In the Loop: agriculture


Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 03/07/2013

Sequester requires tight rein on travel
By Al Kamen
Looking for savings in California wine country

By Al Kamen  |  07:00 AM ET, 03/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  spending cuts, sequester, federal budget cuts, federal agency cuts, automatic spending cuts, fiscal cliff, delay sequester, delay spending cuts, budget deal, what’s in the budget deal, whats in fiscal cliff deal, fiscal cliff wiki, fiscal cliff news, sequester news, Tom Vilsack, Tom Coburn, wine, California, conferences, Agriculture, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the loop

Posted at 03:07 PM ET, 11/29/2012

Vilsack seen likely staying for second Obama term
By Al Kamen
IN THE LOOP | Latest word is that Christie Vilsack may be heading this way after losing tough House race.

By Al Kamen  |  03:07 PM ET, 11/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  washingtonintransition, Transition, Tom Vilsack, Christie Vilsack, Steve King, President Obama, Agriculture, Cabinet, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 01:05 PM ET, 06/11/2012

Rep. Steve King seeks pro-life agriculture aide
By Al Kamen

By Al Kamen  |  01:05 PM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abortion, pro-life, agriculture, Rep.Steve King, House Agriculture Committee, Iowa, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 05/02/2012

Vilsack v. Vilsack: Playing chicken
By Al Kamen
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and his wife, Christie, now running for Congress in Iowa, may not be on the same side over his department’s proposal to privatize poultry inspections.

By Al Kamen  |  05:13 PM ET, 05/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, privatize, poultry inspection, Christie Vilsack, Steve King, Iowa, Congress, American Federation of Government Employees, Food & Water Watch, Al Kamen, In the Loop, Emily Heil

Posted at 01:28 PM ET, 04/27/2012

Senate confirms top Pentagon and Justice nominees
By Al Kamen
The Senate confirmed former Obama National Security Council chief of staff Mark Lippert as assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs along with several other top picks.

By Al Kamen  |  01:28 PM ET, 04/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Senate, Obama, nominees, confirmed, Ecuador, Defense Department, ambassadors, Agriculture Department, Bob Woodward, Obama's Wars, Adam Namm, Mark Lippert, Jim Jones, Michael E. Horowitz, Clinton, Bush, Kathryn Keneally, Michael Scuse, Deborah S. Delisle, Al Kamen, In the Loop, Emily Heil, Hugo Chavez