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How Safe Is America's Food Supply?
Recent health scares have involved food imported from Mexico, India and China, but the latest recall involves meat products from Georgia. Wherever it comes from, how safe is the food supply? Also, a House committee will subpoena two presidential aides. Later, is the European Union paying ransom to Libya?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenRecent health scares have involved food imported from Mexico, India and China, but the latest recall involves meat products from Georgia. Wherever it comes from, how safe is the food supply? Do US agencies have the resources they need to protect consumers? Also, a House committee has voted to subpoena two of the President's most trusted aides and, on Reporter's Notebook, Libya will be rewarded for releasing Bulgarian medics held for eight years. Did the European Union give in to blackmail?
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3 storiesCommittee Issues Contempt Citations against Presidential Aides
The White House and Congress are closer than ever to a Constitutional showdown after the House Judiciary Committee has voted to subpoena two of the President's most trusted aide. Press Secretary Tony Snow called the action against Chief-of-Staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers " pathetic ."
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Recent reports of chemical and biological contamination have raised troubling questions about food safety in the globalized economy. America imports four times as much food as it did ten years ago, but a reduced staff of inspectors can look at just one-percent of nine million shipments from overseas.
Read the story34 minSarkozy in Libya Following Release of Medics
Yesterday, Libya released six medical workers held for eight years on charges of infecting children with AIDS; the five Bulgarians nurses and a Palestinian doctor were extradited to Bulgaria. In return, the European Union agreed to a package of financial and medical aid for Libya as well as improved diplomatic relations.
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