With global warming, that's two brinks
WASHINGTON - The Earth may be on the brink of a worldwide epidemic from a bird flu virus that may mutate to become as deadly and infectious as viruses that killed millions during three influenza pandemics of the 20th century, a federal health official said Monday.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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