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Polls, Debate Prep and Ads About Medicare, MedicaidMedia聽outlets report on the latest poll findings and preview Tuesday night s presidential debate, amid聽a high volume of campaign ads.聽The Washington Post: Presidential Contest Tight Nationally Ahead Of Sec yeti coolers ond DebateOn stanley cup the eve of their second debate, President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney remain locked in a virtual dead heat nationally, with Republicans showing increased enthusiasm for their nominee after his big win in the first debate, according to a new Washingto stanley uk n Post-ABC News poll Balz and Cohen, 10/15 .The Wall Street Journal: Town-Hall Format Could Dull Barbs In Second DebateMr. Romney has held dozens of town-hall events over the past year and a half, but has invariably faced admiring crowds. The scenario on Tuesday puts him in front of a crowd that will include some fans of the president. 鈥?Democrats caution the president can t afford a second subpar showing, and Mr. Obama has promised to show more vigor at the debate. 鈥?Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Mr. Obama is focused on making a passionate case for why he is the right choice in the election, noting the candidates differences on tax cuts, Medicare and women s health issues Nicholas and Lee, 10/14 .Los Angeles Times: Obama And Romney Working Two Different AnglesNew Obama campaign ads in battleground states are hitting at Romney s plan to cut Medicaid. 鈥?The ads warn that Romney would burden families with the cost of nursing home care, while ass Basx Two Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care During Recent Appearances

Monday, Dec 7 2009H1N1 Reported In Gaza, Southern SudanTwo women have become the first to die from H1N1 swine flu in Gaza, health officials said Monday, Agence air force 1 France-Presse/ stanley website Inquirer.net reports. The announcement came after聽five patients were confirmed to have H1N1 聳 the first cases in the region. Hassan Khalaf, a spokesman for the Hamas health ministry, declined to give details but said the condition of three other people who on Sunday had been confirmed to have contracted A H1N1 was improving, according to the news service 12/7 . With the reports that H1N1 has reached Gaza, the Associated Press/Jerusalem Post examines growing concern that there are not enough H1N1 vaccines to distribute to the health workers in the region 12/6 . Gaza s Health Ministry has reached out to the WHO for assistance to contain and treat the virus, according to VOA News. Neighboring Israel has a blockade on Gaza, and Egypt restricts movement across its border with the Hamas-controlled territory. Health officials say that isolation likely kept the H1N1 virus from affecting the coastal territory sooner, the news service adds nike air force 12/6 . The WHO has confirmed the first case of H1N1 in the Southern Sudan region of Juba, the Sudan Tribune reports 12/5 . The WHO reported Friday that 207 countries and territories worldwide have reported cases of H1N1 and at least 8,768 people worldwide have died from the virus, RIA NOVOSTI reports 12/4 .This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary o