Designer turkeys may be in your Thanksgiving future
Virginia Tech and the University of Minnesota received a two year 908000 grant from the U S Agriculture Department to finish decoding the turkey genome Meleagris gallopavo as part of a genetic map project. Researchers say mapping will help with health and disease resistance and may lead to breeding for flavor texture and bigger breasts. It will take about a year to finish the map and several more to apply differences among breeds.
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Obama pardons Courage the turkey to Disneyland
President Barack Obama spared Courage the 45 pound National Turkey from Thanksgiving dinner. He announced Courage will live out his days in Disneyland with an alternate, Carolina, while thanking military personnel and noting the holiday's significance amid a recession.
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Obama commits to 17 percent emissions cut target
White House announces President Obama will attend Copenhagen climate talks and pledge a specific greenhouse gas reduction target in the range of 17 percent below 2005 levels, a move praised by environmental allies and seen as a global game changer, despite GOP criticism. The plan includes a 5.5 percent cut below 1990 levels and positions the United States for a potential bipartisan climate bill.
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Israel offers 10 month halt to West Bank building
Israel proposed a 10 month pause on new construction in West Bank settlements to restart peace talks but Palestinians rejected it for not freezing building in East Jerusalem. U S officials welcomed the move noting it falls short of a full settlement freeze while Saeb Erekat called it insufficient.
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CIA cookbook offers spies based holiday feast ideas
A Washington report highlights the CIA published cookbook More Spies Black Ties Mango Pies with 200 recipes credited to agents and spouses, and filled with entertaining tales of life in exotic postings. It mixes culinary instructions with anecdotes about postcolonial dining, peppered by cautionary notes on ingredient origin and high altitude cooking.
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