Sessions presses USDA for info on non-citizen food stamp use, participation rates
Vilsack will not run for open Senate seat in Iowa in 2014 - TheDC
Obama’s popular Secretary of Agriculture will not replace Tom Harkin
USDA met 30 times with Mexican gov't to promote food-stamp use among immigrants - TheDC
About 1.63 million non-citizens living legally in the US collect food-stamp benefits
Vilsack answers school lunch uproar with snack solution - TheDC
Agriculture Secretary: ‘It’s not surprising that some youngsters will, in the middle of the day, be hungry’
Does agriculture secretary's memo on GOP budget violate Hatch Act? - TheDC
The Hatch Act bans campaign activity by federal employees
US to unveil new forest rules - AP
The forest planning rule will encourage forest restoration and watershed protection
Broadband company's demise puts taxpayers on hook for $74 million loan - The Washington Post
Agencies that oversaw the venture defended their roles
Shirley Sherrod sues Andrew Breitbart over infamous USDA video clip - TheDC
Breitbart defiantly dismisses the suit as ‘transparent effort to chill his constitutionally protected free speech’
Government's job-killing broadband stimulus
There’s no reason for the government to be in the broadband business.
Farmers call for spending cuts, can't agree where - AP
The nation’s biggest farm lobbying group supports a balanced budget. Just don’t ask its members where the government should trim agriculture spending
TheDC Morning: Gibbs crows about power of big government, gets facts completely wrong - TheDC
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GIPSA chief is finger lickin' bad
J. Dudley Butler, an Obama administration appointee, is using his position to enrich himself.
Vilsack's 'boondoggle' of a plan - TheDC
The Obama administration’s plan for renewable fuel standards will do little to help America’s problem with greenhouse gas emissions
E-Mail account reveals USDA reaction to Sherrod video - AP
Department acted swiftly to remove Shirley Sherrod, against her protests; tried to let story die quickly
Digging into the USDA - TheDC
Republicans Michele Bachmann, Steve King, and Bob Goodlatte say as much as 80% of claims by 94,000 farmers could be fraudulent
Vulnerable Democrats rely on federal help - AP
Dems remind constituents of how often they’ve brought home the bacon
Vilsack offered to resign over Sherrod - Politico
At the height of the race controversy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered his resignation to President Obama
Shirley Sherrod to sue blogger Andrew Breitbart - AP
Fired USDA employee Shirley Sherrod announced at the National Association of Black Journalists convention that she plans to sue conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart
Democrats lose their groove; but they'll get it back
Things haven’t been going well for Democrats lately
