Flu shot debate grows over elderly protection strategies
A study in Archives of Internal Medicine questions whether the elderly benefit from current flu vaccination policy. It notes vaccines reduce winter deaths in some studies but not universally for seniors and suggests vaccinating children could better shield older Americans. Experts caution against overreacting to one study and emphasize continued protection for high risk groups.
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Archives of Internal Medicine
U.S
Thompson
CDC
Glen Nowak
Walter Orenstein
Simonsen
Orenstein
Emory University
Emory
American Journal of Epidemiology
NIH
Ira Longini
Rollins School of Public Health
Longini
Elizabeth Halloran
Lisa Schwartz
Steven Woloshin
VA Outcomes Group
Bombing and Civil Strife Mark Lebanon’s Turbulent History
A history snapshot recalls Lebanon’s violence from 1958 clashes in Beirut to the 1982 Israeli invasion, the 1989 accord paving a 1990 end to a 15-year civil war, and the assassinations of leaders like Rafik Hariri, Rene Mouawad, and Riad Solh.
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Lebanon
Rafik Hariri
Syria
Rene Mouawad
Elias Hrawi
Mahmoud Tawil
Associated Press
Beirut
Beir ut airport bombed as Lebanon civil war rages
Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut airport two days after Arab guerrillas attacked an Israeli airliner in Athens. Lebanese teenagers waved at Syrian troops entering Beirut atop Soviet tanks as peacekeepers move to halt Lebanon’s nineteen month civil war on Wednesday November 10, 1976.
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Lebanon
Israel
Gamal Nasser
U.S
Francis Meloy
Beirut
Athens
Greece
Clashes Between Lebanese Army and Palestinian Guerrillas
In a turbulent period spanning 1970 to 1973 clashes erupted between the Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrilla groups. The fighting intensified at various fronts, drawing international concern and highlighting the fragile security situation in Lebanon during those years.
Civil War Era Conflicts Across Middle East Referenced
The timeline notes Muslim Syrian backed clashes with Israeli aligned Christians in 1983 and 1987 bombings including a U S embassy attack killing 17 and 46 others. Six months later Shiite killings and a car bombing target Marines and French paratroopers killing 241 Americans and 58 French. In 1998 Parliament elected Gen Emile Lahoud pro Syrian army commander as president.
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U.S
Rashid
Emile Lahoud
Hariri Killing Sparks Lebanese Opposition Outrage
Lebanon's opposition blames Syria and allied security forces for Hariri's death at a tense rally at his Beirut home. They demand Syrian troop withdrawal, government resignation, and a three day strike as US and French calls for restraint and an international inquiry rise.
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Hariri
Syria
Lebanon
Bassam Sabah
Bush
Mehdi Dakhlallah
Hezbollah
Elie Ferzli
Lebanese Broadcasting Corp
Washington
White House
Scott McClellan
McClellan
Beirut
Bekaa Valley
Gebran Tueni
Tueni
U.N. Security Council
Ahmed Tayseer Abu Adas
Levant
Abu Adas
Amin Gemayel
Bush seeks new wartime funding totaling 82 billion
President Bush asks Congress for about 82 billion in additional war funding. The request includes 5 billion to restructure Army brigades for flexibility, 658 million to build a new U S embassy in Iraq with staff of 1 000, and 717 million to staff it. Afghanistan would receive nearly 2 billion for roads schools and drug control. Aid to Pakistan Jordan Ukraine and the Palestinians is listed along with 950 million for tsunami relief and reconstruction, and 242 million for Darfur plus 100 million for Sudan peace. House leaders vowed quick action while some lawmakers urged trimming items not directly tied to the wars.
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Bush
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Jordan
Ukraine
Israel
Congress
State Department
Indian Ocean
Sudan
Darfur
Jerry Lewis
R-Calif
House
Ations Committee
John Spratt
South Carolina
House Budget Committee
Defense Department
Congressional Research Service
Service
Warren County judge indicts Powers and Sexton in sex conduct cases
Powers and Sexton face multiple felony and misdemeanor counts from a Warren County grand jury. Powers is accused of public indecency in 2004 and has been barred from court duties since January. Sexton, who changed her name from Gerondale, faces related indecency charges. A federal suit by court employees and a corrections officer alleges retaliation over the relationship.
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Powers
Clearcreek Township
Warren County
Libbie Sexton
Clarksville
Ohio
Columbus
Rachel Hutzel
Hutzel
John Smith
Sexton
Gerondale
James Spaeth
Common Pleas
Donald Oda II
Common Pleas Court
Barton case details complicity in wife’s death at Springboro farm
In Warren County Court prosecutors allege Barton, a former Springboro police lieutenant, aimed to terrify his wife Vickie Barton to move so he could become police chief. Vickie Barton, a nurse and instructor, was sexually assaulted and shot. a man named Phelps died by suicide in 1995. Nine years of investigation yielded no charges, and Barton faces charges of complicity to involuntary manslaughter and burglary. The trial features disputed voice analysis and testimony on Barton's calls after the death. The jury's deliberations were to continue late today or Wednesday.
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Franklin Township
Barton
Springboro
Vickie
Vickie K. Barton
Sycamore Hospital
Kettering College of Medical Arts
Phelps
Middletown
Warren County Common Pleas Court
Warren
Montgomery
Phelp
Joshua Engel
Engel
Stutchman
Stuchman
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Riad Solh
Independent
Ariel
Paris
Peru
Lahoud
United States
France
U.N Security Council
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Hamadi
Walid Jumblatt
Damascus
Cox News Service
Jim Barton
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