Republican Senate candidate Clint Didier of Pasco, Wash., is campaigning against federal government aid programs, while being the recipient of more than $270,000 in farm subsidies since 1995. Although Didier acknowledges receiving the subsidies, he believes farms should be weaned off such payments. He added that government should be completely out of the agricultural market and the farm bill should be eliminated. (The Seattle Times). Read more.
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