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Totally obvious phishing scam. Have a look:
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, Union, like most other colleges and universities, installed a new emergency alert system, which they test much more frequently than it can possibly require.
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Ever-looming Mt. Rainier, with Tacoma, Washington in the foreground.
CDC is reporting about 14,000 confirmed or probable cases of swine flu, although they have already said this may represent only a fraction of the total number of infected.