$11.1 billion Amount Interior received in '08, compared to $10.4 billion in '01
Rep. Charles Stenholm (D-Texas) and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) are two of three candidates for Secretary of Agriculture. The third candidate, not pictured, is Dennis Wolff. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, Bloomberg News/Mike Mergen)
On the campaign trail, President-elect Barack Obama said his administration would help small family farms. Misguided subsidy programs and an ineffective food inspection system stand in the way of rehauling the Dept. of Agriculture.
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SOURCE: Staff Reports | GRAPHIC: Karen Yourish, Laura Stanton and Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso, The Washington Post
A group of retired generals and admirals opposed to interrogation techniques met with Obama transition officials to press the incoming administration to establish a single, internationally accepted standard for the treatment of detainees by all U.S. government agencies.