Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack live at the National Press Club

Tom Vilsack
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gestures as he speaks to a rural community forum in El Reno, Okla., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009.
AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

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