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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.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson’s presidential campaign says it will have a major announcement to make this afternoon at 2 p.m. (CST), according to Marc Ambinder. He doesn’t speculate as to the substance of the announcement.
Dave Price here in Des Moines says he’s expected to announce that he will compete in the Iowa GOP’s Straw Poll.
Greg Sargent over at TPM speculates that he might be dropping out, with the results of a recent CNN poll in New Hampshire showing him with no support.
My take: Thompson is announcing he’s competing in the Straw Poll. He’s too committed to Iowa to do anything else (he promised weekly visits when he first announced his candidacy), plus he’s making the announcement via a conference call. Nobody — on either side of the aisle — is going to drop out of the race via a conference phone call.
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