action.seiu.org - 4/27/2009
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Tell the GOP: We need an HHS Secretary now . News is breaking of multiple cases of swine flu throughout the United States. Reports now say that Americans in New York, Kansas and Texas have been infected. Officials are bracing for a pandemic. The Center for Disease Control (CDC), which is ...
thenation.com - 4/27/2009
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thenation.com —
When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the
Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic...
preparation, included roughly $900 million for that purpose in this year's emergency stimulus bill, he was ridiculed by ...
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GOP Know-Nothings Fought Pandemic Preparedness
msnbc.msn.com - 4/27/2009
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msnbc.msn.com —
The world’s governments raced to avoid both a
pandemic and global hysteria as more possible swine flu...
cases surfaced around the globe and the U.S. declared a public health emergency.
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Obama: Swine flu cause for concern, not alarm
michellemalkin.com - 4/27/2009
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GOP Stripped Flu Pandemic Preparedness From Stimulus
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Struck By Swine Flu Fears" -- that: "World stock markets fell Monday as investors worried that a deadly outbreak of swine flu in Mexico could go global and derail any global economic recovery."
Before U.S. markets opened, the Wall Street Journal reported: "U.S. stock futures fell sharply Monday as the outbreak of deadly swine flu stoked fears that a possible recovery in the global economy could be derailed."
All of this is playing out at a time when HHS nominee sits on the sidelines, her nomination held up at the behest of pro-life ...
Susan Collins, Republicans Early Victims of Pandemic Politics
Politics Daily —
... Both HuffPo and Collins also criticized the holdup of Kathleen Sebelius' nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services due to pressure from anti-abortion groups. ...
Pandemic Flu Threat: Aren't You Glad the GOP is Not in Charge? (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... out (petition here), this is a bad time to be without a Secretary of Health and Human Services. And we are without one because of extremist conservative politicos. ...
Their timing could be better
Political Animal —
... at least one key government vacancy in the midst of concerns over swine flu, and the political circumstances surrounding the empty chair. All of this is playing out at a time when HHS nominee sits on the sidelines , her nomination held up at the ...
Josh Nelson: The Politics of a Potential Pandemic: From Sebelius to Smithfield
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... on this is a thing of beauty. SEIU has a petition running and I'm assuming that won't be all we'll hear from them on this. Greg Sargent has a bit of a back and forth between spokespeople for Senators Reid and McConnell, and his conclusion ...
Related: center for disease control, gop stripped pandemic funding
CDC Says It's Too Late to Confine Swine Flu Outbreak
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 4/25/2009 — The Obama Administration Currently Has No Plan to Close the Border-- The virus has killed up to 60 people in Mexico so far. Spreading potentially lethal pathogens, influenza virus particles (brown) invade cilia (blue) in the airways of the human ...
Harkin: Biden Spewing "Misinformation"
thepage.time.com 5/1/2009 — Iowa Senator tells reporters Thursday the VP's remarks on avoiding "confined spaces" because of swine flu is "unfortunate."
"I wish the vice president had checked with the Center for Disease Control and preparedness before he made that statement..."
Harkin whacks Biden —
Ben Smith's Blog
From Radio Iowa :
Here's what [Sen. Tom] Harkin had to say: "Well, I think that's a very unfortunate statement by the vice president. we just don't need that type of misinformation going out. I wish the vice president had checked with the center for disease control and preparedness before ...
Mexican Flu: Obama’s First Big Test —
Southern Appeal
So here it is: the first big test of President Obama's young administration. From all the indications we are getting from the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control, this Swine Mexican Flu is something to be worried about, even if the end result is all of us ...
CDC head: expect more severe cases —
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The United States is likely to experience more cases of swine flu, the head of the Centers of Disease Control said today. And the disease is likely go become more dangerous.
"We are seeing more cases of swine flu, and we expect to see more cases of swine flu," said Richard Basser, Director of ...
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