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Congress moves to create new farm subsidy
WASHINGTON — Farm-state lawmakers are moving to create a whole new subsidy that would protect farmers when their revenue drops — an unprecedented program that critics say could pay billions of dollars to farmers now enjoying record-high crop...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Insurance, Democratic Party, Reviews, Agriculture
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Farm-state lawmakers pushing new farm subsidy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Corn and soybean farmers are pushing for - and Congress is moving to create - a whole new subsidy that could maintain farm incomes at a nearly four-decade high should prices fall or crops be destroyed by weather. The new...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Insurance, Ecosystems, Reviews
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Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl is latest Democrat to announce retirement
By Michael A. Memoli and Kathleen HennesseyWisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl will announce on Friday that he will retire at the end of his current term, adding to Democratic woes in the effort to maintain control of the Senate. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Corrected at 9:41 a.m. May 13: The caption...Tags: Russell Feingold, Scott Walker, John Ensign, Tammy Baldwin, Herb Kohl
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Budget would cut farm programs by $5 billion
President Barack Obama's 2012 budget would eliminate more than $5 billion in public support for agricultural programs, including subsidies to the wealthiest U.S. farmers. On Monday, Obama signaled that his administration wants to shift federal money...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Democratic Party, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Consumer Goods Industries
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Budget would cut farm programs by $5 billion
(AP) — President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget would eliminate more than $5 billion in public support for agricultural programs, including subsidies to the wealthiest U.S. farmers. On Monday, Obama signaled that his administration wants to shift...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Iowa, Consumer Goods Industries, Political Campaigns, George W. Bush
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Paul Ryan out, Tommy Thompson could be in for GOP in Wisconsin Senate race
Washington BureauRep. Paul Ryan, architect of the House Republicans' controversial budget plan and a rising star in the party, announced Tuesday that he won't seek the open Senate seat in Wisconsin in 2012. "Our nation is quickly approaching a debt crisis that will do...Tags: Russell Feingold, Scott Walker, Wisconsin State Legislature, Government, George W. Bush
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