{"id":536,"date":"2009-01-03T23:41:58","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T06:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=536"},"modified":"2010-03-16T12:38:01","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T19:38:01","slug":"oppose-obamas-pick-for-secretary-of-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/oppose-obamas-pick-for-secretary-of-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppose Obama&#8217;s pick for Secretary of Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Good thing the Organic Consumers Association is on this  stuff&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Obama plans to <span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">nominate <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Tom Vilsack as Secretary of  Agriculture.\u00a0 Vilsack is known for supporting Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations  (CAFOs) or factory farms and for promoting genetically engineered crops and animal  cloning.<br \/>\nThe Organic Consumers Association has organized a petition for all  concerned citizens to join their call to action and block Vilsack&#8217;s confirmation  as the next Secretary of Agriculture. Please help them reach their goal of  100,000 petition signatures against Vilsack&#8217; nomination.<br \/>\nSign today!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.organicconsumers.org\/vilsack.cfm\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">http:\/\/www.organicconsumers.org\/vilsack.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good thing the Organic Consumers Association is on this stuff&#8230; Obama plans to nominate Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture.\u00a0 Vilsack is known for supporting Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) or factory farms and for promoting genetically engineered crops and animal cloning. The Organic Consumers Association has organized a petition for all concerned citizens to join their call to action and block Vilsack&#8217;s confirmation as the next Secretary of Agriculture. Please help them reach their goal of 100,000 petition signatures against Vilsack&#8217; nomination. 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