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...campaign finance reform as a political cure-all, the argument being that if we can just take big money and special interests out of the picture, we'll return the government to the people. They say special interests have crippled Congress, rendering it unable to make the improvements the public demands in such areas as health care, education and Social Security. The tack appears to be working as polls show both candidate's popularity on the rise in New Hampshire...
...things I would like to be doing are creative writing and policy work. I would be unhappy if I didn't think I could wake up every morning and I didn't have control over my life. In 15 years, maybe I'll be doing public service somewhere. I enjoy public service. It's not something I dislike doing...
...just one more portal into a larger discussion of the genetically modified food problem," says TIME science writer Jeffrey Kluger. "We're seeing a critical mass building over modified foods, and Monsanto's opponents know this issue has real traction, and will just keep gathering steam." While the American public has been less vehement than its European counterparts in its hostility toward modified foods, that is likely to change in the coming years, says Kluger. But it may not be this particular suit that breaks the story wide open. "One of two things will happen to bring about widespread public...
...much in the manner of microwave ovens, without actually cooking the meat. The process, scientists say, wipes out E. coli and other, potentially life-threatening bacteria. While the Food and Drug Administration approved irradiation for meat back in 1997, the meat industry still faces its toughest critics: the American public...
...Nobody has reported any adverse effects from irradiation," says TIME science writer Frederic Golden. And given the abandon with which America has embraced its microwave ovens, one could be forgiven for underestimating the public outcry that greeted the idea of irradiation several years ago. The meat industry, which will invest huge sums creating the infrastructure necessary for irradiation, is hoping Americans have gotten over their fear of treated meat. "Unlike the so-called Frankenfoods, which involve genetic alterations, irradiation is pretty standard stuff," says Golden. And, he adds, zapping meat is, ostensibly, a public health measure. Issues of safety aside...