Since it's outbreak in Mexico the Swine Flu has been poising to be the next big pandemic, severity of said pandemic has yet to be seen. The H1N1 virus, a close relative to the 1918 pandemic strain, has brought the peak flu season early to the U.S.

No one disputes that we are not even close to winning the war in Afghanistan. The question the Obama administration and his war council are dealing with this week is whether sending another 40,000 troops to Afghanistan will secure the country.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone on the record stating she will not run for the nation's top job again.

Yesterday the Prime Minister of Spain has been trying to get his office to remove all traces of a photo that reveals that his two teen daughters dress in "goth" clothing. Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapaterohis Zapatero has tried to keep his daughters, Laura, 16, and Alba, 13, out of the public eye but the picture taken with President and Mrs. Obama has gone viral.

The G-20 summit is coming to Pittsburgh, Pa., a once given-up-for-dead city that's now set to play host to some of the world's most powerful people.

The U.S. Debt Clock is a billboard-sized running total digital display which constantly updates to show the current United States public debt and each American family's share of it. It made headlines months ago when the U.S. debt surpassed $10 trillion dollars, and it ran out of sufficient digits to display the amount.

I receieved an email this morning from the White House. The White House is attempting to dispute lies and misinforamtion about Health care reform. In Particuar, the White House is responding to chain mails against Health care reform with a Chain mail of their own. Here is that email:

The Health insurance industry has much to gain from Health Care reform, as do the politicians who take their money. Because of this it is no surprise to see a number of lies about health care reform pushed on the American People. We must dispel these lies, in order to have rational and intelligent discourse.

The debate in this country over health care reform has gotten out of hand. Congressmen and insurance operatives are stoking up anger and fear bytelling lies to people. People have come to believe that Obama is going to kill their grandma with his health care reform or that he is goint to impose socialism on the country.

Maybe Congress should scrap their efforts at health care and health insurance reform. Old fashioned bartering for health care is growing in popularity among Americans. Take note President Obama.

Fannie Mae needs another $10.7 billion taxpayer bailout from the Treasury Department to stay afloat. The government-controlled mortgage insurer has drawn a total of $45.9 billion of its $200 billion lifeline this year.