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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
In addition to U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s many legislative accomplishments, Iowa’s junior senator has long been known for having a popcorn machine in his Senate office. Today, he got a new one, reports Politico’s Anne Schroeder Mullins:
Apparently Tom Harkin’s staff likes to gossip around the popcorn machine, not the water cooler. (“The best popcorn comes from Iowa,” Harkin says.)
Today, however, after 25 years, the gang gets a brand-new machine to gather around. (Hold on to your hats there, the news is so shocking.) “Whether snacking at the ballpark or stringing it up for the holidays, popcorn has always brought people together. In fact, in our office we gather around the popcorn machine, not the water cooler,” said Harkin. “And since the best popcorn comes from Iowa, it only makes sense to have it available to all of our visitors in the nation’s Capitol.”
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