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Endangered Species Act (ESA): Every time the federal government approves a development project - such as a new road or a mine - it must consult with scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to see if the project has the potential to impact an endangered species. This expert scientific review is the heart of the ESA - and the Bush Administration proposes to all but eliminate it. Instead, Bush would allow the federal agency in charge of the project itself to determine its potential impact on endangered species...
...fought as hard as we could, and though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours,” McCain said...
Before hundreds of Republican activists, the Republican nominee refused to play to partisan passions or score political points. In blunt terms, he praised the historic significance of Barack Obama's victory and embraced the pain of his own defeat. "Though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours," he told the crowd, earning jeers along with cheers...
...Chinese-made wheat gluten that was used in pet food was a signal that it had permeated other links of the food chain, says Marion Nestle, a public health professor at New York University and author of the recent book "Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine." Once melamine showed up in pet food supplies, Nestle says, it was likely that it would appear in animal feed and eventually human food. "You can't separate the food supplies of animals, pets and people," she says. "That's an enormous warning sign that if something wasn't done immediately...
...stand next to Holder, and a small sticky hand slips into mine...