Oct 24, 2009 Yes, we should prepare for the outbreak to get much worse 23% (12,914 votes) Yes, though the outlook isn’t as dire as it sounds 6% (3,121 votes) No, but I’m still concerned about the flu’s spread 24% (13,429 votes) No, the outbreak is little more than media hype 46% (25,255 votes) I [...]

H1N1 Vaccine Output Lags Oct 24, 20009 President Obama signed a proclamation declaring the H1N1 influenza a national emergency, giving doctors and medical facilities greater leeway in responding to the flu pandemic. Obama signed the declaration late Friday, which the White House said allows medical treatment facilities to better handle a surge in flu patients [...]

At Least 91 Killed, 250 Wounded in Blasts Targeting Government Offices in Downtown Area Oct 25, 2009 (AP)  Two powerful car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 91 people in an apparent attempt to target the fragile city’s government offices, Iraqi medical officials and authorities said. While violence has dropped dramatically in [...]

Obama’s Afghan war policy hinges on debate over which enemy to fight - Taliban or al-Qaida By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON October 24, 2009 (AP) Senior al-Qaida leaders are forging deeper relationships with Pakistani militants and often operating from their camps inside the Pakistan border, fueling Obama administration arguments for a shift in [...]

Oct 24, 2009 By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer – Sat Oct 24, 7:52 pm ET WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients. The declaration, signed Friday night [...]

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October 24, 2009   by Bill O’Reilly President Obama should fire White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and hire me as his top adviser. Don’t laugh. I can almost guarantee higher poll numbers for the president if he brings me on board. The first thing I would do is declare a truce with Fox [...]

October 24, 2009   by Dan Gainor It’s an era of hoaxes and hucksters. Balloons shaped like 1950s UFOs dominate the skies and missing children out their parents for their stupid stunts. TV news shows are filled with made up news stories and made up quotes about Rush Limbaugh. And instead of the three ring [...]

Oct 23, 2009 By Lawrence Solomon Only 50% of Democratic voters in the U.S. agree with President Obama’s belief that humans are responsible for global warming, according to a new poll from Pew Research Center released today. This figure is down from the 58% average among Democrats in the last three years of the Bush [...]

By Peggy Noonan · Saturday, October 24, 2009 At a certain point, a president must own a presidency. For George W. Bush that point came eight months in, when 9/11 happened. From that point on, the presidency — all his decisions, all the credit and blame for them — was his. The American people didn’t [...]