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...date on their Hib vaccinations - that it would take some time for a widespread infection to take hold. "We have a nice cushion because of our high immunization rates," says Schuchat. "That cushion of protection can buy us some time while we are dealing with the supply problem. We are at much lower risk than we would have been before the [childhood] vaccination system was so strong...
...problem is worsening, say experts, because more and more fishing vessels are heading out to the high seas - traditionally, a fishing free-for-all - to "top up" their load once they've hit the quota for their home country's fishing area, known as an exclusive economic zone. At the same time, demand keeps rising in wealthy countries for nutritious, and delicious, white-fish meat from species that have become increasingly hard to find closer to shore. "All fisheries are turning gradually into deep-sea fisheries because they have fished themselves out of the shallow waters," says Robert Steneck...
...drivers for his motorcade because they now need two media vans. "Our caravan is growing, but our driver's list isn't keeping pace, and the bus doesn't get here until the 18th," Sarah Huckabee muses out loud, high-heeled brown boots kicked off while she mulls the problem...
CONTEXT Much like an oil spill, rat spills can wreak havoc on delicate ecosystems and are a major problem for many far-flung islands. One of Alaska's western Aleutians was even named Rat Island after it was overrun by the critters following a shipwreck in the 1780s...
...Members of the élite, like Mitt Romney and Representatives Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo, are whipping up the U.S.'s xenophobia to divide the nation. The root of the problem is that the law does not allow needed immigrant workers to come to the U.S. legally. The so-called illegal immigrants are no more illegal than those who settled America. If anyone is to blame, it is the companies that provide employment to the new settlers. Neil Redlien, TOWSON...