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1. AGRICULTURE:
Curtain lifted on farm bill deal the 'president will veto'

House-Senate negotiators announced a final agreement on the nearly $300 billion five-year farm bill yesterday, as Bush administration officials vowed to veto it. The five-year bill includes spending increases for nutrition and conservation and a new program that pays farmers to grow dedicated feedstocks for next-generation cellulosic fuels. It also includes a sweeping tax package that gives incentives for landowners who conserve endangered species, a new $1-per-gallon bonus for cellulosic ethanol and scales back the blenders credit for corn-based ethanol. Go to story #1

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11. Calendar:
Activity for May 5 - May 9, 2008

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Thursday, May 08, 2008 -- 04:46 PM

AGRICULTURE: Farm bill agreement not enough for Bush

MINING: Deaths could have been prevented in Utah collapse -- report

COAL: Senate appropriators work to save original FutureGen

OIL AND GAS: Filling SPR now is rewarding speculators, Dingell tells Bush

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Friday, May 09, 2008 -- 12:34 PM

BUSINESS: After years of confrontation, green groups and companies finding common ground

OIL: Prices surge past $126 on Venezuela concerns

OIL: Ad campaign seeks to shore up industry's image

AGRICULTURE: Booming wheat crop and continued high prices ahead -- USDA

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