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...government is right to point out that there have been no attacks on American soil since 911, but there have been violent incidents in Spain, the U.K., India, and a number of other countries where homeland security is not as good as it is in the U.S. The fact that as recently as 2004, terrorists could kill more than 170 people on the Madrid commuter railroad system is an extraordinary reminder that some parts of the social and business infrastructure in the developed world are still terribly vulnerable. The notion that terrorists could attack commuter trains going...
...sold. That will be nearly impossible. The minute the Fed signals that it is time for an orderly exit is the minute that other shareholders get panicky, driving the value of the firms down. In a vicious circle, the value of the government's interests get depressed by the fact that it would like to get taxpayers their money back. Even if the value of banks rise temporarily. taking the profits off the table will be problematic...
...says Jennifer Meade, whose 7-year-old son Logan is fiddling with a Nerf Blaster in a shopping cart, looking like he'd rather be anywhere but the food aisle (though he did perk up when he saw candy). The only reason Meade was in the "R" Market, in fact, was that I asked her to check out the products. She didn't anticipate coming back. Says another shopper, Erin Miczulski, who was in the store to pick up some items for her niece and nephew: "I just want to stay focused on the toys." (See pictures from...
Despite the fact that cases outside Mexico haven't been serious, the situation is far from secure. For one thing, scientists still don't know why the virus appears to have caused more serious disease in Mexico. It could be that the virus has simply been there longer or that patients were not treated quickly enough with antivirals; or it could be that a more serious epidemic is still to come in other parts of the world...
...lightly. Although the move will not have much effect on the U.S. response, it will obligate countries that have not yet been infected to step up precautions. For poor nations, that undertaking could be expensive, and may divert resources from other health threats. "The [WHO] was mindful of the fact that a phase change would have social and political implications for everyone," said Fukuda. "But we focused on what we knew about the epidemiology...