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Obama tells U.S. farmers he backs ethanol mandate

Source: Reuters

Sep 10, 2008

Summary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told farmers on Tuesday that he backs the federal requirement to use ethanol as a way to reduce reliance on oil imports.

Comments (2)

Wallace,

Sep 14, 2008

American farmer owners are typically Republican, and ignore much of the opposition candidates opinions.

Mid-west farmworkers are far more concerned with being excluded from unemployment benefits than they are in Green Politics.

ergo; empty rhetoric...

Daltonsbriefs,

Sep 14, 2008

Of course he's for giving away cash to farmers when all food commodities are at fifteen year highs ... classic Democratic politics, give away government money to buy or gain votes from a voting niche.