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Six Senate Pages Come Down With 'Flu-Like Symptoms'
foxnews ^ | 7/28/09 | Trish Turner and Chad Pergram

Posted on 07/28/2009 5:14:57 PM PDT by lovesdogs

WASHINGTON -- Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer, the top administrative official for the chamber, says that six teenage Senate pages have "turned up with flu-like symptoms," though there is no hard evidence yet that the pages have contracted the H1N1 virus.

Gainer described the symptoms as "mild," including a runny nose and a sore throat. He indicated that there was "no panic" in the Senate.

At this stage, doctors do not test to determine whether it is the H1N1 flu, Gainer said, adding that's consistent with national policy.

Four of the pages are roommates and have been restricted to their dorm room on Capitol Hill. The other two reside in metropolitan Washington and are commuters. Those pages have been advised to stay home.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 111th; flu; flulike; pages; senate; senatepages; swineflu; symptoms; teens
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To: lovesdogs

I do not wish any one sick so they should all go home NOW (before the end of the week) with no voting on any thing else. They have done enough to make us all sick.


21 posted on 07/28/2009 6:15:11 PM PDT by blueyon (It is worth taking a stand even if you are standing alone!)
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To: Fudd Fan

Wishful thinking, but I would LOVE it if the Senate went home early for recess, leaving Health Care and Sonia rotting on the vine.


22 posted on 07/28/2009 6:23:48 PM PDT by Enterprise (When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
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To: Enterprise

Any day congress is not in session is a day we keep more of our liberty. —Mark Levin


23 posted on 07/28/2009 6:31:40 PM PDT by Fudd Fan (Embrace your inner Mengele... support doc 0zer0's snake oil death care!)
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To: conservaDave

Understand they bought all of this flu vaccine which the Govt wants to use on us even though it hasn’t been tested yet. So how about we line all Federal employees up, tell them to drop their drawers and use them for the guinea pigs - starting with BO!


24 posted on 07/28/2009 7:20:08 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Enterprise

To really be on the safe side maybe Jan 2013?


25 posted on 07/28/2009 7:31:47 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: lovesdogs

The following story is not good. Two healthy adults with no pre-existing health conditions. A brother (19) and a sister (26) have both died in Indiana. My heart and prayers go out to the family.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090728/NEWS01/307280003/Mother+loses+children+to+swine+flu


26 posted on 07/28/2009 8:08:31 PM PDT by khnyny ("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")
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To: chris_bdba

Excellent! Jan 2013 it is!


27 posted on 07/28/2009 8:31:46 PM PDT by Enterprise (When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
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To: Kansas58

I had the same thought,,they should recess tomorrow and get the heck out of DC and spare us their insanity for a month.


28 posted on 07/28/2009 8:33:42 PM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: Kansas58
Hate to admit it, but for a moment I though:

MAYBE an epidemic would shut down DC for a bit?

Hate to admit it, but my first thought was, I hope the Dems and the press don't use this as a distraction while they sneak a late night vote through on 0bamaCare "hellth-care"

29 posted on 07/28/2009 8:36:57 PM PDT by airborne (Congratulations to the Stanley Cup Champions! PITTSBURGH PENGUINS RULE!!!)
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To: conservaDave

“GIVE THEM OBAMACARE!!!!”

I want Obama to have Obamacare. He’s already said he wouldn’t want it for HIS family. Let him, his family, his mother-in-law, extended family, and members of Congress and the Senate and their staffs ALL have Obama care for the next three-plus years.

Then Obamacare can be considered for the rest of us.


30 posted on 07/28/2009 8:42:09 PM PDT by EDINVA (A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul -- G. B. Shaw)
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To: EDINVA

Well if they pass this I plan to make a point of lobbying the next congress and as many as it takes to do just that. No fair they inflict something like this on us without having to live by the same rules!


31 posted on 07/28/2009 9:55:55 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: chris_bdba

Please. Those who make the rules will NEVER live by those rules themselves.


32 posted on 07/29/2009 8:09:10 AM PDT by khnyny ("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")
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To: lovesdogs

Lock them in joint session and have a swine flu party!


33 posted on 07/29/2009 12:25:01 PM PDT by Califreak (My word calibrator's in the shop)
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