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...outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease showed signs of slowing in Britain last week. Only four new cases were confirmed on Friday, leading experts to believe that the pre-emptive slaughter of thousands of animals was bringing the epidemic under control. The encouraging signs caused the government to delay a decision on whether to vaccinate still healthy herds in the most severely affected areas. Prime Minister Tony Blair was under pressure to postpone local elections, called for May 3, until later in the year...
...that would give writers more control over and credit for their product. What does this mean for the average American couch potato? The industry is certainly doing all it can to anticipate a shortage of material by stockpiling scripts and rushing current projects. Still, an extended walk-out could delay the start of the fall television season and cause a noticeable thinning of movie theater fare. Plus, projections by the independent Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. show that a production shutdown caused by dual actor/writer strikes could cost the region at least $2 billion a month...
...according to the scorebook, the inning never existed. The game was cancelled in between the top and bottom halves of the sixth after a half-hour rain delay...
Even if all goes as expected this week and the bill clears the Senate, both sides know the game is far from over. Tom DeLay, the Republican majority whip in the House, vowed last week that he will "try anything I can" to defeat the bill, and no one doubts it is possible. Though reform bills have passed the House twice before, McCain-Feingold has changed so dramatically that it has united DeLay and top Democrats in opposition. Sources told TIME that Democratic leader Richard Gephardt complained that the increased hard-money limits directly to Daschle. He was especially angered...
...after the markets closed, Bush walked into the Rose Garden and reminded China of the consequences of delay. "We have allowed the Chinese government time to do the right thing," he said. "But now it is time for our servicemen and women to return home." The whole relationship was on the line. "This accident has the potential of undermining our hopes for a fruitful and productive relationship between our two countries...