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 Stories About: Department of Agriculture AND GMOs AND agriculture AND biofuels AND politics AND industrial ag
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Bush names a new USDA chief
The former governor of North Dakota loves biofuel and GMOs |
Tom Philpott |
01 Nov 2007 |
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| Speaking yesterday at a gathering of the Grocery Manufacturers Association -- a trade group whose member list reads like a directory of multinational food corporations -- President Bush waxed coy about his new choice for USDA secretary. This afternoon I'm going to name a new Secretary of Agriculture. I'm not going to tell you who it is, because I'm trying to -- [laughter] -- but I think you'll like him. He understands agriculture, of course, and he'll be a good follo ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, Department of Agriculture, GMOs, industrial ag, politics (all these topics) |
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