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...people were hospitalized and about 100 to 150 people died from chicken pox in the U.S. each year. While these vaccinations do not prevent all instances of their diseases, they do help prevent the occurrence of these diseases with minimal risks of side effects. With already more than a million people in the U.S. infected, you would think H1N1 vaccines would be an obvious choice...
...nation's institutes of higher education. Out of more than 2,250 public and private four-year schools, 18 had endowments averaging more than $500,000 per student as of June 2008. Of private universities granting doctorates, 10% of schools had 54% of the endowment wealth, averaging $1.5 million per student. Another 115 schools had endowments averaging $100,000-$500,000 per student, and the 2,000+ remaining schools had smaller endowments or none at all. Faculty pay varied widely as well. After adjusting for inflation, full-time faculty at two-year public schools saw no increase in salary between...
...uphill battles in both chambers, which is why Democrats are relying on physicians' groups to throw the power of their lobby behind the bill. The AMA has run $200,000 worth of ads in a dozen states in the past week and has pledged to spend upwards of $1.8 million on more. Likewise the seniors' lobbying organization AARP, which strongly supports the legislation, has run about $2 million in ads in the past two weeks, mostly on this issue...
...have distinguished themselves. The tone has been relentlessly negative, with Christie accusing Corzine of being an enabler of the corruption that has long stained the state's politics and this summer resulted in the arrests of numerous local and state public officials. Corzine, who is sinking an estimated $25 million of his own money into the campaign, has accused Christie of politicizing the attorney's office and has attacked Christie with one ad that not so subtly makes light of his generous girth; the unflattering video is matched with the claim that the former U.S. Attorney "threw his weight around...
...Back in Washington, the Democratic National Committee is also stepping up its backing of Corzine, with roughly $3 million in aid, along with frequent e-mails to organize support from those on Obama's presidential campaign e-mail list. "We're doing in New Jersey what has been asked of us," said Brad Woodhouse, a committee spokesman. "And we are happy...