Welcome! Obama’s 1st SOTU - Jobs are Priority 1 and Healthcare Reform is Not Going AwayOn Wednesday, Obama addressed the Joint Session of Congress and the nation with his first State of the Union Address. In the wake of the Democratic upset in Massachusetts, politicos and pundits in Washington have been in a frenzy speculating how this will affect the priorities Obama will layout for next year in his address. Will he table healthcare after spending an entire year on it? Or will he shift his focus to the economy and creating jobs? These questions filled the air and saturated the media until he stepped up to the Podium.

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USDA abandons stalled animal ID program Feb 4, 2010 — Associated Press Online ...disease; and what's in a farmer's pasture is nobody's business. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the federal government remains committed to working collaboratively with states, tribes and the industry to build the new program. "I've decided to revise the prior policy and offer a new approach to animal disease traceability with changes that respond directly to the feedback we heard," Vilsack said in a statement. Paperwork follows all of his cattle to sale, Birkmaire...

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