Topic - Tom Vilsack

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  School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains

  Schoolchildren's favorite lunch — the ubiquitous frozen pizza — is about to get healthier.

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  KNIGHT: Obama's jobs machine

  How does paying people not to work constitute a key element of a "jobs bill"? President Obama's goofy, gimmicky American Jobs Act, which even the Harry Reid-led Senate rejected Wednesday and the adult-led House regards with head-shaking bemusement, would throw another $447 billion "stimulus" at the economy and extend unemployment benefits for another year.

• DEVINE: Preparing for victory

  In looking ahead to next year's elections, nothing is more essential for conservatives than making the case that welfare-state regulation does not work and why it doesn't work. That way, if Republicans do prevail in the 2012 elections, at least they may have some idea about what to do.

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  EDITORIAL: Obama's latest tax proposal

  The White House introduced a massive tax program on Monday that's supposed to create jobs. The big-government push ought to be called the American Higher Taxes Act.

• Government to expand E. coli tests in meat

  The government is expanding its testing of E. coli in meat, a move that will hasten recalls and help authorities identify more foodborne illnesses.

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  Obama: Tea-party GOP blocking U.S. recovery

  A day after clashing with a tea party activist, President Obama Tuesday told crowds in Iowa that it was "a faction in Congress" that was to blame for blocking economic progress.

• Ground turkey recall: Why did it take so long?

  The first sickness was in March and the first signs of a salmonella outbreak appeared in May. Two months later, investigators linked the outbreak to ground turkey and a Cargill meat processing plant in Arkansas.

• Airplane deployed to monitor air over NM fire

  The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days.

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  Virginia campaign for healthy eating gets Hollywood boost

• Jeff Bridges in Va. to combat childhood hunger

  Oscar winner Jeff Bridges is lending his star power to a public-private partnership in Virginia to combat childhood hunger.

• E. coli outbreak points to gaps in US food system

  The nasty form of E. coli hitting Europe points out gaps in the U.S. food safety system that raise concern that similar outbreaks might happen here.

• Food pyramid out, 'My Plate' in for healthy eating

  There's a new U.S. symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "My Plate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans but merely confused others.

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  Agriculture chief's wife eyes House seat from Iowa

  Christie Vilsack, the wife of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, announced Wednesday she is taking the first step toward running for Congress by relocating to Iowa's new 4th District.

• Inside the Ring

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has listed two Chinese government-related telecommunications companies as approved suppliers for companies taking part in the Obama administration's multibillion-dollar program to expand broadband Internet service around the country.

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  Hold the salt: Guidelines warn against high intake of sodium

  The Obama administration is advising half of the U.S. population to drastically cut daily salt intake.

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