Judge says U.S. must allow private testing for mad cow. The federal government must allow meatpackers to test their animals for mad cow disease, a federal judge ruled Thursday. [News Source]

Court ends USDA bid to halt mad cow tests. The federal government must allow meatpackers to test their animals for mad cow disease, a federal judge ruled Thursday. [News Source]

SKorea, US free trade talks go down to the wire (AFP via Yahoo! News) US and South Korean negotiators haggled Friday over a free trade agreement, hours before the deadline for any deal, but the White House said the talks might fail. [News Source]

Haggling goes on as deadline nears for US-S.Korea trade deal (AFP via Yahoo! News) US and South Korean negotiators -- guarded by hundreds of riot police -- haggled Friday over a free trade agreement, hours before the deadline, but the White House said the talks might fail. [News Source]

Haggling goes on as deadline nears for US-SKorea trade deal (AFP via Yahoo! News) US and South Korean negotiators guarded by hundreds of riot police haggled Friday over a free trade agreement, hours before the deadline, but the White House said the talks might fail. [News Source]

HEADS UP (Kansas City Star) The government must allow meat packers to test for mad cow disease, U.S. District Judge James Robertson ruled Thursday in Washington. Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, an Arkansas City, Kan., meatpacker, wanted to test its cows to assure clients they were safe from the disease, but larger competitors balked at the cost. The Agriculture Department had sided with them. [News Source]

American beef returns to Tokyo supermarket (Louisville Courier-Journal) The first major Japanese supermarket to sell American beef in three years is offering its customers Angus from a company founded in Kentucky. [News Source]

Hopes high for deal as US-SKorea trade talks enter last day (AFP via Yahoo! News) US and South Korean negotiators sat down Friday for their final full day of free trade talks before a weekend deadline, encouraged by strong messages of support from their presidents. [News Source]

Judge: Government must allow private testing for mad cow (Lincoln Journal Star) WASHINGTON — The federal government must allow meatpackers to test their animals for mad cow disease, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Kansas meatpacker Creekstone Farms Premium Beef wants to test all of its cows for the disease, which can be fatal to humans who eat tainted beef. [News Source]

Judge allows private testing for mad cow (AP via Yahoo! News) The federal government must allow meatpackers to test their animals for mad cow disease, a federal judge ruled Thursday. [News Source]