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Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame.

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What happened The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame.
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Left / center-leftPolitical blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightPolitical blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

Washington Times Politics · Center-right · News report

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jun 11, 8:38 PM

Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame.

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Washington Times PoliticsNews report · Jun 11, 8:37 PM

Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first cases of the p...

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