The Flu and the Festival
Apr 24, 2009 05:15 PM EST
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deadly flu virus with a strange genetic make-up has claimed 60 lives in Mexico and has officials there taking extraordinary steps to contain it.
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CDC official says it is still fine to travel to Mexico, but if the outbreak isn't contained quickly, expect even more stress on the Mexican tourism industry already buffeted by concerns over the drug war raging there. CDC also reported that it could not confirm that the Mexico flu was the same strain as found in more than a half dozen cases in the U.S. in recent days.
Tomorrow I'll be at the
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books for an 12:30 panel on "Broken Government" in Broad 2160
and will be signing books at the KRLA booth after my panel sometime around 1:30. Perhaps some early owners of
The Fair Tax Fantasy will be there.
My pal Bill Lobdell, whose book
Losing My Religion is the recipient of a great review in the upcoming
Sunday New York Times, will be speaking at 3:30 in the Korn Convocation Hall and signing books thereafter.
