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...human vessels the flu can use as a base to mutate into new forms. Some economists have argued that, under some conditions, each flu shot reduces the number of people at risk for infection by 1.5. In the extreme case, we could collectively push the flu to the brink of extinction through vaccination...
...Congolese capital Kinshasa is suddenly one to take seriously. Nkunda's decision to hold a rally and press conference on Nov. 22 in Rutshuru, newly captured by his forces, was a chance to discover what kind of leader he might prove to be. (See pictures of Congo on the brink...
Obama was careful in his comments about the U.S. auto industry, which is on the brink of bankruptcy and seeking a government bailout. While describing the industry "historically as the backbone of America's manufacturing base," he split the difference between advocating direct loans of the kind denied by Congress last week and doing nothing. Obama vowed to "help the auto industry," but noted, "We can't just write a blank check ... I was surprised that they did not have a better thought-out proposal when they arrived in Congress...
...pictures of Congo on the brink here...
...weeks now, the auto manufacturers, led by GM, have been warning that they are on the brink of bankruptcy. And they insist that in the current climate, without billions of dollars from Washington, bankruptcy would mean total liquidation, not the restructuring that many experts argue is the only real way to fix the industry. Given the complex, interdependent system of auto-parts suppliers, analysts warn that the loss of one of the Big Three could take down the entire sector - and with it some 2.5 million U.S. jobs - in a cascade effect...