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 Tomato scare ending; fears linger for many peopleThe tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll - it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.
Tomato growers: Salmonella scare damages industry
The 6,000 acres of tomatoes grown on Virginia's sea-swept Eastern Shore were never implicated in the national salmonella outbreak - they were still on the vine weeks after people starting getting sick.  House Speaker Pelosi calls Bush 'a total failure'President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill.
Bush, Congress get record lows in AP-Ipsos poll
A soured public has given President Bush and Congress record low approval ratings in the latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll, underscoring the toll taken by fretful economic woes and long-lasting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Method for AP-Ipsos Bush-Congress poll
The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on President Bush and Congress was conducted July 10-14, 2008 and is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,000 adults from all states. The sample included 466 people who identified themselves as Democrats or who lean toward the Democratic Party, and 399 people who identified themselves as Republican or who lean toward the Republican Party.  Analysis: Leaders running out of economic optionsThe nation's leaders are running out of answers to America's economic crisis.
Bush's final G-8 summit may be harmonious
The issues are as difficult as ever, but the conditions are likely to be more conducive to agreement as President Bush attends his eighth and final economic summit of industrial democracies.
Assisted suicide initiative likely to make ballot
Supporters of an assisted suicide initiative said Wednesday they've submitted about 320,000 voter signatures to state election officials, which should be enough to easily win a spot on Washington's fall ballot.  AP-Yahoo News poll: 9 in 10 hit hard by gas pricesFour-dollar gasoline has stolen a beach vacation from Julie Jacobs' family, "little small luxuries" like exotic bath washes from Angela Crawford and dinners out from folks all over the country. Phil English has had to sell his beloved but fuel-guzzling red pickup. |
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Somber Bush sees 'difficult time' for Americans