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Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
Students Fall Ill in New York, and Swine Flu Is Likely Cause — Tests show that eight students at a Queens high school are likely to have contracted the human swine flu virus that has struck Mexico and a small number of other people in the United States, health officials in New York City said yesterday.
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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 …
BBC:
Mexico flu: Your experiences — Readers in Mexico have been emailing the BBC describing the sense of fear gripping the country as a result of a flu virus outbreak, which has so far claimed up to 60 lives. — The World Health Organization says the virus has the potential to become a pandemic.
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Thomas Black / Bloomberg:
Mexico's Calderon Declares Emergency Amid Swine Flu Outbreak — Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared an emergency in his country's swine flu outbreak, giving him powers to order quarantines and suspend public events. — Authorities have canceled school at all levels in Mexico City …
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New York Times:
Mexico Takes Powers to Isolate Cases of Swine Flu — MEXICO CITY — This sprawling capital was on edge Saturday as jittery residents ventured out wearing surgical masks and President Felipe Calderón published an order that would give his government emergency powers to address a deadly flu outbreak …
Jason Gale / Bloomberg:
Swine Flu May Be Named Event of ‘International Concern’ by WHO
Swine Flu May Be Named Event of ‘International Concern’ by WHO
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WCVB-TV:
Freed Pirate Hostage Accuses Limbaugh Of ‘Hate Speech’ — SEEKONK, Mass. — Shane Murphy, the second-in-command aboard the American merchant ship seized by pirates, lashed out at Rush Limbaugh for the talk show host's racial characterization in discussing the rescue of the ship's captain by the Navy.
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Steve Schippert / The Tank:
Obama Administration's Assault on the American Warrior Commences — The assault is relentless. It is enraging. And today, the Obama administration's assault on those who dare to defend America from terrorist thugs who rejoice in publicizing beheadings, mass murder, and pure evil are on notice: “You will be punished.
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.
New York Post:
100 DAYS, 100 MISTAKES — SARAH PALIN, GLENN BECK AND OTHERS ON OBAMA'S SHORT, ERROR-PRONE TIME IN OFFICE — 1. “Obama criticized pork barrel spending in the form of ‘earmarks,’ urging changes in the way that Congress adopts the spending proposals. Then he signed a spending bill …
Sam Dagher / New York Times:
Iraq Resists Pleas by U.S. to Placate Hussein's Party — BAGHDAD — On April 18, American and British officials from a secretive unit called the Force Strategic Engagement Cell flew to Jordan to try to persuade one of Saddam Hussein's top generals — the commander of the final defense of Baghdad in 2003 …
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Rasmussen Reports:
58% Oppose Further Investigation of U.S. Torture Allegations — President Obama and Senate Democratic leaders are opposed to more investigations of how the Bush administration treated terrorism suspects, and 58% of U.S. voters agree with them. A number of congressional Democrats …
The Huffington Post:
Obama To Nelson: We're Going Around You — It might not be the most glamorous hill, but it's the one that Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has vowed to die on. President Obama, however, isn't going to give him that chance. — Nelson is perhaps the Senate's fiercest protector of subsidies …