“The FDA failing to follow up after this incident, does that mean that products that are not


Opinion: February 2, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

“The FDA failing to follow up after this incident, does that mean that products that are not good enough for a foreign country are still good enough for the USA?” That’s a double standard that has deadly consequences.”

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa

After peanuts exported by a company linked to a national salmonella outbreak were found to be contaminated and returned to the United States.

“He failed the test of character. He is beneath the dignity of the state of Illinois. He is no longer worthy to be our governor.”

Sen. Matt Murphy

A Republican from suburban Chicago, after Rod Blagojevich was impeached as governor of Illinois.

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