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25 Apr 2009 10:00

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U.S., World: Swine flu has the World Health Organization on its Ps and Qs

  • The World Health Organization called an emergency meeting in response to the outbreak of swine flu that has gone from minor concern to major danger in a just couple of days. The disease has killed dozens in Mexico and sickened scores of others. source
  • WHO is debating raising the flu pandemic alert level from three (no/limited risk) to four or five (new flu virus in the wild and spreading) “This is a very high concern for us as the world’s global health organization,” said WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl. source
  • Can the virus be stopped? While traditional flu vaccines designed to stem the flow of viruses are ineffective against swine flu, it appears that Tamiflu, a common drug well-stocked by Mexico and the U.S., fully remedies the virus. *Whew.* source
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25 Apr 2009 09:25

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U.S., World: Hilary Clinton tries to look at the bright side of the Iraq attacks

  • I think the suicide bombings … are, in an unfortunately tragic way, a signal that the rejectionists fear that Iraq is going in the right direction.
  • Secretary of State Hilary Clinton • On her reasoning for the sudden rise in attacks in Iraq late this week. We’re not sure if this is a good thing. • source
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25 Apr 2009 02:15

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U.S.: A murder-suicide in Maryland revolved around a bunch of cash

  • $27 million (or more) could be missing after an ex-lawyer’s death source
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24 Apr 2009 19:09

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U.S., World: In Mexico, swine flu is not funny. In fact, it’s scary.

School’s been cancelled. People have been told to stay away from places with lots of people. Panic has set in. *deep breath* source
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24 Apr 2009 17:32

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Offbeat, U.S.: The American Civil Liberties Union defends … uh … vanity plates

  • “ILVTOFU” is free speech, they say. Sometimes, the American Civil Liberties Union gets a bad rap for taking on inconsequential things in court. This is one of them. The ACLU has chosen to go after the Colorado Department of Revenue for denials of vanity plate applications to see if there are any free speech laws being broken. We hope there are, just to see veins burst on the foreheads of people who don’t like the ACLU. source
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24 Apr 2009 14:49

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Culture, U.S.: A artistic, graphical, humorous approach to The Supreme Court

Maira Kalman takes to drawing her thoughts on the history of the court and the “elegant” Ruth Bader Ginsburg. source
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24 Apr 2009 12:00

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U.S.: “Craigslist killer” Phil Markoff’s friends give him the benefit of the doubt

  • By merely joining this group, you have all shown the restraint and intelligence necessary to not jump to conclusions and be able to read news stories with a fair eye.
  • A message from the Facebook group “Phil Markoff is Innocent Until Proven Guilty” • The group, currently 218 members strong, is getting outsized media coverage considering its size. Despite this, police note that the case is fairly open-and-shut, as the murder weapon was found in Markoff’s apartment. • source
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24 Apr 2009 10:55

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U.S., World: Swine flu may seem minor in the U.S., but in Mexico …

  • 60 people have apparently died from swine flu source
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23 Apr 2009 22:33

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U.S., World: The gifts just keep on coming from Venezuela and Hugo Chavez

  • As we noted the other day, Eduardo Galeano is a happy old man, as his 38-year-old critique of Western imperialism, “Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent,” is still a top-15 book on Amazon a week after Hugo Chavez handed the book to Obama. source
  • Well now, Hugo Chavez has upped the ante, giving New Jersey … wait for it … an island! Petty’s Island, located between Philly and Camden, N.J., is owned by Citgo, the fuel company run by Venezuela, and features a couple of bald eagles. He wants to show us his love, guys! <3 source
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23 Apr 2009 22:01

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U.S.: Swine flu: It’s like regular flu, but with more pork

  • Seven people recently got a strain of the flu, and researchers are weirded out. The flu, currently centered around California and Texas, is unlike any of the strains currently floating around. It carries elements of swine flu, avian flu and human flu viruses and have researchers stumped. Those suffering from it have already recovered, by the way. We want to imagine in the back of our heads a good story as to how the first person got it, but our fingers are preventing us from typing. source
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