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	Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture
		Mike Johanns was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 21, 2005.
		Johanns served as chairman of the Governors' Biotechnology Partnership and as the state government representative on the advisory committee to the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
		Secretary Johanns is a graduate of St. Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona.
	www.whitehouse.gov /government/johanns-bio.html (322 words)

	Mike Johanns - Congresspedia
		Mike Johanns is the Secretary of Agriculture and a Republican candidate for the Senate in Nebraska
		Michael Owen Johanns, former Governor of Nebraska, was nominated to replace Ann M. Veneman as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on December 2, 2004, by President George W. Bush.
		Johanns is seeking the Republican nomination to replace Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) in the 2008 congressional elections.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Mike_Johanns (1469 words)

	Mike Johanns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Johanns was born in Iowa and grew up living and working on his family's dairy farm.
		Johanns served on the Lancaster County Board from 1983-1987, and on the Lincoln City Council from 1989-1991.
		Johanns is married to Stephanie Johanns, a former Lancaster County Commissioner and Nebraska State Senator.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Johanns (413 words)

	Mike Johanns: Nebraska Governor Nominated to be Ag Secretary - Delta Farm Press 2dec04
		Johanns, the son of Iowa farmers, is expected to continue the focus on trade issues that was begun by his predecessor.
		Johanns is an ardent supporter of ethanol, a gasoline substitute made from corn produced largely in the Farm Belt with the support of heavy federal subsidies.
		Johanns would take over as agriculture secretary at a time when the Farm Belt's traditional ability to generate a trade surplus is evaporating, thanks in large part to the American consumer's growing appetite for foreign foods.
	www.mindfully.org /Farm/2004/Johanns-Ag-Secretary2dec04.htm (2431 words)

	Agriculture secretary to resign; Senate run expected - CNN.com
		Johanns is expected to seek an open seat in the U.S. Senate from his home state of Nebraska.
		But a Republican source said Johanns, who was Nebraska's governor for six years before coming to Washington, has told friends he will run next year for the GOP nomination for the seat being vacated by fellow Republican, Sen. Chuck Hagel, who said this month that he won't seek re-election to a third term.
		The popular Johanns, who was re-elected in 2002 with 69 percent of the vote, is considered a strong contender to keep the seat in GOP hands.
	www.cnn.com /2007/POLITICS/09/20/johanns.resigns/index.html?iref=mpstoryview (757 words)

	Secretary Johanns Biography
		That's why, with a new farm bill on the horizon, Johanns went to the country in 2005 to hear first-hand from producers about what was working with current farm policy and what was not.
		Johanns hosted 21 of 52 farm bill forums held in 48 states.
		Johanns served on the Lancaster County Board from 1983 to 1987, and on the Lincoln City Council from 1989 to 1991.
	www.usda.gov /wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=bios_johanns.xml (435 words)

	Mike Johanns - US Department of State
		Mike Johanns was born in Iowa and raised on a dairy farm.
		Governor Johanns is a past Chairman of the Midwestern Governors' Association (2002), former lead governor for agriculture including the 2002 re-authorization of the federal farm bill, and past Chairman of the 25-state Governors’ Ethanol Coalition (2001).
		Mike Johanns has two children and is married to Stephanie Johanns, a former Lancaster County Commissioner and former State Senator.
	usinfo.state.gov /special/transition/transition_nominees/johanns.html (742 words)

	Whalen for Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Republican Mike Whalen is leading the race for the GOP nomination in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, according to a poll commissioned by his campaign.
		Mike Whalen, a Davenport entrepreneur whose business has grown from one small cafe to 17 restaurants over the past 27 years, wants to serve up a new menu to voters in Iowa's 1st District.
		Mike Whalen, CEO and founder of Heart of America Restaurants and Inns, met with the local Republican county leadership February 17th to discuss....
	www.mikewhalen.com /news.html (1383 words)

	Whalen for Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Johanns, who made an appearance on behalf of 1st Congressional District candidate Mike Whalen of Bettendorf, said sealing off the borders without dealing with the rest of the problem is not enough and could lead to more illegal immigrants.
		Johanns’ defense of the Bush policy of sealing the border and dealing with millions of undocumented workers comes just two days before the House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing in Dubuque to highlight the issue.
		Johanns was the second top Republican to appear on Whalen’s behalf near Walcott on Wednesday.
	www.mikewhalen.com /news/comprehensiveimmigration.html (543 words)

