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...Aguirre thought this was reason enough to depose Mack, and his supervisors initially seemed supportive, until outside lawyers started contacting them, including enforcement division director Linda Thomsen, and her deputy Paul Berger. Aguirre's supervisors have all denied to Congress they were influenced by anyone, and insist they had a principled objection to taking Mack's testimony, largely because it was insufficiently supported by existing evidence...
...Despite the surge in illicit caviar making it onto the tables of Britain's restaurants, purists insist that there's no comparison between the bootleg version and the real thing. Experts claim that a caviar's quality can be tested by placing a little between thumb and forefinger. Once eaten, good eggs will leave no residue or fishy smell. "The taste is not the same - black market tell-tale signs are that it's oily and smells of fish," adds Herring...
...While investigators search for answers, both facilities insist there is no evidence anyone spread the virus, and Merial says it doesn't use Pirbright's wastewater system. The government is easing restrictions on the movement of animals, but an E.U. ban on British exports of meat, milk products and live animals could last months, costing the industry up to $20 million a week. This may not be the crisis it was six years ago, but there's still trouble down on the farm...
...many of the 45 million uninsured his health-care tax cut would cover.) Note that this question lets Republicans embrace universal coverage without supporting a Canadian- or British-style single-payer system. Michael Moore aside, there are different ways to skin the cat here. Liberals should insist on Republicans who explicitly share their goal; how we get there can be negotiated...
...been six years since the North Korean regime had signed a nuclear deal with the United States, and by the time the two Kims met, neither Pyongyang nor the U.S. had lived up to their sides of a 1994 agreement. This time, diplomats and politicians in Seoul insist, the summit comes amid genuine momentum on the nuclear front - momentum that they believe the meeting at the end of August will add to. Inspectors from the United Nations were in North Korea last month to verify that the Pyongyang had idled its nuclear plant at Yongbyon. That was a key part...