| Senators seek to cut red tape on Katrina
NEW ORLEANS -- Three key U.S. senators vowed Monday to return to Washington to cut red tape and bureaucracy hindering Louisiana's economic recovery from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
A week after President Bush failed to mention the Gulf Coast in his State of the Union address, Don Powell, the White House coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery, told the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs that the president remains committed to his pledge to "do whatever it takes, as long as it takes" to restore the coast.
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Drink warning for pregnant women
There are fresh calls for warning labels to be put on bottles of alcohol to spell out the dangers of drinking when pregnant. Any alcohol consumed during pregnancy goes straight to the baby, but doctors say many women are not aware of the dangers. The US, France and Finland already include health information on products. There is no safe limit for drinking during pregnancy and doctors say the only way to be sure your baby is not affected is to avoid alcohol completely. Excessive drinking has been linked to a range of physical defects in babies called Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and a study has also found that light drinking can cause subtle signs of brain damage. Lord Mitchell is hoping to put the measures through Parliament as a Private Member's Bill.
Travel Enthusiasts, This is the Weekend You Have Been Waiting For ...
With 150 exhibitors representing more than 200 travel companies from every corner of the world, every phase of the industry throughout the Northwest, the United States and the world is represented at the show. Catering to a variety of travel budgets from $500 to $50,000, leisure, active and adventure travel destinations and travel tour packages -- it's all at the Seattle Travel Show 2007. (PRWeb) January 20, 2007 -- With 150 exhibitors representing more than 200 travel companies from every corner of the world, every phase of the industry throughout the Northwest, the United States and the world is represented at the show. Catering to a variety of travel budgets from $500 to $50,000, leisure, active and adventure travel destinations and travel tour packages -- it's all at the Seattle Travel Show 2007.
Baby pandas to be weaned from mothers
Giant panda Zhangka holds its baby at their enclosure at the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province, February 9, 2007. Seventeen panda cubs born last year in the center will be weaned from their mothers from February 10.
Giant panda Bai Xue holds its baby at their enclosure at the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province, February 9, 2007.
Two giant panda cubs play as their mother watches at an enclosure at the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province, February 9, 2007.
A giant panda plays with its babies at their enclosure at the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province, on February 9, 2007.
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