Politically popular farm bill gets election-year boost

By MARY CLARE JALONICK AP Writer House Agriculture Committee Chairman, Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn. center, speaks with reporters during a newss conference after the House approved the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, on Capitol Hill ...House passes farm bill by veto-proof margin San Francisco ChronicleFarm bill looks veto proof Bemidji PioneerBaltimore Sun - New York Times - The Associated Press