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 Stories About: agriculture AND Barack Obama AND elections AND food AND Hillary Clinton AND politics AND presidential race 08
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Election '08: Real alternatives for real food?
Questions for Obama and Clinton from a Wisconsin farmer |
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19 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay by Jim Goodman, a farmer in Wonewoc, Wisc., and a Kellogg Foundation Food & Society Policy Fellow. It first appeared in the Capitol Times (Madison, Wisc.). ----- The candidates have come and gone through Wisconsin for the primary season, but I still have some questions for the Democratic candidates, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. I would like to be enthusiastic about this election, I really would. After the past ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, Barack Obama, biofuels, elections, food, health, Hillary Clinton, local food, politics, presidential race 08, Wisconsin (all these topics) |
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Tabling the presidential discussion, part I: Follow the money
How Obama and Clinton stack up on food and ag |
Tom Philpott |
10 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Now that the Democratic campaign has narrowed to two clear front-runners -- each of whom has managed a surprise victory over the other in a major primary -- the time has come to take a look at how they stack up on food and ag policy.If elected, would these prospective presidents kowtow to Big Food interests -- or work to rebuild local and regional food systems? To gain insight, over several posts I'll compare and contrast Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on three fr ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Barack Obama, elections, food, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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