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Group hopes to stall Vilsack appointment

By Chase Martyn 12/18/08

Although former Gov. Tom Vilsack is likely to be confirmed by the Senate as secretary of agriculture after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, the Organic Consumers Association continues to hold out hope that they can derail the nomination before that happens.
While Vilsack has promoted respectable policies with respect to restraining livestock monopolies, his overall record [...]

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