Random news round-up

‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin Killed by Stingray

Rest in Peace, Steve. May your heaven be full of muddy swamps and crocodiles for you to play with. And may your family somehow find the strength to go on.

“Grass Fed” label on beef soon to be meaningless?

If the government has its way, the grass-fed label could be used to sell beef that didn’t roam the range and ate more than just grass.

The Agriculture Department has proposed a standard for grass-fed meat that doesn’t say animals need pasture and that broadly defines grass to include things like leftovers from harvested crops.

Fewer Terrorism Prosecutions, Very Little Prison Time

Mother Jones: Lie by Lie: Chronicle of a War Foretold