“That is a hazard to public health. It is unacceptable. And it will change under the

“That is a hazard to public health. It is unacceptable. And it will change under the leadership of Dr. Margaret Hamburg.”

President Barack Obama

On the nation’s decades-old food safety system that he said is in need of an overhaul. Obama nominated Hamburg for Food and Drug Administration commissioner.

“It has no military sense. The bombers don’t need any base. This is just a retaliatory gesture.”

Alexander Golts

Independent military analyst, after a news report said a Russian Air Force chief said that Venezuela had offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers. The Russian general also said Cuba could be used to base the aircraft.

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