posted on April 2, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Full Program: The Agriculture Department predicts some big numbers in its prospective plantings report. President Obama announces policy changes that could clear the way for oil drilling off US coasts. And a 4H program helps shutterbugs develop photography...
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posted on March 26, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Full Program: After signing sweeping health care reforms into law, President Obama takes a victory lap in Iowa. But the landmark legislation is not without its critics -- including those in the food industry. And with spring planting rapidly approaching, traders...
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posted on March 26, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Obama’s trip to Iowa kicks off a national campaign to promote some popular measures of the Administration’s signature legislative achievement.
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posted on March 26, 2010 at 10:03 AM
When the dust finally settled in the House Chamber Sunday night, the health care bill passed on a vote of 219-to-212, with no Republicans voting in favor of the measure.
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posted on December 23, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Forget 34th Street, the miracle THIS WEEK was on Wall Street, where positive reports on unemployment and durable goods orders pushed the major indices to yearly highs on Christmas Eve.
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posted on December 18, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Full Program: The rhetoric heats up at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. USDA announces help -- in the form of millions of dollars -- is on its way to beleaguered dairy producers. And from the parlor to the plant, rural Americans capitalize on an...
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posted on December 18, 2009 at 9:12 AM
The health care debate has lawmakers investigating several options. Farmers in rural Wisconsin are already receiving medical care through an innovative program.
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posted on September 25, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Full Program: Market analyst Darin Newsom. Farmers work to curtail runoff blamed for the "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. Rural Americans capitalize on an innovative cooperative health care program.
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posted on September 11, 2009 at 8:09 PM
With most analysts cautiously optimistic over prospects for the U.S. economy to recover from the depths of recession, President Obama this week set his sights on the administration's next priority -- health care reform.
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posted on September 11, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Full Program: Market analyst Jamey Kohake
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posted on August 14, 2009 at 8:08 PM
The President has heavily lobbied him. His Republican Caucus is concerned. And rural Iowans are skeptical of his intentions. Iowa Senator Charles Grassley has found himself at the pivotal center of the nation's health care policy. Market to...
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posted on August 14, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Full Program: Market Analyst John Roach.
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posted on August 8, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Full Program: Market Analyst Jamie Kohake. Private firms predict near record corn and soybean production. Texas farmers and ranchers sweat their way through the worst drought in a half a century. The voice of agriculture launches a grassroots campaign to defeat...
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posted on July 31, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Congressional leaders have spent much of the summer in closed-door meetings hammering out details of potential health care reform.
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posted on July 31, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Full Program: Lawmakers ponder the rural impact of health care reform. At the pump, proponents and critics debate the merits of increased blends of ethanol. The agriculture department gazes into the crystal ball to predict the future of commodity prices. Market...
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