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...diversity preserved in these banks can mean the difference between feast and famine. But the banks that contain our most diverse and important collections of seeds tend to be located in developing countries, where budgets are tight and conditions are less than stable. One disaster - like the invasion of Iraq, for example, in the aftermath of which rioters and looters destroyed a seed bank containing ancient varieties of wheat, lentils and chickpeas - and seeds can be lost forever, often before scientists even know what they have. "That's like burning books before we open them," says Cary Fowler, executive director...
...Pelosi, Rep. Nancy • determination of to demonstrate to America just how totally Obama is supported by • Obama's plan for withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complained about...
...pictures of the U.S. troops' five years in Iraq...
...pictures of life returning to Iraq's streets...
Still, if the incident left him feeling a little unloved, it provided a brief distraction from a roiling controversy. On Wednesday, Straw blocked publication of minutes of two Cabinet meetings held in 2003 at which ministers debated the legality of the Iraq war. At that time, Straw was Foreign Secretary. Now, as Justice Secretary, Straw explained his decision not to publish the minutes on the basis that privacy is an essential precondition for high-quality debate. "Cabinet is the pinnacle for the decision-making machinery of government" he told the House of Commons. "Confidentiality serves to promote thorough decision-making...