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Cattle market wary as mad cow cases spark border talks
U S and Canada weigh reopening the border after two Canadian BSE cases while Japan contemplates US beef imports. Industry debates safeguards such as testing high risk cattle and banning cattle remains in feed. Officials warn delaying Canadian imports may be prudent until investigations and the Japan situation clarify.
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United States
Canada
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Japan
Washington
Kansas
Election fears shadow Iraq vote plans
Farid Ayar of Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission warned that violence and intimidation will mar the January 30 vote, expecting 7 to 8 million Iraqis to cast ballots. Separately, Georgia activists hailed a judge's ruling to remove evolution stickers from science books as a boost for science education, while critics argued the court limited religious symbols in schools.
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Farid Ayar
Iraq
Independent Electoral Commission
Benjamin Z. Freed
Georgia Citizens For Integrity In Science Education
Sadie Fields
Georgia
The
Christian Coalition
Finney County and Garden City Commission Contact Addresses
Finney County Commission office is at County Administrative Center 311 N Ninth Street Garden City Kansas 67846. Garden City Commission uses City Administrative Center 301 N Eighth Street for city government inquiries.
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Ninth St
Garden City
Garden City Commission City
Eighth St
Telegram reads readers notes and contact details
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First Amendment text reference in constitutional rights
A concise recall of the First Amendment defining five protections: establishment of religion free exercise speech press peaceable assembly and petition for redress. The passage emphasizes limits on government power and the rights of individuals and the press. It underscores enduring legal framework for civil liberties and democratic participation.
Williams exposed as paid promoter of No Child Left Behind
Leonard Pitts argues the Williams episode highlights journalistic integrity erosion and Bush era propaganda. He notes Williams accepted over 240000 from the Education Department to push No Child Left Behind, while concealing the payola and owning a PR firm. Williams loses credibility. Tribune Media Services dropped him.
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George Will
Cal Thomas
Armstrong Williams
Bush
USA Today
Williams
Education Department
CBS News
Jayson Blair
Jack Kelley
CBS
Blair
Kelley
Jimmy Stewart
Tribune Media Services
Global empathy rises after Asia disaster prompt
Charities and ordinary people worldwide set aside religious and national labels to aid victims after a major Asia disaster. The writer notes that modern communications via television and the Internet enabled people to see suffering in real time, reinforcing a shared humanity. He argues that superficial differences mask common dreams and that future conflicts should, ideally, fade. He urges ongoing relief and unity.
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CNN
Fidel Castro
Castro
Middle East
Lee Richardson Zoo elephants deserve sanctuary not captivity
Kristie Phelps of In Defense of Animals argues that zoos are unsuitable for elephants. She cites 2004 elephant deaths and reports on degenerative joints and injuries from concrete enclosures. She urges moving elephants to sanctuaries and redirecting funds to habitat conservation and anti poaching in Asia and Africa.
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Iook
Lee Richardson Zoo
In Defense of Animals
IDA
Asia
Africa
Kristie Phelps
Mill Valley
Calif
Phelps
Elephant exhibit decline widens at Lee Richardson Zoo
An article notes Lee Richardson Zoo risks losing accreditation from the American Zoo and Aquarium Association unless its elephant exhibit expands. It cites actions by other zoos like San Francisco and Detroit that have closed elephant exhibits and references a 2002 RSPCA call to phase out elephants in Europe.
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Pe Aldis-Wilson
Lee Richardson Zoo
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals
London
Bristol
Edinburgh
Dudley
Longleat Safari Park
Britain
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