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US Afghan strikes ‘killed dozens’
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| An injured Afghan child at the hospital in Farah province. Photograph: Abdul Malek/AP |
| US Afghan strikes ‘killed dozens’ |
| BBC | May 06, 2009 | |
| The Red Cross says air strikes by US forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday are now thought to have killed dozens of civilians including women and children.
It says civilians were sheltering from fighting in the province of Farah when their houses were struck. |
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Company warned officials of flu 18 days before alert was issued
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| “VeraSight™ Global (VSG) represents the user interface for the government and public health application of Foreshadow™, Veratect’s comprehensive emerging disease risk operating environment. VeraSight™ Global (VSG), represents a leap forward in the early detection and actionable alert generation of infectious disease risk events worldwide. Moreover, VeraSight™ Global provides early warning for both human and animal diseases that threaten regional and/or global security and economic health.”
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| Company warned officials of flu 18 days before alert was issued |
| McClatchy Newspapers | May 01, 2009 | By Les Blumenthal |
| WASHINGTON — A Washington state biosurveillance firm raised the first warning about a possible outbreak of swine flu in Mexico more than two weeks before the World Health Organization offered its initial alert about a public health emergency of international concern.
Both federal and international health officials had access to the warning from Veratect Corp. Later e-mails calling attention to the company’s subsequent report that the disease was possibly spreading in Mexico were sent to 10 o |
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Deadly new flu breaks out in Mexico, U.S.
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| A police woman wears a mask in Mexico City April 24, 2009. A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 60 people in Mexico and also appeared in the United States, where eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO SOCIETY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) REUTERS/Str |
| Deadly new flu breaks out in Mexico, U.S. |
| AlertNet dot org — Reuters | Apr 25, 2009 | By Alistair Bell and Noel Randewich |
| MEXICO CITY, April 24 (Reuters) – A strain of flu never seen before has killed as many as 61 people in Mexico and has spread into the United States, where eight people have been infected but recovered, health officials said on friday.
Mexico’s government said at least 16 people have died of the disease in central Mexico and that it may also have been responsible for 45 other deaths. The World Health Organization said tests showed the virus in 12 of the Mexican patients had the same genetic |
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| People wear masks inside a bus in Mexico City April 24, 2009. A strain of flu never seen before has killed up to 60 people in Mexico and also appeared in the United States, where eight people were infected but recovered, health officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Felipe Leon (MEXICO DISASTER HEALTH ENVIRONMENT) REUTERS/Stringer/Mexico |
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U.S. Crew in Standoff With Pirates Off Somalia Coast
Agence France-Presse — Getty Images An undated file photo of the Maersk Alabama container ship, formerly called the Maersk Alva.
U.S. Crew in Standoff With Pirates Off Somalia Coast
NY Times | Apr 08, 2009 | By SHARON OTTERMAN and MARK MAZZETTI
Hours after pirates commandeered a United States-flagged container ship with 20 American crew members off the coast of Somalia on Wednesday, the pirates and crew appeared to be in a standoff, with the ship under control of its crew once again but the skipper a captive of the pirates.. . . read more
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U.S. Could Take Stakes in Big 3
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, discusses auto-bailout negotiations. (Photo: Reuters)
U.S. Could Take Stakes in Big 3
DECEMBER 9, 2008, Wall Street Journal
Bailout Plan Gives Government Warrants in Exchange for Loans; Passage Uncertain
By GREG HITT WASHINGTON — Congress and the White House inched toward a financial rescue of the Big Three auto makers, negotiating legislation that would give the U.S. government a substantial ownership stake in the industry and a central role in its restructuring.
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Liberals voice concerns about Obama
Liberals are growing increasingly nervous that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing them on Cabinet jobs and policy choices. Photo: AP
Liberals voice concerns about Obama
By CAROL E. LEE & NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON | 12/8/08 4:22 AM EST
Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just flat-out angry – that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing them on Cabinet jobs and policy choices.
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Bailout Lacks Oversight Despite Billions Pledged
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Bailout Lacks Oversight Despite Billions Pledged
By Amit R. Paley Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 13, 2008
In the six weeks since lawmakers approved the Treasury’s massive bailout of financial firms, the government has poured money into the country’s largest banks, recruited smaller banks into the program and repeatedly widened its scope to cover yet other types of businesses, from insurers to consumer lenders.
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Russia rejects U.S. missile proposals
Cadets in historical uniforms take part in a military parade in the Red Square in Moscow, November 7, 2008. Moscow marked the anniversary of a historical parade in 1941 when Soviet soldiers marched through the Red Square to the front lines of World War II. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
Russia rejects U.S. missile proposals
Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:30am EST, By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected U.S. proposals aimed at easing concerns over a missile defense system in Europe and said it would try again to resolve the row once Barack Obama is in the White House.
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Washington gears up for inaugural blow-out
This leaf features a stunning illustration of the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln by Winslow Homer. It is a leaf from the original March 16, 1861 edition of Harper’s Weekly. Mr. Lincoln is pictured giving his Inaugural address on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Washington gears up for inaugural blow-out
Nov 5 01:16 AM US/Eastern
‘Change Has Come’: President-Elect Obama Tells Country ‘All Things are Possible’
The smoke hasn’t even cleared yet from the momentous White House race, but plans for Barack Obama’s week-long victory bash and January 20, 2009 inauguration are already well under way.
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Barack Obama lines up a cabinet of stars as John McCain struggles on
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles as the crowd sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to him
Barack Obama lines up a cabinet of stars as John McCain struggles on
The Sunday Times (UK) October 19, 2008
Sarah Baxter in Roanoke, Virginia
With the economy on the brink of recession and the country in the midst of two foreign wars, Barack Obama is considering appointing a cabinet of stars to steer America through potentially its worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s if he wins the presidency on November 4.
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