WHO: E. coli outbreak may be from super-toxic new strain

E. coli is spreading all over Europe. Already 18 people have died and over 1,600 have been sick by it. They're unable to pinpoint the food that started it all, but their idea is raw tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce. 500 victims have developed kidney failures. Previous outbreaks have E. coli have affected children and old people, but this time it's the adults, especially women, that are being affected by the disease. There may be some new cases to occur in the next few days, but they're doing the best they can to treat these people and prevent others from getting sick too.

I always used to say that my mom was paranoid when she'd get nervous about what food we were eating, but now I see why. It can be very dangerous if it's not in the right condition or not cleaned properly. I hope that they're able to treat these people and help them get better. I especially hope that this doesn't somehow spread to the United States and affect people living here.
http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43248315/ns/health-food_safety/

Syria's sorrow: 'So many children have been killed'

Images of dead children are spreading all over Syria through the mass media. The government tried stopping a protest, and ended up killing at least 25 children. Already 1,000 have been killed. People leading the Syrian revolution are using the pictures as a way to spread awareness and recruit followers to their mission. The government is trying to calm things down by doing an investigation to find out who killed a 13 year old boy.

I don't think having the government do one investigation will help calm anybody down. These people are obviously upset for a reason and the government doing just one thing can't change that. They should be doing 1,000 investigations if they're going to be doing any because 1,000 kids have died. All of this is leading to even more protests. They should find a way to communicate peacefully so nobody needs to die at all.
http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43240788/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/

House GOP lawmakers press Obama on spending

On Wednesday, Obama was pressed for more information about budget cuts and spending. Both Republicans and Democrats were at the meeting stating their sides, but no real decisions were made. They couldn't reach an agreement of how to reduce debt. Even though no major things were decided, the meeting was productive because it gave both Democrats and Republicans a chance to state their sides and look each other in the eye about this situation.

I'm glad that the meeting was productive, but shouldn't they already have been able to look each other in the eye? I mean they're professionals and that just kind of made it sound like they hate each other. Hopefully more meetings like this will take place so they can come up with a plan to reduce the country's debt. With such a difficult problem, it will take lots and lots of planning.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43235216/ns/politics-capitol_hill/