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Yesterday at 2:50 AM  Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods

Sunday, January 13, 2013  MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) -- Livestock producers in southwest Missouri are confronting an outbreak of cattle rustling that one sheriff says appears to involve organized thieves targeting a cluster of counties.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Tolkien heirs sue producers of 'Rings,' 'Hobbit' trilogies over 'questionable' merchandizing

Thursday, August 23, 2012  He was sentenced in federal court

Friday, April 15, 2011  Scientists will use the money to study food efficiency in cattle and the effects of Bovine Respiratory Disease over the next five years.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009  The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a survey of cattle, sheep and goat producers nationwide to get updated data on their conditions and populations.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009  Don Hewitt, the CBS Newsman who invented "60 Minutes" and produced the popular newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86.