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...while the TV cameras rolled, U.S. President Gerald Ford pushed up his sleeve and received his influenza vaccine. It wasn't an ordinary flu jab. In February of that year, an 18-year-old U.S. Army recruit had died of a swine flu virus, which scientists at the time believed was closely related to the virus that had caused the 1918 influenza pandemic. High-level disease experts worried that the new virus signaled the return of the 1918 flu, and barely a month after the soldier's death, Ford announced an unprecedented emergency plan to inoculate the entire American population...
...might not be here if it weren’t for Tom DeLay, because I might still be in Congress. But all I can say about Tom DeLay is that I hope he has his day in court, real soon,” Frost said. After this opening jab, Frost gave a speech outlining what he believed to be the central Democratic issues and those that he believes that the party must do a better job of addressing. He cited ways that Democrats could bolster their credentials on national security and “values,” while also...
Their standards, in sum, need to be as high as The Crimson’s—that’s how competition works. And if Cambridge Common blossoms, it will not only serve the Harvard community but improve The Crimson by giving it a much-needed jab in the ribs. Because more media means better media, and right now, there’s no battlefield better or bloodier than the internet. Take your pick, blog-doggies—shirts or skins...
BEST PUNCH: In one episode an army of Homer clones wreaks havoc on Springfield. The dumbest clone is Peter Griffin, Homer's counterpart from Family Guy--a not-so-subtle jab at the fellow Fox show...
...China in 1972). Some predict that Frankel will nudge the Times away from Rosenthal's more feature-oriented approach and back toward a more traditional hard-news emphasis. "I would expect the paper to be a little more steady on the line," says Salisbury. "It would not dart and jab as much as Abe's paper...