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  1. President Obama Hails 'Cliff' Deal, Warns of Next Fiscal Fight

    Wed, 2 Jan 2013

    pay raise for each member of Congress due to take effect this spring and avert a spike in milk prices by renewing some farm aid . The steep "sequester" budget cuts scheduled to go into effect with the New Year -- a $1.2 trillion hit to defense

  2. House Wrestles With 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal

    Tue, 1 Jan 2013

    pay raise for each member of Congress due to take effect this spring and avert a spike in milk prices by renewing some farm aid . The steep "sequester" budget cuts scheduled to go into effect with the New Year -- a $1.2 trillion hit to defense

  3. The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday August 14, 2012

    Tue, 14 Aug 2012

    on the issue. LINK OBAMA/RYAN The Los Angeles Times' Alana Semuels and Christi Parsons " Obama and Ryan duel over farm aid , economy in Iowa " Iowa contributes all of six electoral votes to the grand total of 538 up for grabs in November's

  4. Willie Nelson Covers Coldplay

    Sat, 3 Sep 2011

    Willie Nelson has always been farmers. Remember Farm Aid ? Now the country of respect for Willie Nelson , both as a musician original founders of Farm Aid 26 years ago, along with John Mellencamp and Neil Young . Meanwhile, Nelson

  5. 'Nightline' Playlist: John Mellencamp

    Thu, 18 Nov 2010

    a young age." Mellencamp Says Most of His from his name, Mellencamp teamed up with fellow singing legends Willie Nelson and Neil Young to create Farm Aid , which has raised songwriters," Mellencamp said. "Neil in

  6. A Senator John Cougar Mellencamp ?

    Fri, 19 Feb 2010

    Heartland son of Indiana.” Mellencamp has not publicly commented ABC News by e-mail. Mellencamp -- whose songs “Our Country of the nonprofit group Farm Aid , which raises money to presidential campaign, Mellencamp recorded radio ads for President

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  1. G-8's Broken Promises to Africa

    Fri, 10 Jul 2009

    took an indirect stab at the G-8 leaders' past commitments. Commending the group's latest pledge of $20 billion in farm aid to developing countries, Nigerian Agriculture Minister Abba Ruma said it must be "disbursed expeditiously. It is only

  2. The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, February 26, 2009

    Thu, 26 Feb 2009

    Billion War Spending Through 2010” LINK The Washington Times’ Kara Rowland: “Lawmakers hit Obama proposal to cut farm aid ” LINK Time Magazine’s Jay Newton-Small and Michael Scherer: “Does Obama Have a Double Standard on Earmarks?” LINK The New York Daily

  3. Oh Yeah, Life Goes On in Indiana

    Fri, 31 Oct 2008

    lyrics to one of Mellencamp 's most memorable Jack and Diane," Mellencamp recorded "Scarecrow of its success, Farm Aid was formed since we started Farm Aid there has been urban sprawl," Mellencamp recalled. "That's

  4. John Stossel: Do Government Farming Subsidies Hurt American Farmers?

    Thu, 16 Oct 2008

    short of 1,000 kids in it, and now there isn't 300," he said. Actually, a government study found that the more farm aid a county got, the more likely it was to lose population. Why would that be? Because subsides make it harder for smaller

  5. Will any presidential candidate be ready on 'Day One'?

    Mon, 25 Feb 2008

    visits to 80 countries. In seven years as a senator from New York, she's worked on issues from veterans benefits to farm aid , sometimes in alliances with Republicans, and served on the Armed Services Committee. She describes herself as

  6. Will any candidate be ready on Day One?

    Mon, 25 Feb 2008

    visits to 80 countries. In seven years as a senator from New York, she's worked on issues from veterans benefits to farm aid , sometimes in alliances with Republicans, and served on the Armed Services Committee. She describes herself as

  7. The Birth of the Benefit Concert

    Fri, 13 Jul 2007

    million to date. Not to be outdone by their cross-the-pond counterparts, Americans Willie Nelson , John Mellencamp and Neil Young organized 1985's Farm Aid to raise money for struggling American farmers. The secret of these megaconcerts

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  1. Why Does Myanmar Reject Relief?

    Thu, 8 May 2008

    impoverished as out of Myanmar would welcome foreign aid. The sad reality is that the mindset of this military junta farm aid means foreign interference. Since the days of British colonialism ended sixty years ago. The military has chosen to

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    aid. The sad reality is that the mindset of this military junta farm aid means foreign interference.
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  1. PHOTO: Willie Nelson performing at the Farm Aid Concert at LiveStrong Sporting Park in this Aug. 13, 2011 file photo in Kansas City, Kansas.

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