	NEWS ARCHIVE: 'Just Mike' - Folksy Johanns faces criticisms
		Johanns, who, like Hoeven, wore cowboy boots for the event, noted that 47 percent of North Dakota's farm products must be exported, almost double the national average.
		Johanns said the savings on farm programs are not as great as once thought, and that every agency except national security agencies must take their share of the cuts in order to put the budget in better balance.
		Johanns' visit was the second time he's been in North Dakota since he was named to his post in January.
	www.crystalsugar.com /media/news.archives/mike.asp (769 words)

	Mike Johanns sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture
		Mike Johanns sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture
		WASHINGTON (01/27/05) -- Former Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 21, replacing the departing Ann Veneman.
		During his six years as Nebraska's Governor, Johanns was a strong advocate for rural communities and farmers and ranchers.
	www.caprep.com /0105044.htm (264 words)

	Mike Johanns Governor, Nebraska
		Mike Johanns was sworn into office as Nebraska’s 38th Governor on Month="1" January 7, 1999.
		Mike Johanns began practicing law at the firm of Cronin and Hannon in O’Neill, Nebraska, then moved to Lincoln where he joined the law firm of Nelson Johanns Morris Holdeman and Titus.
		Mike Johanns has two children and is married to Stephanie Johanns, a former Lancaster County Commissioner and former State Senator.
	www.juntosociety.com /government/mj_governornebbio.htm (591 words)

	Johanns Nominated for Agriculture Secretary (washingtonpost.com)
		President Bush today nominated Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns (R) to be his new agriculture secretary, turning to a son of Iowa dairy farmers and a man he called "an experienced public servant from America's agricultural heartland" to replace the departing Ann M. Veneman.
		Johanns said in brief remarks after Bush's introduction that his agricultural background has done much "to define who I am as a person." He said one of his campaign messages was that "after growing up on a dairy farm.
		Johanns took office as Nebraska governor in January 1999 and was reelected in 2002, becoming the first Republican governor to win a second term in the state since 1956.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A28011-2004Dec2.html (730 words)

	Washington Post Article on Mike Johanns - Nebraska Republican Party
		By lunchtime, Mike Johanns, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, has buffed, dusted, swept and oiled upstairs and down in his Arlington home.
		A Safeway employee cut open a watermelon for Johanns to taste, unaware that the man licking juice from his fingers was the nation's top agricultural official.
		When he mows and the motor roars and the exhaust ripples the grass, Johanns could close one eye and be 8 years old again, driving the tractor through a hayfield.
	www.negop.org /newsdetails.asp?id=85 (878 words)

	AgWeb - Your Spot for Futures Trading, Commodities Info, Ag News, Successful Farming Tips & More
		Governor Johanns was elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2002.
		Johanns is a past chairman of the Governors’ Ethanol Coalition, and we are pleased to have such a true leader for ethanol nominated to the President’s cabinet.
		Johanns was the lead governor for agriculture during the 2002 Farm Bill re-authorization, he has focused on increasing ethanol production in rural communities and he has trade experience, leading Nebraskans on several export missions.
	www.agweb.com /get_article.asp?pageid=113642 (2258 words)

	wfrv.com - Johanns, Portman Get Direction From House Ag Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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		That, Johanns said, left Congress plenty of time to craft the 2007 farm bill after the outcome of the WTO talks is clear.
		Johanns said there were no unexpected questions, that USDA officials were already responding, and he expected the answers to be delivered to Japan by sometime next week.
	wfrv.com /ag/local_blogentry_068173853.html (692 words)

	Mike Johanns Nominated For Sec Of Agriculture - OLD American Century / White Rose Society message boards
		Johanns has suggested studying whether Nebraska should alter a state constitutional amendment passed in the 1980s that restricts corporations from owning farms in the state.
		Governor Johanns ignores this research, and his study instead offers certain agribusiness truisms as done deals-that farms and agribusinesses will continue to consolidate, that value to ag producers through low prices can be made up by volume, that export demand will grow.
		On 1999-MAY-6, newly elected Governor Mike Johanns of Nebraska, a Republican, 6 is reported to have signed a proclamation for the "March for Jesus Day" to be held on 1999-MAY-22.
	oldamericancentury.org /bb/index.php?showtopic=544 (2124 words)

	More on Bush's New USDA Secretary, Mike Johanns
		Johanns is a native of Osage, Iowa, where he grew up on a dairy farm.
		It was Johanns lifelong leadership on agriculture that brought him to the president's attention.
		In 1991, Johanns was elected to the first of two terms as mayor of Lincoln.
	www.organicconsumers.org /corp/johanns120704.cfm (1978 words)

