WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pledged "great vigilance" in confronting the swine flu outbreak Wednesday night as it spread coast to coast across the U.S. The outbreak hit 11 states and closed schools amid confirmation of the first U.S. death _ a Mexican toddler who visited Texas with his family _ and the confinement of dozens of Marines after one came down with the disease in California.
Some 100 schools were closed, and more might need to be shut down temporarily,...
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