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Nation & World
Bush pledges congressional approval on action against Hussein
President Bush said Wednesday that he would seek congressional approval before taking action against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
The president is working with other U.N. leaders in efforts to overthrow Hussein. Meanwhile Bush continues to consider a U.N. Security Council resolution that would set a deadline for Iraq to open its weapons sites to further inspection and to set punitive action if Hussein refuses.
Other actions circulating amongst leaders is the decision to have ‘coercive inspections’ that would force Iraq to open its suspected bioterrorism sites by force of American or International troops.
Minnesota Elk farms quarantined in chronic wasting disease cases
Two Central Minnesota elk herds have been quarantined as authorities look for the source of the chronic wasting disease threatening Minnesota’s elk and deer population.
The State Board of Animal Health has quarantined 22 elk on the James Moscho farm which is near Sauk Center late Friday and 25 more elk on the Duane Thene farm near Sauk Rapids Tuesday.
The disease has plauged Wisconsin deer and is responsible for thousands of diseased animals. The disease shows symptoms of weight loss, staggering and excessive water consumption.
So far none of the elk quarantined have shown these symptoms. The incubation period is 16 months to three years. The elk may have been contaminated by wild deer. The only cure for the disease is to kill the infected animal.
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