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Night of the living farm bill
After blunder, the legislation slouches back to limbo |
Tom Philpott |
22 May 2008 |
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| For the first time in its long process, the 2008 -- née 2007 -- farm bill was going according to script. Congress finally came up with a final version. Bush vetoed it, just as he had promised. The House overrode the veto, just as everyone knew it would. Next stop: the Senate, where Bush's veto was due meet another overwhelming override. And after that, law. Remember at the end of Chinatown, when everything gets hopelessly screwed up? Leading away a stunned and speechle ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, agriculture, legislation, politics, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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