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Barack Obama unveils agriculture plan |
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17 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 8:41 AM on 17 Oct 2007 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama unveiled his agriculture plan yesterday on the campaign trail in Iowa. The plan includes all kinds of proposals that the Obama camp hopes will excite rural Americans -- particularly those who reside in early-primary states. Obama's ag plans include increasing funding to help farmers transition to organic, reforming the USDA's crop-insurance program so it doesn't p ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Barack Obama, news, presidential race 08, United States (all these topics) |
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