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One of the more bizarre coalitions ever to form in Washington is trying to kill a creature of Washington: corn ethanol.
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>The oil industry, environmentalists, taxpayer groups, livestock growers and foreign aid groups all want Congress to repeal the mandate requiring a 15 percent blend of ethanol in gasoline.
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>More than 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop goes to ethanol, combining with a continuing Midwest drought to drive up corn prices. In a conference call Monday, refiners said it wrecks everything from car engines to outboard motors to chain saws.The coalition is not bizarre at all when you consider the company pulling the strings behind all those puppets, Frito-Lay. After all, if 45% of US corn production is going into ethanol, that means only 55% is going into Doritos ;)
Regards. Al
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