In Iowa, Vilsack touts local food, regulation

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack returned to Iowa on Tuesday to promote locally grown food and urge that states be given a key role in tighter regulation of the financial services industry.

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Ag. secretary: Dairy industry must restructure

The struggling U.S. dairy industry must be restructured to avoid cycles of boom and bust, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday, less than a week after Congress announced a $350 million dairy bailout.

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Vilsack calls for renewed emphasis on forests

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday outlined a vision for managing the nation's forests that placed a high priority on restoration to protect water resources and combat climate change.

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Vilsack: US should boost ethanol blend in gasoline

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government should move quickly to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline.

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Vilsack: Food safety should be under one agency

The peanut recall offers a prime opportunity to merge all federal food safety oversight into one agency, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Friday.

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Nomination of Vilsack puts Iowa in strong position

Iowa politicians and interest groups are optimistic about the state's influence on farm policy after former Gov. Tom Vilsack was tapped this week to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Farm officials praise new ag secretary pick

Agriculture officials praised President-elect Barack Obama's selection of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his choice for agriculture secretary.

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Vilsack career launched from small-town tragedy

Tom Vilsack has been a long-shot — and occasionally reluctant — candidate for most of his political life in a career that began as a small-town mayor forced into the job because of a sensational shooting spree.

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Vilsack to Endorse Clinton for President

Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a major political coup, has captured the endorsement of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who recently abandoned his own presidential bid, officials told The Associated Press on Friday.

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Vilsack Drops Out of Presidential Race

Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor who built a centrist image, abandoned his bid for the presidency on Friday after struggling against better-known, better-financed rivals.

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Iowa Gov. Vilsack to Run for President

Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa took the initial step in his long-shot bid for the White House Thursday, establishing a presidential campaign committee and seeking an early jump on 2008.

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Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack addresses a rally of organic dairy farmers in Wisconsin and commits to enforcing the organic standard rules.

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America's Food Supply Is At Risk

This Act may be cited as the 'Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009' A BILL

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What's in a name? U.S. pork producers are finding that the name of the virus spreading from Mexico is affecting their business, prompting U.S. officials to argue for changing the name from swine flu.

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After being largely ignored for years by Washington, advocates of organic and locally grown food have found a receptive ear in the White House, which has vowed to encourage a more nutritious and sustainable food supply.

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Agriculture Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack is a two-term Iowa governor (1999-2007) and a trial lawyer.

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The rumor mill is churning with names supposedly being considered for key Department of Agriculture positions that would make just-minted Secretary Tom Vilsack, who never lit our fire, look like Farmer John by comparison.

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Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack went before the Senate Agriculture Committee today to be confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture.

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President-elect Barack Obama's pick for agriculture secretary, the former Iowa Gov., is expected to face an agreeable group of senators as he takes questions from the Senate Agriculture Committee.

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I don't doubt that Obama's nominee, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, is a nice guy who did a lot for Iowa agriculture. I know he did a lot for agribusiness, the chemical companies, biotechnology and large-scale farming.

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When President-elect Barack Obama chose former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his secretary of agriculture, he praised Vilsack's knowledge of both agriculture and energy. But author Michael Pollan says the incoming administration's focus should be on food and the people who eat it.

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Greenspan's ideology was unfettered, free-market capitalism. Its understanding of how the world works was rooted in self-interest.

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I still don't like the Vilsack nomination, but this is a good attempt to "talk me down".

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by Scott Creighton Continuing on his quest to fill the White House with pro-free trade globalists, president elect Obama just announced Tom Vilsack as his pick as Secretary of Agriculture.

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(CNS/Reuters)Another day, another pro-abortion appointment. "That's the depressing reality, as President-elect Barack Obama continues to assemble his cabinet and White House staff.

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today's announcement that former Iowa Governor, Tom Vilsack, has been selected as the new Secretary of Agriculture sent a chill through the sustainable food and farming community who have been lobbying for a champion in the new administration.

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Obama's Running Mate

As if this race for the Democratic Presidential nomination wasn't exciting enough, now we have to start thinking about which last name will accompany either Obama or Clinton on our Democratic yard signs this fall.

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he's right unfortunately, this campaign is about money. He was smart to pull out early.

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He makes a good point about the money.

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If Gov. Ted Strickland had his druthers, the United States would be under the steady hand of President Vilsack come 2009. Although the former governor of Iowa isn't yet a household name, Strickland said he'd make a fine chief executive.

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Iowa's Governor Vilsack (D) has declared that he will run for President in 2008.

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MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa, Nov. 30 -- Iowa Gov.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the congressional elections out of the way, potential competitors in the 2008 White House race are moving quickly to get a head start on what could be a wide open and wildly expensive campaign.

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Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announces his candidacy for the Presidency.

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Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa took the initial step in his long-shot bid for the White House Thursday, establishing a presidential campaign committee and seeking an early jump on 2008.

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