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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.
Party unity is easier said than done, according to a report this morning in Politico.
Though the majority of the Democratic Party backs Sen. Barack Obama, an undercurrent of staunch and loyal [Sen. Hillary] Clinton supporters say they’ll fight all the way to the national convention, which begins in Denver in 18 days, to put her name on the ballot.
They are working to garner the 300 signatures from national delegates to complete DNC rule requirements to put Clinton’s name back on the convention ballot. Clinton, however, would have to agree to this before her name is placed on the ballot.
“I will come on board the unity train with a first class ticket if, before doing so, I get the opportunity to vote for my candidate,†said Daniel Kagan, a property developer and lawyer from Arapahoe County. “On Aug. 28, when Obama accepts the nomination, I will be there cheering along with the rest of them, but only if I have had the chance to vote first.â€
Not everybody is as willing to accept Obama’s nomination as Mr. Kagan from Araphoe County, Colo. The Iowa Independent reported in June that several leaders of the Iowa College Democrats who supported Clinton in the nomination fight publicly endorsed Republican Sen. John McCain and called on other Clinton supporters to do the same.
The Washington Post’s Anne Kornblut reported this morning that Obama and Clinton advisers are working to find a way to appease her supporters and find roles for her and her husband.
The Obama and Clinton camps said this week that they agree on a central point: They would like to avoid an embarrassing display of discord from Clinton’s most ardent backers when the national convention begins in just over two weeks.
On top of it all, MSNBC is reporting this morning that former President Bill Clinton will get a prime-time speaking slot at the Democratic Convention. He will speak Aug. 27 before the address by the party’s vice-presidential nominee.
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