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USDA Secretary Confirmation

Jan 17, 2008 4:54 PM, P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C. correspondent

The Senate Ag Committee will hold former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer's confirmation hearing for USDA Secretary on Jan. 24. Schafer was nominated by President George W. Bush last year after Mike Johanns resigned to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska.