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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.
As the Democratic nomination fight moves toward a conclusion, Iowa’s two Toms are both found in the footnotes:
The Washington Post reports that Harkin and Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., have organized another meeting of uncommitted senators for Tuesday.
“A lot of us just feel that the sooner that this thing comes to a close, that we have a nominee, the better off everyone’s going to be in our party,” Harkin told the Post.
“Not really the kind of thing your national co-chair is supposed to say,” writes blogger Atrios.
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