The Democratic-led U.S. Senate, amid warnings of further attacks
on the United States, approved a bill on Friday that would allow
President George W. Bush to maintain his controversial domestic
spying program.
An immediate national ban on the movement of all cattle, pigs,
sheep and goats was imposed last night after foot and mouth disease
was confirmed in cattle at a farm near Guildford, Surrey. Gordon
Brown cut short his holiday on hearing the news and was involved
in a conference call with Cobra, the government's civil emergencies
committee.
Deborah Kuhn, who along with her husband
was assaulted and arrested by a thug cop returning from Iraq
for flying a U.S. flag upside down, joins Alex to laud another
victory for freedom after all the charges against the North
Carolina couple were dropped.
Next month, President Bush will join Mexican President Felipe
Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Quebec
for a Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) summit.
In
times of war or international conflict, Congress has closely
regulated trade with other countries, and particularly that
concerning implements of war and financial transactions.
California's secretary
of state placed rigorous security conditions on voting equipment
used in dozens of counties and limited the use of two of the
most widely used machines statewide.
