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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 New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has stepped up his Iowa courtship in the last few days, by releasing radio ads here (and in New Hampshire) and by announcing a new list of supporters from southeastern Iowa.
His pitch to Iowans continues to focus on the economy and security, while mostly ignoring the hotbed issues important to social conservatives. In his three radio ads (which you can hear here), Giuliani says that as mayor he decreased crime, cut spending and reduced taxes. This message of fiscal discipline is the other side of the coin of Giuliani's candidacy, which seems to focus entirely on terrorism and the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
He recently declared that he would only appoint "strict constructionist" judges to the Supreme Court, likely in an attempt to appease Iowa social conservatives. His support for abortion rights, however, may make that difficult. It makes sense, then, to focus on other issues. In a recent interview, Giuliani spokesman Jarrod Agen said that Giuliani's core concerns were: "staying on offense against terrorism" and "growing the economy.”
On last week's two-day visit to Iowa, Giuliani toured the western and eastern parts of the state, perhaps in an attempt to blunt criticism that he was ignoring all but the bigger cities. Today the campaign announced the support of 23 activists from southeastern Iowa who support Giuliani's candidacy. No word yet on whether a list of supporters from the more conservative western part of Iowa will follow.
The full list of supporters, via Jonathan Martin, is below the fold.
Maggie Tinsman, former state senator, statewide co-chair & Southeast Iowa regional chair
Nicholas Roggentien, Iowa County sheriff
Robert Brennan, mayor of Deep River
Nathan Eichorst, veteran, U.S. Air Force
Saundra Orth, Clinton County chairwoman
Colin Sandberg, Iowa County chairman
Richard DeAngelis, Jefferson County chairman & state chair of Italian-Americans for Rudy
John DeAngelis, Jefferson County co-chairman
Leah Adams, Johnson County chairwoman
Carol Christiansen, Johnson County co-chairwoman
William Lemmon, Johnson County co-chairman
Deborah Acuff VonSprecken, Jones County chairwoman
Ruthi Rogers, Mahaska County chairwoman
Carolyn Williams, Muscatine County chairwoman
Steve Balk, Scott County chairman
Marlene Nelson, Scott County co-chairwoman
Richard Sipple, Scott County co-chairman
Janet Burroughs, Scott County co-chairwoman
Barbara Park, Scott County co-chairwoman
Kirk Whalen, Scott County co-chairman
Linda Greenlee, Scott County co-chairwoman
Lee Brinning, Washington County co-chair
Michael Kramme, Washington County chairman and Washington County GOP chairman
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