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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.
Tonight’s State of the Union address will likely be full of many showy “bipartisan” moments. President Barack Obama will likely make a number of statements about reaching across the aisle, and many Republicans and Democrats in Congress will sit with a member of the other party to break up the traditional split seating assignment in the House chambers.
While none of the major possible Republican candidates for president have officially started a campaign, some have clearly begun the early stages of a 2012 bid. But the intentions of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, one of the early front runners for the GOP nomination, have largely remained unclear.
Former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza and tea party favorite Herman Cain edged closer to entering the field of Republican 2012 presidential candidates on Wednesday. CNN reports that Cain has formed a presidential exploratory committee to weigh his chances in the nomination process.
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has drawn the ire from sections of the socially conservative community over their decision to allow gay-rights groups to take part in the event.
Ever since his name was first floated as a possible vice-presidential candidate in 2008, it has been expected that former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty would run for president in 2012. But Wednesday another Republican from Pawlenty’s home state indicated that she is also contemplating entering the field. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is headed to Iowa [...]
When U.S. Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) chose to relinquish his role in the Republican House leadership for the next session of Congress, the political punditry knew that he was positioning himself to run for higher office. But what campaign he was planning remained up in the air. His name has been floated as both a potential 2012 Republican presidential nominee or as a contender to replace current Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels when his current term ends in 2012.
National Review published an extensive interview with Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) Wednesday. The discussion centered primarily around Paul’s views on monetary policy and the Federal Reserve. Paul has been a longtime opponent of the Fed — he titled his book End the Fed — and was tapped to head the subcommittee on domestic monetary policy, which oversees the Fed, now that Republicans control the U.S. House.
Politico published an article Wednesday detailing the early moves by potential Republican 2012 presidential candidates to curry favor with elected politicians in the first three nominating states: Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
According to The Hotline’s latest whip count, Michael Steele continues to fall behind former Wisconsin GOP chair Reince Priebus in his bid to maintain his position as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Iowan Gentry Collins has picked up one delegate, bringing his total to three and leaving him badly trailing in the race for the RNC’s top spot.
Michael Steele’s chances of holding his current position as Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman for a second term are growing dimmer by the day. One of his prime opponents said that she will not support the current party chairman’s bid even if she must drop out after the initial rounds of voting.
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