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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.
At his popular election blog FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver says Sen. Charles Grassley’s seat would most likely fall to a Democrat if he retires in 2010. Otherwise, he’s a safe bet for re-election.
The prediction came during his periodic series ranking the seats in the senate currently known to be contested in 2010. Grassley’s ranks 17 out of 35 contested races based solely on his age.
17. Iowa (R-Grassley)
Approval/Favorability Ratings: Chuck Grassley (R) Poll Date Approve Disapprove Net SurveyUSA 10/18 63 29 +34 Selzer 2/19 67 18 +49This race ranks where it does solely because Grassley will be 77 in 2010 and could retire, in which case the race probably leans Democrat. Absent a retirement, a kamikaze mission by someone like Tom Vilsack against the popular incumbent is unlikely to succeed.
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