China media train fire on U.S. food giants over chicken scare

People walk out from a McDonald restaurant next to a KFC restaurant in TaiyuanSHANGHAI (Reuters) – Just weeks after Chinese authorities cleared Yum Brands Inc and McDonald's Corp of charges they had served chicken laced with excessive chemicals, local media are again attacking the iconic American firms, while barely reporting on the chances of Chinese restaurants selling similar meat. The official Shanghai Daily, citing a report from the central government's news portal china.com. …

A big question in gun-control debate: What will Harry Reid do?

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Reid walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol after returning from a meeting with President Obama in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – What will Harry Reid do? As President Barack Obama's gun-control package heads to the U.S. Congress, one of the big questions hanging over Capitol Hill is how Reid – a fellow Democrat and the Senate majority leader – will manage the most ambitious proposal for gun restrictions since the 1960s. In the political drama likely to play out over guns, Reid is hardly the gun-control advocate from central casting. Like many Republicans and several fellow Democrats from conservative states, Reid, 73, has often opposed limits on gun owners. …

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