WASHINGTON-Claiming that the president was preying on the public's fear of
contracting a fatal disease last week when he declared the H1N1 virus a
national emergency, Republican leaders announced Wednesday that they were
officially endorsing the swine flu. "Thousands of Americans-hardworking
ordinary Americans like you and me-already have H1N1," Republican National
Committee chairman Michael Steele said during a press conference. "Now Obama
wants to take that away from us. Ask yourself: Do you want the federal
government making these kinds of health care decisions for you and your
family?" Other prominent Republicans opposing Obama's declaration of
emergency include Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, who urged residents of
his state to continue not washing their hands, and radio host Rush Limbaugh,
who made a point of dying of the virus during his show on Wednesday

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