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Obama Declares H1N1 Flu 'National Emergency'

by FOXNews | 11:32 AM CDT, October 24, 2009

The White House says the declaration allows medical treatment facilities to better handle a surge in flu patients by waiving federal requirements on a case-by-case basis. President Obama signed a proclamation declaring the H1N1 influenza a national

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