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The department also has been criticized by some congressional members for failing to recall quickly 19 million pounds of ConAgra Beef Co. hamburger meat this summer, the second largest recall in U.S. history. The tainted meat sickened 17 people in Colorado. A 1998 directive had permit- ted some plants to test for E. coli without over sight. But scientific data shows that harmful E. coli bacteria has become more prevalent, prompt ing the department to toughen inspections and rules, said Elsa Murano, undersecretary for the USDA Food and Safety Inspection Service. “These action steps move beyond detection of this hazard and on to preventing it,” she said in a written statement. E. coli, bacteria found in animal manure, can be carried on cattle hauled to plants for slaughter. People who eat meat contaminated with the bacte- u Strengthening food safety programs that protect consumers from foodbome hazards continues to be a top priority atUSADA. — Ann Veneman agriculture secretary na can become very ill and even die. To help prevent outbreaks, the Agriculture Deparunent also is requiring processors and grind ing plants to ensure that they have a plan tor elim inating or reducing E. coli. Consumer groups said the new rules were necessary. After a summer of recalls. “1 SDA needed to take action, and 1 think the GAO report was just confirming what we already knew, which is the program needed to be improved to protect public health.” said Caroline Smith DeWaal. director of food safety for the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The Consumer Federation of America also supported the move but wanted the agency to do more. The federation’s spokesman. Art Jaeger, said the Agriculture Department also needs to increase the number of random tests it conducts in all packing plants. The meat industry is unhappy with the new restrictions. Plants already have several methods to detect meat contami nation. said J. Patrick Boyle, president of the American Meat Institute, which represents meat processors. The Agriculture Department is taking a zero- tolerance approach to E. coli and could close plants where E. coli is detected, which could put some packers out of business. Boyle said. “The meat industry knows ... that no policy short of cooking — can guarantee that E. coli 0I57:H7 is eliminated from ground beef in every instance.’ Boyle said. “It’s not a fact we try to hide.” the bail Fair (’.ontinned from pa i; represented in the fair Lackey said even , fc is different, but most art tor potential employee, giKKi mix of academic, ties and job expenence “We are looking for bit of everything becau*. size.” said Elizabeth G \\ al- Mart recruiter. I he CIA is also recr this year’s fair. Reeruii interest in working for eminent agency has « dramatically since the j, terrorist attacks. “1 think overall sone \se vc received ov resumes. Karen McCr v id 1 t * 10 recruiter said. 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Texas The grou just as mucl “We see the Aggies : field goals ; the Ags w in ■ W inning dents hope Babers c 'ontinued from “I have been 0 disappointed with Ac tion of our offense, stated in the release.”* ful that these changes us move the offense u> positive direction. , Kevin Sumlin. who# over offensive coaching joined the Aggie* cC >a® in 2001 as assistant heat and w ide receivers coa® Sumlin served tort ^ as wide receivers Purdue and coa( ~T. receivers and quarterback University of Min neS0 “"■■They [the offewp they’re struggling a 1 said freshman satety Appel. “They want ^ . and make the team j Both Sumlin ana declined to comment, Rosa Parks' bus among new heritage grant recipients WASHINGTON (AP) - Boston's Old North Church, where the light shone that started Paul Revere's ride, and the bus in which Rosa Parks helped start the civil rights movement will share in grants announced Tuesday by the "Save America's Treasures" program. The program, sponsored by the President's NEWS IN BRIEF Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, will distribute Si 5.6 million this year to 80 projects in 36 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Since it started in 1999, it has spent Si24.9 million in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and on Midway Island. Grants are limited to Si million and must be matched dollar for dollar by recipients. The Old North Church - "one if by land and two if by sea" - will get S317,000 to renew its windows. Rosa Lee Parks is the black w refused to give up her seat to a senger in a Montgomery, Ala., Martin Luther King led a successn j t | ie nic the city's bus system foUovyed, ana ment that led to major civil ri 8 hts H g n( « fi decade later was born. The Museum and Greenfield Village 1 ^ Mich., will get S205,000 to restor < The New York City Ballet was George Balanchine jrm Ska AKCH Wednesday Night LIVE ALTERNATIVE MUSIC HAPPY HOUR ALL NIGHT LONG $ 1 00 Drafts & Blue Margaritas 520 Harvey Rd. 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