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			 <title><![CDATA[ReshapeOhio.org unveiled to encourage public participation in redistricting]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS  At the first meeting of the state Apportionment Board, Secretary of State Jon Husted unveiled ReshapeOhio.org, a website sponsored by the Legislative Task Force on Redistricting, the Ohio Apportionment Board and the Ohio Secretary of States office that is designed to give Ohioans...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Ohio Farm Bureau presents nonpartisan Campaign Management Seminar]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[This bipartisan campaign management training two-day seminar was developed by the American Farm Bureau Federation with input from political consultants and staff members of both political parties. Videotapes, overheads, a case study and a computer simulation have been developed to assist...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Stabenow officially announced as Senate Ag Chair]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[After being formally appointed yesterday to serve as chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said she looks forward to leading the committee and emphasized her belief that agriculture is critical to our economy and is helping to lead our recovery.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:30:58 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[ODA Director Zehringer Appoints Top Administrators]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Ohio Department of Agriculture Director James Zehringer today announced several new appointments to the departments senior management team: Frederick M. Shimp, assistant director; Rocky Black, deputy director; Andy Ware, communications director; Thomas A. Johnston, chief financial officer...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Bob Gibbs to serve on agriculture, transportation committees]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep.-elect Bob Gibbs, R-Lakeville, will sit on the Agriculture Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the House of Representatives next year. The Agriculture Committee has jurisdiction over renewable energy, conservation, animal and plant health and agricultural research and development.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:53:35 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/407/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[State Representative and family farmer Jim Zehringer appointed director of ODA]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) commends Governor-elect Kasichs selection of Jim Zehringer to serve as director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Mr. Zehringers experience as a family farmer, businessman and legislator makes him highly qualified to lead...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:18:45 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Election 2010:  Analysis and Results]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Republicans Sweep All Ohio Statewide Offices, Re-take Ohio House and U.S. House. Two former Ohio Farm Bureau Presidents Win Key Races and will now serve in the Ohio House of Representatives and U.S. Congress.As the most expensive mid-term elections in the nations history drew to a close...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:04:44 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[112th Congress will bring new faces, changes to D.C.]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[A few of the soon-to-be newly elected members of the 112th Congress may be familiar with farm policy, but like the public-at-large, most of them likely are not. And even the agriculture committees that will write the next farm bill wont be immune to these changes, according to Mark Maslyn...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Opportunities for Involvement in the 2010 General Election]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[County Farm Bureaus and Farm Bureau members are encouraged to get involved in the November 2, 2010 General Election. According to OFBF Director of Political and Legislative Education Doug Foxx, "now is the time to get to know the candidates that will soon take office as our new elected leaders at the local, state, and national levels." The following list are just a few of many ways that county Farm Bureaus and individual farmers can get involved in the election.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:21:34 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Ohio Farm Bureau Supports "End Ohio's Estate Tax Now" Campaign]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[In recognition that eliminating the estate tax is consistent with the policy positions developed and approved by delegates at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) Annual Meeting, the OFBF Board of Trustees has voted to support an initiative petition campaign underway to end Ohios estate tax on December 31, 2012.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:00:47 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[OFBF Endorses a YES Vote on Issue 1 - Third Frontier Renewal]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) has announced its support for State Issue 1on the May 4th ballot, which will renew Ohios highly successful Third Frontier program. OFBFs Board of Trustees felt Third Frontier is a proven driver of economic development and represents responsible use...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:18:19 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/395/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[OFBF Endorses a YES Vote on Issue 2 - Casino Location Change]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) Board of Trustees has voted to support passage of State Issue 2 on the May 4th ballot. Issue 2 would authorize a change in location for the Columbus casino, which was approved by Ohio voters last November.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:00:48 EST</pubDate>
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