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CDC: Swine Flu Outbreak Shouldn't Close Schools

Aug. 7, 2009
Federal guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prepare schools for H1N1 outbreaks this fall. In most cases, the government says, schools should stay open
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Britain prepares for swine flu outbreak

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Swine flu not linked with today's pigs

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Weather plays a role in swine flu outbreak

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch