Obama’s Gitmo Gambit
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 11th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Five Myths About Ebola
Laurie Garrett, Washington Post
Until nurse Teresa Romero Ramos contracted Ebola in Madrid, the wealthy countries of Europe, North America and Asia seemed confident that the virus could be contained in advanced medical facilities. As Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, put it after the first U.S. Ebola case was confirmed in Dallas: “We’re stopping it in its tracks in this country.” Such assurances help calm people’s nerves but may be overstated. No system of protection is 100 percent. The Spanish government has concluded that Ramos got infected as she was…
Florida’s Least-Wanted Governors
Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg