Avian Flu and the Nation s Preparedness: Is the US on Course for More Government Negligence? With the looming threat of an avian flu pandemic, the government needs to ensure that it addresses all pertinent issues in-depth, so that it avoids another national disaster like Hurricane Katrina. Avian Flu and the Nation s Preparedness: Is the US on Course for More Government Negligence? With the looming threat of an avian flu pandemic, the government needs to ensure that it addresses all...

LATER in the evening, No10 finally started to get into the battle, first explaining the memorandum was designed to secure the extradition of potential terrorist suspects to Libya, then stressing there had never been any intention to make Megrahi part of the proposed deal. LATER in the evening, No10 finally started to get into the battle, first explaining the memorandum was designed to secure the extradition of potential terrorist suspects to Libya, then stressing there had never been any...

Ben Huh launched his Web site in February with the modest goal of helping Seattle-area residents find dog parks and pet stores. The pet food scandal has transformed once-obscure Web sites about litter boxes and doggy breath into poignant memorials to beloved companions -- and hot sources of muckraking reporting. Those suggestions later made their way into an FDA bill amendment sponsored by Durbin, calling for stricter production and labeling standards for pet food, the senator said. That...

We are all extremely exhilarated with those two wins, said Laura Young, farm manager for Southwind, which includes the 235-acre former dairy farm in Pennington, purchased in 1986, and the 390 acres in Butternut Valley in the foothills of New Yorks Catskill Mountains, acquired in 1980. We are all extremely exhilarated with those two wins, said Laura Young, farm manager for Southwind, which includes the 235-acre former dairy farm in Pennington, purchased in 1986, and the 390 acres in...

It was the third time the princess has toured the Ardingly showground in recent years, this time choosing to exhibit her love for goats. Organisers said the weekend was set to be a "blockbuster event" for local farmers, with a higher number of livestock entrants to competitions than there have been for 12 years. Miss Cole said: "We've got more animals being shown than ever before, which is really impressive, particularly because of the problems farmers have faced over the past few years....