April 28, 2009 Tomgram: Imagine if, on the day in early April when Jiverly Voong walked into the American Civic Association Building in Binghamton, New York, and gunned down 13 people, you read this headline in the news: “Binghamton in shock as police investigate what some critics call ‘mass murder.’” If American newspapers, as well [...]
Archive for April 28th, 2009
28 Apr
100 Days Of Opposition
RADICAL RIGHT 100 Days Of Opposition Tomorrow marks the first 100 days of the Obama administration. Tomorrow’s Progress Report item will highlight the past 100 days of progress. But today, we’re focusing on how the conservatives have chosen to spend their first 100 days. In the first 100 days of the Obama presidency, the country [...]
28 Apr
WHO Raises Global Threat Level As Reports of Swine Flu Increase
Confirmed Cases Double in U.S.; Europe Cites Its 1st By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, April 28, 2009 With the number of swine flu cases and deaths continuing to mount, the World Health Organization yesterday raised its pandemic threat level one notch, saying the dangerous new virus was clearly causing sustained community-wide outbreaks. [...]
28 Apr
Swine Flu Epidemic Creates Call for More Federal Health Funding
Swine Flu Epidemic This Week in Congress Your Headlines, Your Issues, Your Opinions As the world grapples with a potential health crisis from the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, Congress is responding on several fronts. Expect the potential pandemic to ignite debate over vaccination stockpiles, health care reform, immigration policy and border security, among [...]
