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“Get Out Of Our House” GOOOH New Political Movement?

March 2, 2010

GOOOH, which stands for “Get Out Of Our House,” wants to replace all 435 members of the U.S.  House of Representatives.
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‘Miss Me Yet?’ Bush Billboard Partially Solved

February 9, 2010

Update on the great billboard mystery on Minnesota’s I-35.
Mary Teske, the general manager of Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising reports, “The Bush Miss Me Yet? billboard was paid for by a group of small business owners who feel like Washington is against them. They wish to remain anonymous. They thought it was a fun way [...]

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Third Round of H1N1?

February 2, 2010

Health officials: Beware of third wave of H1N1

January 27, 2010 by afp 
  
Staff Report
News tips: freepress2@ntelos.net
Although influenza-like illness visits to emergency departments are decreasing, and more than 1.2 million doses of H1N1 vaccine has been administered throughout the state of Virginia, public-health officials are continuing to stress the great importance of members of the community [...]

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Let’s Hope These 4 Things Don’t Happen

January 14, 2010

By Rick Newman
Posted: January 13, 2010

In the cast of corporate characters, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are A-list villains, thanks to the central role they played in the 2008 financial meltdown. The two mortgage-finance firms failed as spectacularly as AIG, the poster child for finance-gone-wrong, with the combined Fannie-Freddie rescue totaling about $111 billion so [...]

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While CDC Projects That The Peak of H1N1 Is Over, Reports Of Person-to-PersonTamiflu Resistance Found In The U.S.

November 21, 2009

In  the midst of CDC reporting in a decline in the number of H1N1 patients, what would seem like good news, is being kept in check by new cases that are resistant to the current  popular antiviral Tamiflu.
By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY
Epidemic experts say they are investigating the apparent spread of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus [...]

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Bargain Banter: TV Divas Martha And Oprah’s Changing Roles–Is It Marked By The Downturn In The Economy?

November 20, 2009

by Markdown Mom

Those of us who write on the web check our stats to see how we are doing.  Periodically, we also check on how others are doing.  Markdown Mom has noticed lately that the stats for Martha Stewart.com have been hidden at the” request of the owner”.  With the exception of the huge audience [...]

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Hunting For Swine Flu Vaccine

November 19, 2009

By Maggie Mertens for NPR
The swine flu vaccine remains scarce, but is slowly becoming a little less difficult to find.
Some people are getting the vaccine at doctors’ offices, some at college health centers, and some at public flu clinics. You’re best bet will depend on where you live.
As KQED’s Sarah Varney reports on Tuesday’s All [...]

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Swine flu: Who’s winning and losing in the H1N1 virus pandemic?

October 26, 2009

by Melly Alazraki for Daily Finance
President Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency last weekend. While U.S. officials insist the move is not a reaction to new developments but a preventive measure, it comes just as the vaccine shortage has been making headlines, with the Centers for Disease Control “frustrated” by the tight [...]

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