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I vividly recall the august Richard Russell of Georgia, the only human being I have ever seen who could actually look down his nose when compelled to notice someone unworthy, disposing of a young corn-belt colleague who had challenged him in debate.
Robert Byrd's 'Losing America': The Late Senator's Thoughts On George W. Bush And Politics Today (New York Review) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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I vividly recall the august Richard Russell of Georgia, the only human being I have ever seen who could actually look down his nose when compelled to notice someone unworthy, disposing of a young corn-belt colleague who had challenged him in debate.
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I vividly recall the august Richard Russell of Georgia, the only human being I have ever seen who could actually look down his nose when compelled to notice someone unworthy, disposing of a young corn-belt colleague who had challenged him in debate.
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It lets politicians from corn-belt states encourage their farmers to plant and harvest *fully* - no empty fields, no subsidies for not planting. remember that boondoggle, everyone?
Ethanol, the Fuel Only a Politician Could Love | RedState 2010
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Cheap energy, however, enabled the creation of monocultures, and monocultures in turn vastly increased the productivity both of the American land and the American farmer; today the typical corn-belt farmer is single-handedly feeding 140 people.
Farmer in Chief 2009
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Christians, corporations and rich folk, many in the south, the corn-belt, and much of the west will turn out for McCain.
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Many corn-belt farmers haven't had much rainfall in two months; in July, some areas received less than 10 percent of normal precipitation.
Bitter Harvest? 2008
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High ranking politicians, including presidential candidate John McCain, have publicly opposed ethanol subsidies before, but the platform approved during the Republican convention in St. Paul, a corn-belt capital, marks the first time a major U.S. party has taken an official stance against publicly funded ethanol incentives.
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These are corn-belt Reagan types -- or as they're usually called, 'hard working people.'
Raymond Leon Roker: 'Knocking Out the White Man:' 10 Reasons Obama Still Loses in Middle America 2008
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Massive U.S. plantings of corn have also contributed to sharp spikes in fertilizer and GMO seed prices as well as corn-belt land rents, dramatically raising the cost of farming.
Paige Donner: Greening Hollywood: Bioneers Host Ed Begley, Jr. 2008
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