donga.com[English donga] (donga.com) One of the confiscated documents from the office of the People’s Association for Measures against Mad Cow Disease revealed that their ultimate objectives were “paralyzing society” and “bringing down the Lee Myung-bak administration.” [News Source]

donga.com[English donga] (donga.com) Police decided to blockade the large-scale candlelit vigil that the People`s Association for Measures against Mad Cow Disease is planning to hold at Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on Saturday. [News Source]

‘New CJD type’ discovered in US. A new form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) may have been uncovered in a handful of patients in the US. [News Source]

U.S. judge refuses to stop some Canadian beef imports from crossing border. A U.S. federal judge has refused to stop some Canadian beef imports but agreed with lawyers for cattle, consumer and health interests that the U.S. government should revisit rules that protect against the threat of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Harrow hopeful sinks in by-election (Harrow Times) A RAYNERS Lane resident suffered an embarrassing defeat in yesterday's by-election in Haltemprice and Howden. Herbie Crossman polled just 11 votes, beaten by 23 candidates including Mad Cow Girl and Miss Great Britain Gemma Garrett. [News Source]

Seoul to adopt EU-style food testing rule. The government Friday unveiled plans to monitor 95 percent of all foods circulating in the country by 2012 and adopt rigorous EU-style food testing standards. [News Source]

President Lee’s Beef Blunder (Far Eastern Economic Review) Posted July 11, 2008. Americans must be baffled to see hundreds of thousands of protestors continuing to wave candles on the streets of Seoul even after the recent “Supplementary Agreement” between the U.S. and South Korea supposedly eliminated the potential for Koreans’ exposure to mad cow disease. [News Source]

Judge Keeps Imports of Older Canadian Cattle (KFYR-TV Bismarck) A federal judge has refused to stop some Canadian beef imports over the threat of mad cow disease. But he did agree with cattle, consumer and health groups that the U.S. government should revisit rules that protect against it. [News Source]

Harrow hopeful sinks in by-election (Harrow Times) A RAYNERS Lane resident suffered an embarrassing defeat in yesterday's by-election in Haltemprice and Howden. Herbie Crossman polled just 11 votes, beaten by 23 candidates including Mad Cow Girl and Miss Great Britain Gemma Garrett. [News Source]

Judge keeps imports of older Canadian cattle (Casper Star-Tribune) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A federal judge refused to stop some Canadian beef imports but agreed with lawyers for cattle, consumer and health interests that the U.S. government should revisit rules that protect against the threat of mad cow disease. [News Source]