Bush to veto legislation requiring him to provide lawmakers with details of the CIA's secret prisons for terrorism suspects, a White House statement said. Be it noted that rising oil prices may be good for those traders long oil, however, for the average consumer rising oil prices are not good. This was the shot supposedly heard round the world when it fell 9% in one day several weeks ago, which lead to the precipitous fall of most world stock markets. The minutes went on to say, "But in...

AUSTRALIAN wheat exporter AWB Ltd will be forced to defend law suits on two continents after lawyers in both Sydney and New York yesterday lodged claims for a combined $125 million in damages over the Iraq kickback scandal. They were supposed to keep the market informed but they misled the government and the shareholders. Mr Watson has previously sold wheat into AWB's national pool but said that's irrelevant to this case. The suit seeks up to $100 million in damages from AWB Ltd and its US...

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Testing revealed imported Chinese wheat gluten was contaminated with melamine, used in making plastics. Franklin County Plant Recalls Dog Treats. The ever expanding pet food recall now has ties to North Alabama. Sunshine Mills in Red Bay is recalling dog biscuits. WAAY 31's Justin McFarland travelled to Red Bay Thursday, but officials at Sunshine Mills declined to comment. The biscuits were sold under the Sunshine brand names.

The government will appoint a new board to the authority, ending an interim arrangement that gave the agriculture minister control over wheat exports, the report said. April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks fell, retreating from a record high, as some investors judged recent gains excessive. Standard & Poor's 500 Index surge to its highest in more than six years after saying revenue grew the fastest in almost three years. The index's 14-day relative strength index, a ratio of the...