Steinhaus veto of well-testing law viewed as 'nasty' (Kingston Daily Freeman)

POUGHKEEPSIE - For the second time, Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus has vetoed a bill that would have required the testing of private wells before the property sales.

State ed board OKs testing schedule (Lincoln Journal Star)

Nebraska students and teachers in grades four, eight and 11 will face long testing schedules in the coming years after the Nebraska Board of Education approved a testing schedule for state and national assessments on Friday.

Miners may face mandatory drug testing (Knoxville News Sentinel)

FRANKFORT. Ky. - Hourly workers in one of the nation's most hazardous occupations, underground mining, would face mandatory drug testing under a proposal that's been in the works for more than two years.

Proposed Drug Testing for Miners (WHSV Harrisonburg)

The federal agency that regulates the nation's coal and non-coal mines says it will revise its drug and alcohol policy to include substance abuse testing for all miners.

State ed board OKs testing schedule (Lincoln Journal Star)

Nebraska students and teachers in grades four, eight and 11 will face long testing schedules in the coming years after the Nebraska Board of Education approved a grade schedule for state and national assessments on Friday.

Court: U.S. can block BSE testing (High Plains Journal)

WASHINGTON (AP)--The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a U.S. appeals court said Aug. 29.

TGen testing ovarian cancer treatment (The Arizona Republic)

TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare is testing a new experimental treatment for ovarian cancer.

Test being developed for BSE testing in live cattle (CJOB News First)

It's a discovery that could pave the way for testing live cattle for mad cow disease. Scientists from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the University of Manitoba have discovered elevated levels of protein in the urine of cattle with mad cow disease.

Russia is testing West and Crimea could be target (The Charlotte Observer)

A key Czech leader said Friday that a resurgent Russia has begun testing the West and warned that Ukraine's strategic Crimea peninsula could become a target. Tomas Pojar, deputy foreign minister of the Czech Republic, said Russia's strong objection to U.S. missile defense bases in his country and Poland and recent events in Georgia clearly indicate Moscow's opposition to Western influence in the ...

Russia is testing West and Crimea could be target (AP via Yahoo! News)

A key Czech leader said Friday that a resurgent Russia has begun testing the West and warned that Ukraine's strategic Crimea peninsula could become a target.