China Springs Nagin After Swine Flu Scare

Ray Nagin prepared to leave Shanghai today after four days in quarantine imposed after possible exposure to the swine flu virus. The New Orleans mayor, his wife, and a member of their security detail had been in a hotel-turned-clinic since learning that a fellow passenger on their flight from Newark had shown flu symptoms, the Times-Picayune reports.

"We are departing Shanghai today in the best of health and spirits," Nagin said in a statement.
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