80,000 Protest Beef Imports in South Korea, Government Hears
The right to assemble is alive and well in South Korea — and what's more, the government is paying attention. Between 80,000 and 100,000 people demonstrated last night in Seoul, the largest demonstration yet against a deal to resume imports of US beef into South Korea.
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Last Friday the Bush administration asked a federal appeals court to stop allowing meatpackers to test all animals for mad cow disease. That's right, the government wants companies to test fewer animals.
Currently, under Agriculture Department guidelines, less than 1 percent of slaughtered cows are tested for the disease.
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We've been focused on the ills of YouTube lately, but here's one story where the website was used for good instead of evil. Army dad Edward Frawley paid a welcome home visit on his 22-year-old son — just returning from a tour of duty with the 82nd Airborne Division in the mountains of Afghanistan — and he was shocked to see the deplorable conditions of his son's barracks at Fort Bragg, NC.
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In our high-tech age when we want to send a grievance we don't have to wait for a carrier pigeon — and Frawley didn't.
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Big Mac attacks in Tokyo have caused expanding Japanese waistlines to spur the government into action. Statistics collected by Japan's government found on average, Japanese men are 10 percent heavier than they were only 10 years ago, and the women are catching up. The solution?
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Happy Presidents' Day! I've already quizzed you on presidential pooches, but our country's leaders have owned a variety of "non-traditional" pets as well. Think you can match the animal to the first family? 
Did you already test your knowledge recalling not one but two presidential pets from different families? For the second part of the quiz, I've included a pictures of the president with his pooch – hopefully giving you a clue to name that pet!
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For some presidential families, one animal just isn't enough! I've found some pictures of pets who've all sniffed the inside of the White House . . 
The Associated Press reports that when the government approves consumption of food from cloned animals, and approval is expected within the next 12 months, The Food and Drug Administration isn't planning to require any special labeling.
The theory is that if the food's safe to eat, its source doesn't need to be identified. The only way that consumers will be able to make sure that they don't buy cloned products is by looking for the organic green seal as organic animal products will not come from cloned animals.
I recently told you about new restrictions China has put in place barring obese couples from adopting children from their country. What do you think?
Did you know that the FDA estimates the average American eats 4.7 pounds of trans fats each year? Gross.
Well, not anymore if you live in NYC...
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