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truthdig.com - 1/29/2009
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uk.reuters.com - 1/28/2009
US bill would boost food, drug safety inspections
— uk.reuters.com — WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday to increase government inspections of... food and drug manufacturing plants in an effort to keep tainted products off the market. The measure was introduced ... (more) US bill would boost food, drug safety inspections

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Food Fight (video)
— youtube.com — An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the... countries in conflict.For a breakdown of the actual ... (more) Food Fight (video)
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news.yahoo.com - 2/5/2009
Lawmakers push for food safety reforms (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - Lawmakers vowed Wednesday to press for stronger food safety laws and more money for inspections... as the list of recalled peanut products surpassed 1,000 in an ongoing national salmonella outbreak. (more) Lawmakers push for food safety reforms (AP)
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The Hollywood Liberal:  Gore Lectures Congress, but Is It Too Late?

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Gore Lectures Congress, but Is It Too Late?
The Hollywood Liberal — ... now, it could experience a temperature rise of between 2.5 to 7.5 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. Read more Los Angeles Times: Even if by some miracle the nations of the world could bring carbon dioxide levels back to those of the pre-industrial era, it would still take 1,000 years or longer for the climate changes already triggered to be reversed, scientists said Monday. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries [image] [image] Food Safety [image] READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries [image] [image] This entry was posted on Thursday, ...

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Fear the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009!
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'Health and Safety'
corner.nationalreview.com 4/1/2009 — In my column today, and in an earlier Corner post, I've written about Britain and its health-and-safety regime. Several readers have sent me articles from yesterday's London newspapers. The story is sad -- or possibly outrageous. In the Times, the ...
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americablog.com 3/14/2009 — What? Food safety??? Doesn't Barack Obama know he's only supposed to do ONE thing at a time? Imagine a president taking seriously the issue of food safety. That people in the U.S. were dying because of tainted food never seemed to bother George Bush. ...
UN seeks $613M in urgent aid for Gaza war victims (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/29/2009
AP - The United Nations on Thursday launched an emergency appeal for $613 million to help Palestinians recover from Israel's attack on Gaza.
Spanish judge probes Israel's attack on Hamas (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/29/2009
AP - A Spanish judge is opening a probe of seven current or former Israeli officials over a 2002 bombing in Gaza that killed a Hamas militant and 14 other people, including nine children.
UN makes $613m appeal for Gaza (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/29/2009
AFP - The United Nations will launch a 613 million dollar appeal to meet the "massive" needs of those hit by Israel's 22-day war in Gaza, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
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Readers write about how the US government can promote green energy, why the BBC should air a commercial requesting aid for Gaza, and how Israel provokes violence from Hamas.
UN seeks $613 million in urgent aid for Gaza (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/29/2009
AP - The United Nations launched an emergency appeal Thursday for $613 million to help Palestinians recover from Israel's three weeks of military operations in Gaza.