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		camccann on Dec 21, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sugar: The Bitter Truth (UCSF lecture) The sugar lobby is the corn lobby, because that's where most refined sugar comes from. In other words, Midwest farmers, particularly in Iowa. See the problem now?

jeremyw on Dec 27, 2009 [–]

Understood -- I'm saying there are growing factions in both parties that will make these old allegiances obsolete.

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