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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.
With 961 precincts reporting, seven-term Democratic incumbent Tom Miller beat Republican opponent Brenna Findley to retain his position as Iowa Attorney General. Miller garnered 57 percent of the vote.
Findley, 34, formerly served as Republican U.S. Rep. Steve King’s chief of staff, and saw big-name endorsements from potential GOP 2012 presidential candidates including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
The race stayed close for a majority of the election because of aggressive campaigning from Findley, attacking Miller on controversial campaign donations and issues like repealing federal health care reform and the Iowa Supreme Court decision that made same-sex marriage legal in the state.
Miller was first elected into this seat in 1982.
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