Saturday, January 03, 2004

Wow Third Herd of Cattle Quarantined in Washington (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The Department of Agriculture has quarantined a third cattle herd in Washington state after locating another cow from the Canadian shipment believed to have contained the animal with the nation's first known case of mad cow disease.... ...After Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman's announcement earlier this week that "downer" cows too old or sick to walk will no longer be allowed into the food supply, the beef industry has been working with the agency to set up a system to ensure they are not slaughtered, DeHaven said....[Yahoo! News - Top Stories] 2:06:58 AM     While we're busy with the new distraction of Libya and their World War I era chemical weapons cache, this is going on in the country that is home to a nuclear arsenal: U.S. Boosts Musharraf Watch After Attacks- Report (Reuters). Reuters - After two recent assassination attempts that bear the markings of al Qaeda, the U.S. government is stepping up efforts to protect Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, The Washington Post reported Saturday. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]   1:50:53 AM