There was a huge boom & bust of real estate since then.
Census enumerators are given lists of addresses to make the headcount. Previous census lists of addresses are only good for what existed in 2000. What happened since then? You can check a local Department of Buildings and Houses, but would you really trust their tally?
This happens to be the best time for using GPS technology because solar activity and sunspots haven't been this low in a century. What other technology would you want to verify a current address or the demise of an old address?
Reapportionment didn't happen until after the vote in 2000. Remember how the reapportionment in Texas dragged on for years.
Treated pig heart valves are used routinely when humans need to have their heart valves replaced. They don't require immunosuppression, IIRC.
That the genes from swine, avian and human strains finally recombined into the current influenza AH1N1 strain shouldn't be a surprise after looking at the current crowded conditions found in modern agribusiness. It's not like they have no contact with humans, and many bird species are free.
The USPS finds my house every day without my GPS coordinates.
As to swine flu, it's too wimpy to be a weapon, but it's a great opportunity to continue development of a tyrannical infrastructure.