| This Week in Congress: 11.5.07-11.9.07
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Michael Mukasey's nomination for attorney general. Mukasey has suggested that the president has the authority to decline to obey the law in order “to defend the country." What's more, he has repeatedly refused to tell the Judiciary Committee whether he considers coercive interrogation practices such as “waterboarding" to be torture. Read more: Not the Right Choice: Mukasey's Confirmation Hearings Raise Serious Concerns, by Mark Agrast Think Again: Michael Mukasey: Man of Mystery, by Eric Alterman National Security Congressional committees are turning their attention to the Middle East as tension rises in Pakistan. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing entitled, “Iran: Reality, Options, and Consequences." This is the second hearing in an ongoing series of hearings on Iran.
More dangerous dogs on our streets
But you can "never blame the dog for its behaviour", he added. The NHS statistics show the number of dog attack victims in England attending A&E has risen by 43 per cent in the last four years to nearly 3,800 a year. Hospitalisation of children and young people has risen by a fifth, with 58 per cent more adults being admitted to A&E as a result of dog attacks over the same four-year period. The hospital admission statistics revealed a strong regional variation. The Greater London Authority, Metropolitan Police, RSPCA and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home are launching a campaign on responsible dog ownership. Wandsworth is among the local councils using bylaws and ASBOs to deal with owners who fail to control their dogs. Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb called for a review of the Dangerous Dogs Act, saying more needed to be done to make people aware of the risks of irresponsible dog ownership.
2008 Westminster Dog Show
The American Veterinary Medical Association and Hills' Pet Nutrition is launching a program to promote weight loss for 48 million overweight pets. Celebrity fitness guru Gunnar Peterson is kicking off the 2008 Hill's PetFit Challenge to help America's cats and dogs lose 50 million pounds this year. Log on to www.petfit.com and download Gunnar's free, people and pets workout video. Readers will also be able to: - Sign-up your pet for the 2008 PetFit Challenge: The Search for America's Fittest Pets where five cats and five dogs will be selected as finalists and travel to New York City for a live judging event. - Find out complete tour schedule for the PetFit Tour to talk to nutritionists and attend free fitness classes in your area. - Get free useful tips on how to help your pets stay fit.
KUOW Program Archive
Individual states are stepping up to provide more help to returning soldiers and sailors. A novel program under the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs uses nature to heal the wounds of war. Vets also get experience in environmental restoration that could lead to a good civilian job. Correspondent Tom Banse has more from suburban Seattle. TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR OLD SVEN SOHOLT IS PUTTING HIS LIFE BACK TOGETHER AFTER COMING HOME FROM IRAQ. THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD COMBAT ENGINEER WAS DEPLOYED FOR A YEAR TO THE TREACHEROUS TERRAIN NORTH OF BAGHDAD. SOHOLT: "Then I got back and tried to go back to my job that I left before. I just was having problems sleeping. I was having anger issues; didn't want to be around people." A V.A. COUNSELOR REFERRED SOHOLT TO THE VETERANS CONSERVATION CORPS.
The history every one of us should know
Fortuately we live in a democracy whatever your cries of the Scottish Taliban which is poor in the extreme we don't kill and main our own.When sufficient of the Scottish electorate vote for independence it will happen or will you start a taliban type resistance .
Wendy: Case sent to fiscal
One day every year our elected representatives wear an outfit similar to the Grand Prix drivers, but rather than logos relating to GP sponsors, their overalls are covered in the logos of the lobbyists, and donors who make their lives so comfortable. .
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