The lousy weather back east is being blamed for the numbers.
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President Obama sheds crocodile tears over Egypt:
Obama’s prayer follows a series of White House and State Department statements “deploring” the violence in Egypt and expressing moral indignation over the attacks by the regime of President Hosni Mubarak on peaceful protesters and the media.
Who do they think they are kidding? For 30 years, US administrations, Democratic and Republican alike, including that of Obama, have backed Mubarak precisely because of his ability to impose policies supported by Washington against the overwhelming opposition of the Egyptian people. That this required systematic and relentless violence was well understood.
Meanwhile, the protests continue as the ruling elite fractures.
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Does anybody really care whether dirty old man Hugh Hefner has his "groove back" or not?
I read enough about the filth in his mansion and the filth in his mind not to give a crap about his business or sexual prowess.
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Speaking of disease, diseases once thought eradicated or rare in the United States are making a furious comeback. These diseases include measles, the mumps, pertussis (whooping cough), and TB. They are making a comeback thanks to deliberate neglect of our infrastructure and budget cutbacks:
From January 1 to December 31 in 2010, the CDC reported 8,383 confirmed cases of pertussis in California, which once enjoyed a living standard among the highest in the world. More than 1,100 adults and children have been diagnosed with the illness in San Diego County alone, and across the state at least 10 babies died. California has not suffered this great an outbreak since 1947.
Michigan, once home to a thriving auto industry, also suffered an increase in pertussis in the first half of 2008, continuing through 2010. There were 315 reported cases in 2008, with 902 cases in 2009 and 1,092 in 2010. Ohio recorded a level of infection not seen since 1985, with 966 reported cases.
The official figures do not include those who are unable to seek medical attention due to financial hardship. Given that the US is in the midst of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and tens of millions lack health insurance, the real numbers are certainly much higher.
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And what about the almost 5 million people who have dropped off UI and aren't counted in any statistic?
They can go hang as far as our elected officials care.
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John Luebbers has pleaded not guilty in the shooting of Placerville school principal Sam LaCara.
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