Obama Declares H1N1 National Emergency
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In a statement this afternoon, President Obama declared the H1N1 flu a national emergency, allowing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius "to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements" to help health-care facilities deal with the burden of the growing pandemic. [CNN]

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