This US diagram of the world's news shows that the most prominent topics included:
economic crisis, health care reform, Obama transition, Iran, auto industry collapse, US terrorism policies, swine flu, Michael Jackson death, Ted Kennedy death, Henry Louis Gates arrest, Fort Hood shootings, Pakistan, War in Gaza, Bernie Madoff and Somali Pilates.
As the NYT's Andy Revkin points out, where is climate?
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How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
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As the US grapples with an ongoing bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, the
country’s health agencies are ramping up surveillance efforts and working
to deve...
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