	Mike Johanns to sell consumers
		Mike Johanns says U.S. consumers are getting a bargain on farm programs — a case he'll try to make as he begins to travel the country as the nation's 28th secretary of agriculture.
		Johanns noted that the Agriculture Departments spends far more on nutrition programs (about 55 percent of the USDA budget) than for ag programs and that agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service also receive a larger share.
		Johanns said he believes American agriculture has a remarkable story to tell and that he plans to do that as he begins to “get out in the country.
	southeastfarmpress.com /mag/farming_mike_johanns_sell/index.html (751 words)

	Governor Mike Johanns/Juvenile Probation Officers - Capitol View
		At the beginning of the legislative session, Governor Mike Johanns had high hopes for the coming year in his State of the State address.
		Johanns says teachers are in fact getting raises - by their local school boards.
		Johanns says you can't expect everything to get done in one year.
	net.unl.edu /newsFeat/capview/cv_053001.html (495 words)

	ABC News: Profile: Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
		Mike Johanns has been confirmed as the new secretary of agriculture.
		In vetoing the legislation, Johanns stated, "My position on the issue of giving separate legal recognition to individuals on the basis of their personal sexual preference is long standing and clear.
		Johanns, 54, who was elected to his second term as governor in 2002, was the first Republican to be re-elected governor in Nebraska since 1956.
	abcnews.go.com /Politics/Inauguration/story?id=298086&... (417 words)

	USDA Rural Development Home Page
		Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced the award of $9.2 million in Community Facilities grants to improve public safety, health care and educational services in 30 states and the Western Pacific.
		Agriculture Secretary Johanns announced the award of $1.1 billion in electric loans to finance 1,323 miles of new electric distribution and transmission lines to make system improvements benefiting more than 30,000 consumers in 14 states.
		Agriculture Secretary Johanns announced the award of $107 million in electric loans that will be used to finance more than 1,000 miles of new electric distribution line and make other system improvements for 12,400 consumers in seven states.
	www.rurdev.usda.gov (686 words)

	Who is Mike Johanns? - Stu's News
		Mike Johanns will soon be sitting for his official photograph that will be hanging on the walls of Farm Service Agency offices nationwide.
		Johanns, nominated by President George Bush on Thursday to lead the Agriculture Department, had not previously appeared on any widely circulated list of potential candidates to succeed Ann Veneman.
		Johanns is the current Governor of Nebraska and former contemporary of President Bush when they briefly overlapped as state governors.
	web.extension.uiuc.edu /macon/agcolumn/041205.html (447 words)

	Secretary Of Agriculture Keeps Bragging He's Ninth In Line For The Presidency \| The Onion - America's Finest News Source
		Johanns said he has promised his children that should he become president, he will not allow the press to exploit them or put them in the spotlight.
		A December visit by officials from Mexico's Agricultural Ministry was marked by Johanns' insistence on distributing number-nine-embossed T-shirts, pencils, and coffee mugs to all assembled.
		In recent weeks, Johanns has taken his preoccupation to a new level, formulating contingency plans in the event he is forced to assume control of the presidency.
	www.theonion.com /content/node/44681 (581 words)

	Johanns Is Bush's Pick For Ag Secretary - Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Johanns is currently serving his second term as governor.
		Johanns was born in Osage, Iowa, and raised on a dairy farm.
		Mike is eminently qualified and has the experience needed to do this job at the level the United States needs.
	www.ketv.com /politics/3965061/detail.html (631 words)

	Immigration laws squeeze cherry, grape farmers; Mike Johanns
		Johanns' visit to the Farm Bureau was the last stop during a two-day swing through California to rouse support for comprehensive immigration reform, an approach favored by the president.
		Johanns' statement is essentially flmail: the Bush administration will only enforce laws if the laws are changed to suit it.
		People like Johanns would be trotted out to explain why the changed laws would have to be changed again before they would be enforced.
	lonewacko.com /blog/archives/005208.html (1435 words)

	GOP.com \| Republican National Committee :: President Bush Nominates Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns for Secretary of ...
		Governor Johanns is the son of Iowa dairy farmers, and he has a lifetime of involvement in agriculture and a long record of support for farmers and ranchers.
		Governor Johanns is deeply committed to a strong farm economy.
		Governor Johanns, a Republican, was first elected in 1998 and was re-elected in 2002.
	www.gop.com /News/Read.aspx?ID=5051 (591 words)

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