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...Vilsack mounted his own campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination before exiting the race in early...
President-elect Barack Obama will nominate former Iowa Governor and Institute of Politics fellow Tom Vilsack to be secretary of agriculture, Obama announced last week...
...Like Obama, Vilsack promotes support for biofuels such as ethanol as critical to reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil and combating climate change, through others criticize such subsidies as sops to states like Vilsack's Iowa, where ethanol is a key source of revenue.At the announcement last week, Vilsack said he would also prioritize rural growth, a particularly salient issue in the current economic climate...
...must be about the work of improving profitability for farmers and ranchers and expanding opportunities in the rural communities in which they live,” Vilsack said of the pair’s shared vision during the announcement. “It must aggressively promote policies and programs that support sustainable practices to conserve and preserve our precious natural resources...
...probably a middle-of-the-road pick" - Larry Sitzman, executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers, on Vilsack as agriculture secretary, Omaha World Herald...