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...Death so widespread could bring the virtual collapse of a British agricultural economy already near bankruptcy because of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow" disease, which originated in Britain. An Irish government minister went so far as to call Britain "the leper of Europe," an epithet that brought grim nods of agreement elsewhere in Europe...
...Despite the local nature of the campaign, it's likely that national issues, such as the funding scandal, tax reform and the government's handling of the crisis over bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow" disease, will most influence voters. If Schröder has played his hand wisely, the upper house of parliament may go back to being politely cooperative...
This may be one reason why those who, like me, migrated to San Francisco for its anything-goes culture have been in such an uproar. "Everybody's just spitting mad," says Carol Lloyd, who writes a column called "Surreal Estate" for sfgate.com the San Francisco Chronicle's website. "Something essential about San Francisco is changing, and even people who aren't negatively affected are upset." Interestingly, she notes, many of the dotcoms reviled by artists and neighborhood activists started out like a lot of other quirky, creative San Francisco projects. "They just happened to coincide with the rise of Silicon...
...know if he's mad at President Clinton, or just mad," Pryor says of Pfeifer...
...week trailed off, the markets were in an intriguing sort of convulsion, with the industrials on Thursday plummeting nearly 400 points into bear territory and a two-year low before careening back up to near-even at the close. (Both New York tabloids blared the same headline today: "Mad Dow Disease.") Friday morning the indexes were sunny - had the markets finally learned to swim with what Greenspan had already given them...