
@@ -155,13 +151,11 @@ func TestSyncReplicationControllerCreates(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 
-	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, &client)
+	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, client)
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl
 
 	controllerSpec := makeReplicationController(2)
@@ -177,9 +171,7 @@ func TestCreateReplica(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	podControl := RealPodControl{
 		kubeClient: client,
@@ -222,13 +214,11 @@ func TestHandleWatchResponseNotSet(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 
-	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, &client)
+	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, client)
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl
 	_, err := manager.handleWatchResponse(&etcd.Response{
 		Action: "update",
@@ -243,13 +233,11 @@ func TestHandleWatchResponseNoNode(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 
-	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, &client)
+	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, client)
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl
 	_, err := manager.handleWatchResponse(&etcd.Response{
 		Action: "set",
@@ -266,13 +254,11 @@ func TestHandleWatchResponseBadData(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 
-	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, &client)
+	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, client)
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl
 	_, err := manager.handleWatchResponse(&etcd.Response{
 		Action: "set",
@@ -292,13 +278,11 @@ func TestHandleWatchResponse(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 
-	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, &client)
+	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, client)
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl
 
 	controller := makeReplicationController(2)
@@ -326,13 +310,11 @@ func TestHandleWatchResponseDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		ResponseBody: string(body),
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 
-	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, &client)
+	manager := MakeReplicationManager(nil, client)
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl
 
 	controller := makeReplicationController(2)
@@ -417,9 +399,7 @@ func TestSyncronize(t *testing.T) {
 		T:            t,
 	}
 	testServer := httptest.NewTLSServer(&fakeHandler)
-	client := client.Client{
-		Host: testServer.URL,
-	}
+	client := client.New(testServer.URL, nil)
 	manager := MakeReplicationManager(fakeEtcd, client)
 	fakePodControl := FakePodControl{}
 	manager.podControl = &fakePodControl