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Bove and Cohn-Bendit make their plans for Seattle Newsweek International, November 22, 1999

Why are so many greens and workers' rights activists heading for Seattle? By Richard Ernsberger Jr. Newsweek International, November 22, 1999

Reuters | November 22, 1999

November 21, 1999 | Dow Jones Newswires | By Ray Brindal; 612-6208-0902; [email protected] CANBERRA -- Australia's Trade Minister, Mark Vaile, Monday welcomed the setting up by the World Trade Organization of an investigative panel to look into the legality of U.S. import restrictions on lamb.

National Journal's CongressDaily | November 16, 1999 ROME - Agriculture Secretary Glickman told CongressDaily here this past weekend that he did not find as much opposition to biotechnology, including genetically modified organisms, as he expected at the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization's 30th annual conference.

Associated Press | November 18, 1999 | JOE KAFKA, Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS - Midwestern US farmers will cut back on genetically modified crops next year in reaction to demands for labels on foods made from them, a commodities analyst predicts.

Reuters | November 18, 1999 | By K.T. Arasu CHICAGO - The global debate over the safety of genetically modified foods found a stage here at the first in a series of Food and Drug Administration public hearings over whether they are safe for the environment and for human consumption.

Press Release | November 23, 1999 | Contact: Brenda K. Foster (202) 331-4323 Washington, DC - Family farm groups from across the country today warned that the use of genetically-altered seed could be the ruination of an already tenuous farm economy.