Lawmakers blast firms over China deals
Four U S high tech companies including Microsoft Yahoo Cisco Google were named collaborators with the Chinese government for suppressing dissent in exchange for access to the Chinese Internet market. Lawmakers questioned compliance with Chinese censorship and pressed for details on Shi Tao's family.
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EPA drops ethanol MTBE mandate in clean air rule
The EPA announced rules gutting the 2 percent oxygenate requirement for smoggy metropolitan gasoline, removing the ethanol MTBE mandate and aligning with the energy bill signed last August. A separate AP AOL Black Voices poll shows Jesse Jackson and Condoleezza Rice as top black leaders among respondents. Chicago study links serious illness in a spouse to higher death risk for the survivor.
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FDA defines whole grain foods in new dietary guidance
The FDA issues the first official definition for whole grain foods outlining three key ingredients bran endosperm and germ in natural proportions to prevent mislabeling. The rule aims to aid consumers and food companies with uniform terminology though it is nonbinding pending public comment.
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Violence over caricatures leaves 3 dead in Pakistan
Gunfire and rioting erupted as tens of thousands protested the Prophet Muhammad caricatures in Peshawar. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, amid Pakistan's third straight day of clashes and demonstrations.
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