The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 1

FAST FRESH RECIPES 4B W' -sMUte 4- T-' A a'' -T'VJ'-ss i V1' -v'1 '4 SWINE FLU OUTBREAK CDC chief: Virus will spread even kill SIM ixpiaiuaaniwiagp iTBafyiir3-i i IV TONY PUGH UNO WUllMI McClatdiy Newspapers As die number of confirmed US swine flu cases jumped from 45 to 64 on Tuesday a federal health official said only a matter of time before the highly contagious disease claims its first American life we continue to investigate cases here I expect that we will see deaths in this said Richard Besser the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a news conference on during ai ONLINE View a gaiety of now people worldwide are reacting to the flu outbreak attached to this stay at Kaneaaoom INSIDE ffiffilEpkE 80J Tuesday prediction reflects the growing threat posed by the mysterious swine flu virus and the inability of health officials re and abroad to contain its here and: Local officials bru8hupon flu response pfan3A HUB swum spread single action that somebody takes whether it be die government a community a family or an individual will halt this But the combined actions that we all take together will reduce the impact on our Jr flaMf Please see FLU Page 3A I -S tW 1 Former Kansas governor flies to Washington starts briefings lYuunoMunai 1- i---l Imm tagiewasnmgtnnDuieau With President Obama holding a Bible in the Ovel Office tanner Kansas Gov Kathleen Sebelius is sworn in Tuesday by Tim Saunders executive derfcof the Whits House the tip of the spear of the Obama efforts to deal with a sudden worri-ASHINGTON some spread of swine flu and The Senate cm its campaign to overhaul the Tuesday con- health care system firmed Kansas As a sign of the importance Gov Kathleen that the White House puts on Sebelius as Health her post Sebelius flew to and Human Services secretary The 65-31 vote places her at Please see SEBELIUS Page 4A A dinic assistant In Singapore displays boxes of the antiviral drug Tamiflu which is effective In Jl if Mm naii ngrrang swim nu it im umuiKrIi is qivm Mfiy enough PARKINSON IS 45TH GOVERNOR XJUMNE K0MIHU Eagle Topeka bureau TOPEKA Mark Parkinson became governor in a quick LtV ceremony Tuesday evening then mK called on to he said speaking before more than 100 people in a ceremony that lasted less than 10 minutes He advocated fa cuts to state government and for a in planned tax cuts i leaders called die change in leadership a fresh start This swearing in is a drance to Please see PARKINSON Page 4A YflM balance the budget I A I'M1 The hole is too deep to fill exclusively by cutting budgets and it is also too deep to fill exclusively through revenue Mark Parkinson takas the oath of wr" enen a iw i winpw rv snsm vi office as Kansas govamor Tuesday POLICING THE AIRWAVES High court backs FCC on fines over expletives YUMLMVJUI Los Angeles Times The Supreme Court said Tuesday that TV viewers should not be hit with the or the during prime-time broadcasts upholding the power to fine broadcasters for airing a single expletive In a 5-4 decision the justices said federal law has long prohibited the broadcast of language and they said the Federal Communications Commission had ample authority to crackdown on what Justice Antonin Scalia called the glitteratae from He was referring to several incidents that triggered the FCCs crackdown When entertainer Cher was given a lifetime achievement award at the Billboard Music Awards in 2002 she said it proved her critics wrong and uttered an expletive directed at diem The broadcast aired live on die Foat network and was viewed by about 25 million minors Scalia said The FCC cited similar comments by Nkale Richie during entertainment industry award shows In its new policy the FCC said a single Please see EXPLETIVES Page 2A INSURERS OPPOSE REQUIRING COVERAGE Lawmakers may debate autism insurance Jake Wright 6 of Olathe participates in Applied Behavior Analysis therapy with paraeducator Andrea Mans Jake Is diagnosed with autism JSToyMNbar Karen Or Star was irrelevant insurance company disagreed and said the therapy was experimental not medically necessary So the family ate into savings and ran up their credit cards own parents even took out a second mortgage to help pay the medical bills I had dropped him on his head they (Insurance) would Please see AUTISM Page IA lYUMUm Eagle Topeka bureau Carrie Wright knew something was different about her son Jake when at age 3 he didn't make eye contact and wouldn't answer to his own name The physicians who diagnosed autism said early therapy was critical to help Jake learn how to interact with the world To a determined mother money Msahja 1C CteUlM a 2000 Th Wichita Eagle end Beacon RSMing Co PjOl Boa 62Q Wichita KS 67201 Csnfcs B-71 Lute ids 3D Marks tents IB YMdMk S6-5S ensured 71 UalilMs II OpWi 7 Wnttur i HU i.