The combination of plentiful monsoon rains and high minimum purchase prices for wheat and rice means the country is forecasting an all-time-high grain production of 250.42 million tons in the crop year ending June 30.

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This is according to a new poll by Marist College and WNBC which says a McCain-Rice ticket would beat either a Clinton-Obama or an Obama-Clinton combination, 49 to 46 percent and 49 to 44 percent respectively.

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