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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.
Republican gubernatorial contender Rod Roberts told The Iowa Independent Thursday that the current political climate favors an underdog candidate like himself.
“I believe 2010 is a good year for someone to emerge because the people are engaged in a way that I haven’t seen in my adult life,” said Roberts, a state lawmaker from Carroll. “I believe they’re very open to someone new with a different attitude. It’s a great election year to be that third candidate to two others who are better known.”
With far less cash on hand than his primary opponents, Roberts has banked on televised debates for exposure.
The last debate — characterized by spats between Republican front-runners Terry Branstad and Bob Vander Plaats — was good for the Roberts campaign, the candidate said.
“The contrast was very apparent between me and the other two candidates,” Roberts said. “The grassroots feedback has been extremely positive … I think we picked up a lot of support.”
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