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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 his interviews for YouTube at the Democratic National Convention, recent University of Iowa Law School graduate Rich Peters is focusing, among other things, on supporters of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, Barack Obama’s chief rival in what was a protracted and close nomination fight.
Peters is covering the convention for YouTube and its parent company, Google, after winning a national contest.
On Wednesday, Peters interviewed a younger Michigan delegate who had been for Clinton and only just made the decision to go with Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois and the Democratic presidential candidate.
Peters also talked with Jonathan Alter of Newsweek.
One of his videos, on Michelle Obama’s speech, is getting strong traffic on YouTube. His interviews with these people and coverage of the convention can be found on YouTube.
Peters’ winning YouTube video will be shown at Mile High Stadium in Denver tonight as the Democratic National Convention concludes.
His video — about reasons for being a Democrat in 2008 — is already a hit.
“I got stopped by two guys who said, ‘You’re the YouTube guy,’†Peters said. “These guys actually yelled 30 feet away from me.â€
Peters said that when surrounded by major political figures and journalists he understands his role.
“I realize how insignificant what I’ve done is in the broad scheme of things,†he said in a phone interview Wednesday night from Denver.
On Wednesday, he watched from inside the Pepsi Center as former President Bill Clinton spoke and U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., accepted the vice presidential nomination.
“I think tonight was the first time they had a full-out offensive on McCain,†Peters said.
He said it was about time Democrats took the fight to Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a U.S. senator from Arizona.
“Bill Clinton hit McCain hard and fast and numerous times,†said Peters, an Obama supporter.
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