Taking away your rights to know

Congress Poised to Pass Bill Taking Away Your Right to Know What’s in Your Food

Tell your Congressman or Congresswoman to vote “No” on House of Representatives Bill H.R. 4167, the “National Uniformity for Food Act,” coming to a vote in Washington, D.C this Thursday, March 2

The House of Representatives will vote this week on a controversial “national food uniformity” labeling law that will take away local government and states’ power to require food safety food labels such as those required in California and other states on foods or beverages that are likely to cause cancer, birth defects, allergic reactions, or mercury poisoning. This bill would also prevent citizens in local municipalities and states from passing laws requiring that genetically engineered foods and ingredients such as Monsanto’s recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) be labeled.

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Coast Guard Warned of Port Deal Intel Gaps

Coast Guard Warned of Port Deal Intel Gaps

Republican congressional leaders had hoped to curtail bipartisan outcries over a United Arab Emirates-based company’s pending takeover of some U.S. port operations by brokering an agreement for a new investigation of the deal’s potential security risks.

Then came the disclosure that the U.S. Coast Guard had raised concerns weeks ago that, because of U.S. intelligence gaps, it could not determine whether the UAE company, DP World, might support terrorist operations.

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All Torn Up

All Torn Up

Houston and Ludlow Streets. View Large

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Hambleton Shadow Man

Hambleton Shadow Man

Houston and Ludlow Streets. View Large

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Not Donald

Not Donald

Avenue A. More Kiddie Rides.

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Subway Baby

Subway Baby

Lost on the tracks. Number One train, 103rd Street Station. View Large

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