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...everyone is following that advice. Despite recent gains, the average Aussie today eats less than a quarter of a kilo of kangaroo a year, compared with more than 37 kg of beef and veal. In 2007, the entire kangaroo industry, which includes pet-food and hide sales, was valued at about $30 million, compared to over $1.4 billion for Australia's sheep business. "I'm sure those producing kangaroo got a bounce out of [Garnaut's report], if you'll pardon the pun," says Brett Heffernan, a spokesman for the National Farmers' Federation. "But it's not likely to take...
First, there was the case of "hide and seek." Then there was the "nightmare" and the "shower case." As the improbable explanations for deaths of prisoners in China's criminal justice system grows, so have the doubts of legal experts and average citizens alike. The government has pledged open investigations into the deaths, but critics question its will to change the infamously opaque system. Beijing has launched a training program to improve the conditions of the country's jails, but legal experts argue that deeper reforms are needed to stem the violence...
...There are plenty of politicians who have mistresses and children that they hide so as to pretend they're monogamous. I prefer to be open. I love my wives and I'm proud of my children." - Discussing his polygamy in a television interview. (Times of London...
...surprised when Gavin Newsom announced April 21 that he would run for California governor. The young mayor of San Francisco has not tried to hide his ambition for higher office, even hinting he may one day run for president. What was surprising, though, was that Newsom announced his bid via Twitter: "It's official - running for Gov of CA. Wanted you to be the first to know. Need your help...
...secrecy over its military budgeting and its intentions. The U.S. brass simply doesn't believe Beijing when it says its defense spending in 2008 was only $60 billion. It's double or three times that, Pentagon planners believe. Even Barnett concedes that China "goes out of its way to hide what it procures and then slyly trots out its big ticket items every so often so our satellites can get a few shots of them...