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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.
CARROLL — One veteran Democratic pollwatcher here tells us this morning that she’s been to all four wards in the city of Carroll — the main voting sites in what is a bellwether county — and seen no Republican pollwatchers. The long-time activist is stunned at the absence.
This poll watcher has been out at the sites since 7:30 a.m. The Barack Obama campaign has attorneys at some sites in Carroll watching the poll watchers. But so far, no GOP presence. This in a county that went for President George W. Bush in the last two elections. Perhaps this is more evidence of a strong Obama ground game playing out — as well as a state Republican party that is, in the analysis of NBC News national political director, in some disarray.
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