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Republicans have also embraced Obama, realizing that any legislation he co-sponsors will automatically get more attention because of his fame. Obama was able to get more done last year than his junior status would normally allow. He joined a bipartisan effort on avian flu that resulted in several billion dollars of funding to prepare for a possible outbreak. He helped get funding for veterans' health care increased $1.5 billion. The main G.O.P. worry is that Obama's political future may be too promising--that he would be hard to beat as a presidential contender...
...killings were carried out by Thai security forces.) The campaign was welcomed by ordinary Thais fed up with the prevalence of drugs in their society. Then Thaksin won high marks for his leadership after the tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004, and for Thailand's efforts to control bird flu. Many Thais appreciate his style. "He's the only Prime Minister who goes to the slums to meet the people," says Thamniap Lekchai, a Bangkok taxi driver...
...This latest outbreak confirms that no country is immune to H5N1. Every country is at risk. Every country must prepare." DR. LEE JONG-WOOK, World Health Organization director general, in a statement to the media following reports that tens of thousands of poultry had died of avian flu in northern Nigeria, marking the first time the virus has been found in Africa...
...pull the Crimson within one at the break. “Everyone was pretty pissed at each other during the last 30 seconds when we blew that lead,” Stehle said. “It was a big momentum thing.” Stehle overcame the flu and early foul trouble to score 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting. His first basket of the game gave him 1,000 points for his Harvard career. He also pulled down six rebounds and dished out three assists. “I didn’t make it to shoot...
...Friday night was supposed to be captain Matt Stehle’s night.With a single basket, Stehle would become just the 22nd player in Harvard history to crack the 1,000 point barrier, deservedly etching his name in the Crimson basketball record books.But the combination of a nasty flu virus and foul trouble threatened to turn an evening of celebration into one that could wreck Harvard’s Ivy title hopes.Stehle missed the shoot-around and pre-game film study. He was a game-time decision to start, but four minutes in, his playing time would be limited...