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"After a case of mad cow disease [4] surfaced in Washington State late last year, federal regulators vowed to move swiftly to adopt rules to reduce the risks of further problems. ... But a few weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration, after heavy lobbying from the beef and feed industries, took steps to delay - and ... possibly kill" new animal feed regulations. Shortly after the FDA announcement, "the National Cattlemen's Beef Association [5] broke its nonpartisan tradition and endorsed President Bush [6]." Regulatory delays are common before elections, but some say "the tightness in the polls and the strong industry ties to the White House [7]" have worsened the trend this year.
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[1] http://dev.prwatch.org/users/6/diane-farsetta
[2] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/environment/agriculture/mad-cow-disease
[3] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.prwatch.org%2Fspin%2F2004%2F09%2F2930%2Ftaking-bull-horns-and-stonewalling&linkname=Taking%20the%20Bull%20By%20the%20Horns%20-%20and%20Stonewalling
[4] http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mad_cow_disease
[5] http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=National_Cattlemen%92s_Beef_Association
[6] http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=George_Walker_Bush
[7] http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Government-industry_revolving_door
[8] http://nytimes.com/2004/09/27/business/27regs.html?hp