Poverty now rampant: Half of U.S. kids on food stamps

(NaturalNews) – Almost half of all children living in the United States will receive food stamp assistance at some point before they turn 18, according to a study conducted by researchers from Cornell and Washington Universities and published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

MSM: More Americans say global warming exaggerated

(Reuters) – A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated, as more people also doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, according to a new Gallup poll.

MSM: Almost half of young black people are jobless, says study

(Guardian) – Big rise in unemployment in 16-24 age group since recession began

Video: Climategate Scientist Received Over Half A Million From Obama Stimulus Package

(SteveWatson) – A leading scientist involved in the climategate scandal received over half a million dollars in federal economic stimulus funds from the Obama Administration last Summer, it has been revealed.

Sprint Manager: ‘Half’ of all Police Surveillance Includes Text Messaging

(RawStory) – According to a graduate student’s research into the spying policies of major U.S. telecommunications companies, at a recent security conference a Sprint surveillance manager told a group of onlookers that half of all police requests include the target’s text messages.

Indiana County Expects to Vaccinate Half Population

Marion County officials expect the H1N1 flu vaccine to be administered to almost half the county’s residents, but those not in a priority group will be turned away.

Setting the people up to die: A conspiracy of silence about swine flu natural remedies

(NaturalNews) – It’s emblazoned across the front page of USA Today, just underneath a subhead declaring Michael Jackson was, indeed, killed by a drug overdose: “Flu could infect half of USA.” The article goes on to describe the predicted number of deaths expected in the U.S. (30,000 – 90,000 Americans) as well as the actions being taken by the government to protect Americans from the coming swine flu pandemic.

MSM: State takes extra steps to battle flu in fall

(BostonGlobe) – Massachusetts health authorities took the unprecedented step yesterday of deputizing dentists, paramedics, and pharmacists to help administer vaccines against both the seasonal flu and the novel swine strain expected to make a return visit in the fall.

Almost Half of Americans Take At Least One Prescription Drug

Is America the most medicated nation on Earth? Could be, according data just released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showing that at least half of all Americans takes at least one prescription drug, with one in six taking three or more medications.

MSM: Half of China’s toy factories close after exports slump

Nearly half of China’s toy factories closed last year as the financial crisis tightened its grip.