Day: May 22, 2009

Mancow Gets Waterboarded, Admits It’s Torture

Friday morning, WLS radio show host Erich “Mancow” Muller agreed to be waterboarded on his show.  He wanted to find out for himself if it was torture.  He didn’t think it was. He lasted all of six or seven seconds before finally “throwing in the cow” and giving up. From[Read More…]

HHS Secretary Sebelius, Sesame Workshop, and the Ad Council Launch National Campaign to Protect Families from H1N1 Virus and Stay Healthy

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2009. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is joining the Ad Council and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, to launch a national public service advertising campaign designed to encourage American families[Read More…]

HHS Takes Additional Steps Toward Development of Vaccine for the Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2009. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the department will take important steps necessary to prepare for potential commercial-scale production of a candidate vaccine for the novel Influenza A ( H1N1). The Secretary is directing approximately $1 billion in existing funds that will be used for[Read More…]

Karl Rove, Super Genius

Commentary Karl Rove has a regular Wall Street Journal column. He’s a Fox News contributor. Newsweek hired him as a contributor. As Gloria Borger said in 2007: “[W]hen Rove speaks, the political class pays attention — usually with good reason.” But it is increasingly clear that there isn’t really any[Read More…]

NYT Flip-Flopped On Gitmo Detainees Rejoining Jihad

Commentary by Eric Boehlert Justin Elliott at TMP Muckraker highlighted this Times flip-flop, and it deserves the attention. The Times’ lead, upper-right A1 story on Thursday was this [emphasis added]: 1 In 7 Detainees Rejoined Jihad, Pentagon Finds In it, the Times’ Elizabeth Bumiller claimed the following: An unreleased Pentagon[Read More…]

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) – CDC Update, May 22, 2009

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2009. Summary of Situation Current Statistics As of 11 AM (ET) on May 22, 2009, there are 6,552 confirmed and probable cases of H1N1 influenza in 47 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.  The confirmed death count remains at 9.  State-wide data is as follows: Alabama[Read More…]

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