US agribuisness is to blame for Swine flu!!!

The "NAFTA Flu": Critics Say Swine Flu Has Roots in Forcing Poor Countries to Accept Western Agribusiness As the US reports its first known death from the global swine flu, the World Health Organization has raised its pandemic threat level. Several countries around the world have banned the import of US and Mexican pork products. We speak to professor and author Robert Wallace, who says the swine flu is partly the outcome of neoliberal policies that forced poorer countries to open their markets
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From: IWantDemocracyNow

Time : 10 min 48

Added : 01/05/09 00:11

Tags: first swine flu report / swine flu global pandemic / swine flu

Mike Lowe Reports

A sample of Mike Lowe's reporting. The first piece is a spot news report about a Milwaukee police officer who was shot on duty. The second story is a feature about the weight of snow. Finally, there's an exclusive hard news report about Milwaukee's first swine flu
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From: MikeLoweReporter

Time : 6 min 49

Added : 28/07/10 04:47

Tags: first swine flu report

Chicago swine flu news conference

On Wednesday morning the first case of the Swine Flu was reported in Chicago. At 1:30 pm, a news conference was held at Chicagos Office of Emergency Management and Communications where the governor, mayor and public health officials discussed what measures have been put in place to deal with the pandemic. Tara S. Kerpelman and Kat McCullough reporting. Shot and edited by Tara S. Kerpelman and Kat McCullough on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 for Medill Reports (originally posted here:
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From: TaraInYourEyes

Time : 1 min 43

Added : 30/04/09 03:14

Tags: swine flu news / first swine flu report / is swine flu a pandemic yet

WHO raises pandemic alert level over swine flu outbreak

The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert from phase four to phase five — one step short of a full-scale pandemic. Phase five is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent, a WHO representative said. More than 90 cases of the disease have now been reported throughout the United States, and the first US death attributed to swine flu was reported. Of course, Mexico is where the disease started — or so it seems — and where it continues to do the most harm. At least 150 people
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From: worldfocusonline

Time : 2 min 33

Added : 29/04/09 23:08

Tags: who raises its pandemic alert level on swine flu / first swine flu report / swine flu disease

Swine Flu Update

First swine flu death in US reported Link to story .. www.cnn.com Swine influenza - update 4 (WHO) www.who.int Canada's swine flu cases jump to 13, all mild Link to story .. news.yahoo.com CDC Readies Swine Flu Vaccine Link to story .. www.time.com Mexico Raises Swine Flu Death Toll to 159 as Businesses Hurt Link to story ..
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From: UnslaveMee

Time : 7 min 22

Added : 29/04/09 13:43

Tags: cdc and swine flu update / first swine flu report / swine flu story