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Community Comment archive for May 1, 2009

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009

A tourist sits among empty beach chairs in Cancun May 1, 2009. The flu outbreak is hitting Mexico's tourism industry, which accounts for roughly 8 percent of the economy. Many groups of foreign tourists and students left the country earlier than planned due to the spread of influenza A (H1N1), formerly referred to as swine flu. REUTERS/Gerardo Garcia (MEXICO HEALTH TRAVEL) (The Spokesman-Review)

Swine flu hysteria... 13 

Good afternoon, Netizens... This time of year, Cancun, Mexico is typically bustling with touristas. Compare that mental image to this picture shot yesterday. Is this hysteria we see unfolding before the National News Media? What about the people in Mexico who have died of Swine…

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David Horsey,davidhorsey.com,seattlepi.com (David Horsey / The Spokesman-Review)

The Obama Magic Show... 

Good morning, Netizens... In this morning's David Horsey cartoon we have the famous Obama Magic Show, featuring adulations by the Democrats and starring Humpty Dumpty as The Republican Party. The real question remains to be seen whether the Republican Party will be able to put…

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