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Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
As Nations Try to Contain Flu, N.Y. Cases Are Confirmed — American health officials announced Sunday they had confirmed 20 cases of swine flu across the United States, and they said the number of infections was likely to grow as investigators fan out to track down the path of the outbreak.
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David Brown / Washington Post:
U.S. Slow to Learn of Mexico Flu — Canadian Officials Knew of Rare Strain Before Americans Did — U.S. public health officials did not know about a growing outbreak of swine flu in Mexico until nearly a week after that country started invoking protective measures, and didn't learn …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Administration declares flu ‘emergency’ — In an unusual Sunday briefing at the White House, administration officials said a “public health emergency” is being declared in the United States in order to mobilize maximum resources to combat fears of a global swine flu pandemic.
Associated Press:
US declares public health emergency for swine flu — WASHINGTON - The U.S. declared a public health emergency Sunday to deal with the emerging new swine flu, much like the government does to prepare for approaching hurricanes. — Officials reported 20 U.S. cases of swine flu in five states so far …
Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times:11 more suspected swine flu cases in U.S.
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Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:Students Fall Ill in New York, and Swine Flu Is Likely Cause
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Banality of Bush White House Evil — WE don't like our evil to be banal. Ten years after Columbine, it only now may be sinking in that the psychopathic killers were not jock-hating dorks from a “Trench Coat Mafia,” or, as ABC News maintained at the time, “part of a dark …
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
McCain: Don't Investigate Torture Memos — Arizona Sen. John McCain suggested today that the push to investigate and possibly prosecute Bush administration officials who crafted the legal basis for the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques,” such as waterboarding, may have grown from a desire to “settle old political scores.”
Kevin Duchschere / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Most want Coleman to call it quits — The Republican should end his recount fight, most say, and fatigue over the six-month ordeal is clear. — Nearly two-thirds of Minnesotans surveyed think Norm Coleman should concede the U.S. Senate race to Al Franken …
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Washington Post:
Obama Off to Solid Start, Poll Finds — But Release of Memos on Detainee Interrogations Reveals Deep Partisan Split — Barack Obama's performance in the first 100 days of his presidency draws strong public approval in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, but there is decidedly less support …
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Maia Szalavitz / Time:
Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work? — Pop quiz: Which European country has the most liberal drug laws? (Hint: It's not the Netherlands.) — Although its capital is notorious among stoners and college kids for marijuana haze-filled “coffee shops,” Holland has never actually legalized cannabis …
ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — Exclusive Interview Between ABC's George Stephanopoulos and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — STEPHANOPOULOS: During the last administration, no other world leader next to you was as critical of the American administration as Mr. Chavez.
Little Green Footballs:
Spencer Changes Story, But Still Defends Pro Koln - Update: Pro Koln Organizers Say Spencer and Geller Confirmed in Writing — Robert Spencer says he won't attend the Pro Koln conference of Eurofascists, after waffling on it and smearing me for days with insults and ad hominem attacks.
Yves Smith / naked capitalism:
On Pelosi's Duplicity and Apparent Sandbagging of Elizabeth Warren — Despite her longevity as a California pol, house speaker Nancy Pelosi is looking like every bit as much of a dyed-in-the-wool financial services industry backer as the Congressmen on the New York-Boston corridor.
Greg Miller / Los Angeles Times:
CIA reportedly declined to closely evaluate harsh interrogations — Current and former U.S. officials say the failure to carefully examine the value of ‘enhanced’ methods such as waterboarding — despite calls to do so as early as 2003 — was part of a broader trend.
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