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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.
Gallup reported Friday the results of a poll that show dramatic overlap between conservative Republicans and tea party adherents. Based on the findings, Gallup writes that the tea party is not a new movement but merely a rebranded version of the Republican base.
The poll found 62 percent of tea party members identified themselves as conservative Republicans. The next largest segment, 17 percent, identified as moderate Republicans. Three percent identified as liberal Democrats.
Results are based on combined telephone interviews from USA Today /Gallup polls conducted in Mar, May and June, with a random sample of 3,095 adults, aged 18 and older. The poll has a sampling error of plus or minus two points.
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