2 more in R.I. being tested for possible swine flu
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The R.I. Health Department has sent two more samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be tested for possible swine flu, department spokeswoman Annemarie Beardsworth said at 10 a.m. Thursday morning. That means the Health Department is awaiting test results on three Rhode Islanders. The Health Department announced Wednesday that a student from North Kingstown High School is being tested. The results in that case are expected Friday or Saturday. Beardsworth said she does not know where the additional two people who are now being tested are from in Rhode Island, nor does she have any demographic information, including their ages. Beardsworth said the current time frame for test results to come back from the CDC is 24 to 48 hours. But she said it's important to remember that the CDC is the only place right now that can conduct this final stage of testing and the center is getting an increasing number of requests for such tests. She said she believes the samples are being sent to the CDC on Thursday. Beardsworth said North Kingstown High School remains the only school in Rhode Island closed because of concerns of swine flu spreading. Beardsworth said she hopes to have more information about the Rhode Islanders being tested for a news conference this afternoon.
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American citizens public health is seriously compromised by the flawed and wrong headed illegal immigration policies. Such policies fostered by the Democrats since the time of LBJ.
We have allowed immigration from especially Mexico and the third world countries with out any precautions. Such massive immigration to build a new Patronage under class voting block for a Democrat party Marxist, Fascist National Socialist political agenda.
Again while risking public health of American Citizens and crashing the present social services programs. The impact and cost of this adventure will be even much more apparent in years to come.
Finally the now compromised national health serving as a False Flag / justification for more government. This scenario out of the PINK playbook of Radicals and Revolutionaries
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I knew it was only a matter of time before Republicans blamed Obama for the swine flu.
I'm in favor of tougher immigration laws, but some people should really sit down and think before speaking out.
This started spreading in the US from people who traveled to Mexico and came back. It wasn't smuggled over the border by illegal immigrants.
Like I said, I'm all for tightening up the immigration laws, but even if the laws were stricter, you couldn't reasonably expect to prevent this kind of thing from ever happening.
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Hey "Independent Man Rhode Island" which is it: Marxist or National Socialist? You can't be both, or didn't Rush tell you that?
Also, it's the "Democratic" party, not the "Democrat" party.
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