By JONATHAN WEISMAN and MICHAEL D. SHEAR Washington Post McCAIN NIXES ETHANOL SUBSIDIES Sen. John McCain didn't mince words Friday at the Iowa State Fair, telling corn producers he didn't want to subsidize their ethanol but was eager to help market farm products around the world. "My friends, we will disagree on a specific issue and that's healthy," McCain said as he stood near bales of straw at one of the nation's premier farming showcases. "I believe in renewable fuels. I don't believe in ethanol subsidies, but I believe in renewable fuels" McCain has never been shy about speaking against subsidizing ethanol when he is in farm country, though that helped to make him unpopular enough in Iowa that he skipped participating in its leadoff caucuses in 2000 and put much less emphasis on them in 2008 than many of his opponents. In...
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