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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.
New poll numbers from the American Research Group reveal significant improvement in former Gov. Mike Huckabee’s standing in Iowa, bouncing to 14% support after the Iowa Republican Straw Poll earlier this month. ARG’s polling indicated that Huckabee had the support of only 1% of Iowa Republican caucus-goers last month.
While the ARG’s likely caucus-goer screen is notoriously loose, this is undoubtedly good news for the Huckabee campaign. The poll puts Huckabee in third place in Iowa, behind Romney at 27% and Giuliani at 17%. Huckabee beats Fred Thompson (13%), Newt Gingrich (7%), and John McCain (5%).
Notably for Huckabee, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo receive no discernible support in the ARG poll. Ron Paul, on the other hand, receives 1% support in Iowa.
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