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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 York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president announced today that the senator had received endorsements from 14 Democratic state legislators, making her the candidate with more endorsements than any other rivals in her party.
Those endorsing Clinton:
The 14 legislators join three other Democratic lawmakers who have formally endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and five others who have endorsed Deleware Sen. Joe Biden. Former Sen. John Edwards has the endorsement of one state representative, Kurt Swaim.
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