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US Judge Won't Reopen U.S. Border to All Canada Beef
Reuters ^ | 03/07/05 | Reuters

Posted on 03/07/2005 8:02:39 AM PST by Pikamax

US Judge Won't Reopen U.S. Border to All Canada Beef

Mon March 7, 2005 10:19 AM GMT-05:00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge has denied a request from U.S. meatpackers to open the U.S. border to all beef from Canada, dealing another blow to reopening trade that has been interrupted since May 2003, when Canada discovered its first case of mad cow disease.

"On the fourth of March there was an order denying the plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction," said the clerk's office at the U.S. District Court in Washington.

The American Meat Institute had sought a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ban on some kinds of beef from Canada. Currently, only beef from young Canadian cattle is allowed into the United States.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: madcow; ranch; trade

1 posted on 03/07/2005 8:02:39 AM PST by Pikamax
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To: farmfriend

ping


2 posted on 03/07/2005 8:03:43 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: prairiebreeze

Ping


3 posted on 03/07/2005 8:14:30 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Pikamax

do we even need their beef? i drove through Texas and 'Arkansas and saw plenty of cattle.


4 posted on 03/07/2005 8:40:32 AM PST by kendu
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To: Calpernia; Peach

Does it tweak anybody's Spidy senses that a judge is passing economic and foreign policy and not Congress?


5 posted on 03/07/2005 8:53:01 AM PST by jb6 (Truth == Christ)
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To: kendu

And, hey, it's not like Canada's an ally anymore. . .let the Canuck's reap the whirlwind for the idiocy their government has done in their names. . .


6 posted on 03/07/2005 9:08:38 AM PST by Salgak ((don't mind me, the Orbital Mind Control Lasers are making me write this. . . . FNORD!!))
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To: Peach

read later, thanks for ping


7 posted on 03/07/2005 9:29:23 AM PST by prairiebreeze (Blogs have a strangle hold on the MSM. The MSM is kicking out the windshield.)
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To: Pikamax; abbi_normal_2; Ace2U; adam_az; Alamo-Girl; Alas; alfons; alphadog; AMDG&BVMH; amom; ...
Rights, farms, environment ping.
Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.
I don't get offended if you want to be removed.
8 posted on 03/07/2005 11:09:06 AM PST by farmfriend ( Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?!?)
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To: Pikamax

Perhaps Mr. Martin could run to the first prestitute and throw out a few more insults towards the United States...


He Paul, WHERE'S the BEEF?


Bwhahahahahahahahaha!


9 posted on 03/07/2005 11:11:19 AM PST by Area51 (Illegal Immigration: 20 Million Mexicans can't be wrong.)
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To: Pikamax

I wonder if we could get this judge to hear some cases relating to our Southern border.


10 posted on 03/07/2005 11:13:27 AM PST by FreePaul
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To: farmfriend

BTTT!!!!!


11 posted on 03/07/2005 11:30:22 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: Pikamax
The American Meat Institute is Un-American is it not...wanting to import foreign Beef rather than buy local ....

Exactly what is ...The American Meat Institute ??

12 posted on 03/07/2005 12:44:39 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: kendu
do we even need their beef?

Apparently.

Suing U.S. ranchers bought Canadian cows

BETH GORHAM, Canadian Press 2005-03-08 02:22:38

WASHINGTON -- Members of R-CALF, the U.S. ranchers' group that sued -- on safety grounds -- to keep the border closed to Canadian cattle, bought up cheap cows in Canada after the devastating ban, the group's president acknowledged yesterday.

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R-CALF argues that Canadian cattle are dangerous to U.S. herds and humans.

"There's nothing unique about what we're doing," said McDonnell, who noted that members of pro-trade U.S. ranching groups have also bought Canadian cattle.

"I'm not quite sure why we're the bad guys."

See the full text here
13 posted on 03/08/2005 6:49:55 AM PST by RussianBoor
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