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...Matthews and other local farmers met Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he toured the region Monday. Farmers, who were heavily critical of the government's response to the outbreak six years ago, have been more muted in their criticism this time, although there were calls for local footpaths to be closed within the government-imposed exclusion zone amid concerns that the virus could be carried and spread on the feet of walkers and journalists passing through the area...
...scourge is back, and Blair's successor Gordon Brown is determined not to let it hurt his standing. On 3 August Debby Reynolds, U.K. Chief Veterinary Officer, confirmed that cattle in Surrey had tested positive. Sixty-four cattle at the site of the outbreak were slaughtered, and the farm is now ringed by two concentric zones designed to contain the contagion: a protection zone 3km (1.8 miles) wide and a surveillance zone of 10km (6.2 miles). Also inside these zones is the Pirbright Laboratory, which conducts research into FMD and other diseases of farm animals. Preliminary tests revealed that...
...have in a relatively short time acquired the necessary skills for political success: constant partisan bickering, numerous vacations, a short workweek, regular salary increases and no accomplishments. If successful, Bush would be justified in once again declaring "mission accomplished." With victory in hand, he can bring the troops home. Gordon Bacon, Phoenix, Ariz...
David Miliband has an image problem. Smart and engaging, he resisted siren voices that urged him to challenge Gordon Brown in June's contest to become Prime Minister, earning a plum Cabinet job in recompense. By any reckoning he's a heavy hitter. Yet Britain's new Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs finds it tough to convince people that he's old enough to do his job. On a July trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, his first long-haul destinations since taking office, his youthful appearance provoked disbelief. "He's the Foreign Secretary? He's so young...
...GORDON BROWN, British Prime Minister, who had warm words for the U.S. involvement in Iraq before meeting with President George W. Bush at Camp David...