House passes sweeping food safety bill for signature
The House approved a $1.4 billion food safety bill to increase FDA powers, inspect plants, order recalls, and set stricter import standards. It requires large farms and manufacturers to prepare safety plans and report on safety measures at all production stages. FDA Commissioner Hamburg praised the new tools for improvements.
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Bill Keeps Government Open Into March
Congress approved a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government open into March. The measure freezes agency budgets at current levels and awaits signing by President Obama to avert a shutdown.
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United Nations restores reference to sexual orientation in resolution
At the United Nations week long debate, member states reinstated a reference to sexual orientation in a resolution condemning extrajudicial killings of minorities after it had been removed. The move followed pressure from African and Arab countries drawing sharp advocacy from gay rights groups.
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Senate Greenslight on START Treaty Vote Gains Support
Eleven Republicans joined Democrats in a 67-28 vote to end debate and proceed to final tally on a U S Russia arms control treaty limiting nuclear warheads and boosting on site inspections The pact backed by Obama faced conservative opposition over missile defense and verification concerns Alexander Kerry Corker Hutchison and other lawmakers urged passage citing national security and modernization funding including 85 billion over 10 years for nuclear facilities at Los Alamos New Mexico and Oak Ridge Tennessee
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Iraq forms inclusive government after nine months of talks
Iraq seated a freely elected government in Baghdad after nine months of negotiations uniting Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish blocs. The new cabinet faces challenges from security, oil wealth oversight, and basic services while weighing whether to ask the United States to keep troops after 2011.
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One in Four Students Fail Military Entrance Exam
A Education Trust study shows 23 percent of recent high school graduates lack the minimum ASVAB score to join any branch. Pentagon data indicate 75 percent of ages 17 to 24 are ineligible due to fitness, criminal records, or no diploma. The report highlights gaps in math, science and reading readiness.
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