"The available scientific evidence and expert reviews from leading global health organizations such as the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, United States Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization reflect a consensus based on published scientific research showing that there is no reason for concern, " Largent's statement said.

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Eighty-one percent of ground chicken, 69% of pork chops, 55% of ground beef and 39% of chicken were found to contain the bacteria, the organization reported, citing data from a February Food and Drug Administration report.

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Kathryn Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City, a nonprofit organization of city business leaders, and a close ally of the Cuomo administration, hailed the selection of Mr. Prendergast in light of the agency's difficult finances.

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Alan Paller, director of the SANS (System Administration, Networking and Security) Institute, a security research organization in Bethesda, Md.

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Not only was he asked by the Clinton administration to help train and certify all Muslim military chaplains, his organization being the first to do so, but he also was appointed by the State Department in 1997 as a goodwill ambassador to the Middle East, making six taxpayer-funded trips.

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What makes all this particularly worrying is that the Obama administration is currently helping the Saudis and the multinational lobby they host in Jedda, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in a longstanding campaign to criminalize expression that offends Muslims.

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