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You may not want to eat commercially farmed corn ever again after seeing the amount of junk that goes into it.

The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease, but a skeptical judge questioned whether the government has that authority.

Less than 1% of slaughtered cows are tested for the disease under Agriculture Department guidelines. The agency argues that widespread testing does not guarantee food safety and could result in a false positive that scares consumers.

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If less than 1% of the cows are tested, how could more testing be anything but a good idea? Is this just more government stupidity, or are those in DC catering to the interests of their corporate masters?

Texas authorities have asked foster care providers to immunize every FLDS child - despite some parents’ concerns about possible negative effects.

“It appears to be a totally unimmunized population,” said Patrick Crimmins, department spokesman. “We’re the legal parents of the children and we would like for them to be immunized.” 

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Once again the state thinks they know whats best for the children, even if it goes against the wishes of the parents. Since they admit it is an “unimmunized population”, why not do a study to determine how many of those kids have ever been sick with something they are about to be vaccinated against?

If the answer turns out to be zero, I guess that would destroy the government’s argument about the need for vaccines.

If they are truly concerned about the health and safety of the children, perhaps they should watch this report first:

His smile at the end was a nice touch.

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Some states simply don’t have the money, while others respect the fact that the REAL ID Act is unconstitutional.