The November 27 decision by the Victorian Premier John Brumbys Labor government to lift a moratorium on commercially-grown genetically-modified canola has drawn sharp criticism from scientific researchers and environmental activists. Labor MPs declared that the decision had been made secretly, and should have been open to debate.
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A new US intelligence report released on December 3 not only undercut the administrations alarming rhetoric over Irans nuclear ambitions but could also throttle Bushs effort to ratchet up international sanctions and take off the table the possibility of preemptive military action before the end of his presidency, the December 4 Washington Post reported.
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