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 [Essential Emmes] Bush Spreads Fear like a Bird Flu Pandemic: parodied Bush’s remarks by saying that it was really worse when the flu goes from bird to person, then back to bird, then back to person again. In case repeating Stewart in print wasn’t that funny, neither is the whole avian flu scare that is in the news every day.

 [ Basement Cross] Drowning With the Authoritarians: Considering Bush’s approval rating hovering around 40%, and American support against Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq now at 67% according to a recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, it is mind numbing to see President Bush continue to rely on military solutions to complex problems facing the United States in foreign and domestic issues.

[Cbs2.com] KCBS: Bush Suggests Military Use For Bird Flu Outbreak: After the bungled initial federal response to Katrina, Bush suggested putting the Pentagon in charge of search-and-rescue efforts in times of a major terrorist attack or similarly catastrophic natural disaster. He has argued that the armed forces have the ability to quickly mobilize the equipment, manpower and communications capabilities needed in times of crisis.

 [Nature.com] Avian flu special The flu pandemic: were we ready? : Nature: Here's the transcript: "At this hour, the World Health Organization has declared a full-scale pandemic influenza alert, with person-to-person spread lasting more than two weeks in Cambodia and Vietnam. During previous influenza pandemics in the United States, large numbers of people were ill, sought medical care, were hospitalized and died.

 [Msnbc.msn.com] Report: Plan shows US not ready for flu crisis - Bird Flu - MSNBC.com: Health experts fear the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has already killed at least 65 people, could spark a deadly .Bush pushes for more bird flu vaccine .

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