If the swine flu pandemic of 2009-10 was part of this pattern, the crossing of viral strains must have had something to do with birds as well as pigs.

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Houdini economists have yet to realize something every magician knows well: At some point the show must end.

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Things did not go well, but actually he was re-elected president of the United States, so he must have done something right.

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