Topic: Tom Vilsack
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Eight open US Senate seats in 2014
Here are eight senators who have opted out of a reelection bid in 2014, giving hopefuls in both parties a rare shot at a US Senate seat – and, moreover, one that could flip control of the Senate.
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In Pictures: The White House vegetable garden
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Michelle Obama expands the White House garden
Last year's White House garden wasn't big enough, Michelle Obama decided. So she expanded it this year. Already, the first lady and schoolchildren have begun planting vegetables in the popular plot.
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At White House: 14 senators discuss climate-energy legislation
The White House hosted a meeting Tuesday with 14 key senators, many from coal- and oil-producing states, who oppose curbs on carbon emissions. Obama appears to be making a big push to win Senate passage of revamped climate-energy legislation.
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How US is tackling opium trade in Afghanistan poppy heartland
A key plank of the US strategy in Afghanistan is breaking up the opium trade in Helmand Province, as underscored by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s visit to the region Monday.
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White House's new stimulus message: It's helping you
Vice President Joe Biden and five cabinet secretaries on Thursday delivered speeches nationwide about how stimulus money is helping local communities.
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From junkyard to community garden
A former San Francisco dumping ground becomes a plentiful four-acre urban farm.
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Opinion: Got milk farmers?
Unless Congress acts to ensure that dairy farmers get a fair price, many of them will go out of business.
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Will roadless national forests soon be paved and logged?
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Biden task force pushes 'green jobs'
The first meeting of the White House's Middle Class Task Force on Friday focused on how the creation of so-called green jobs can help fuel the economic recovery and bolster the middle class.
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Michelle Obama supports community gardens
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In Washington, a new willingness to prosecute food safety cases?
The federal government is considering whether to bring criminal charges in a salmonella outbreak that has killed nine people.
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New US office takes fresh approach to carbon
One possibility: Industrial emitters of CO2 partner with landowners to plant forests.
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Opinion: A food agenda for Obama
Now's the time to reinvent America's farm and food policies.
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Obama "slights" the South in picking his team
Regional rivalries may no longer count, especially in tough times like these.
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USA
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Obama criticizes Bush as he unveils Agriculture and Interior picks
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Greens mixed on Obama's Interior, Agriculture picks
Barack Obama announced two more cabinet picks Wednesday – former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for Agriculture secretary and Colorado Senator Ken Salazar for Interior secretary – drawing both praise and criticism from environmental groups.
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David Axelrod: architect of Obama's unlikely campaign
Barack Obama's chief strategist grew up loving the political fight while holding to the ideals in the message.
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David Axelrod: architect of Obama's unlikely campaign
Barack Obama's chief strategist grew up loving the political fight while holding to the ideals in the message.
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