On the eve of the 2001 election Mr Blair was accused of being "chicken" when he turned down the opportunity to take part in a planned debate between Britain's three main political parties.

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Second, it assumes that consumers are better off being told that grilled chicken can kill them, when most experts would consider undercooked chicken to be a far more serious threat.

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All of the vaccines currently being produced are made from chicken eggs, which is unlikely to change in the near future.

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Waterkeeper alleged that chicken litter was being discharged from the Hudson Farm in Berlin into a tributary of the Pocomoke River.

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Protestors opposed to a chicken waste incinerator being built on the shores of Lough Neagh have called on the Stormont Executive not to award grant money to the project until a legal challenge over planning permission ends.

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And basketball legend Magic Johnson retold the time he went to Jackson's for lunch and watched Michael being served a bucket of fried chicken.

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Beef is not served to any large extent for school lunches, according to Laca, with chicken and pasta and vegetable dishes being more popular.

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So now we have a situation, to listen to the Chicken Littles, where the very integrity of the National Basketball Association is being threatened because one lousy, rotten referee apparently tried to manipulate game scores.

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Ostrich farmers point out that the flesh of their eccentric bird has half as much fat as chicken, lots of iron, and very little cholesterol - as well as being extremely tasty.

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