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Daybreak Dec. 6: Bob Dole, former Kansas senator and presidential candidate, dies at 98

12/06/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson
Bob Dole’s death Sunday brought a slew of tributes for the Kansas legislator who helped expand the food stamp program and whose name is on a significant international food program.
KEYWORDS Good Food Institute Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer The Center for Food Safety and Food and Water Watch U.S. sorghum trade Upside Foods usda
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