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The advantages and pitfalls of political surrogates and the 50-year-old sugar cover up
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Sep 13, 2016
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The advantages and pitfalls of political surrogates and the 50-year-old sugar cover up

The use of political surrogates in the bid for the presidency and the US sugar industry's 50-year-old sugar cover up.
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The use of political surrogates in the bid for the presidency and the US sugar industry's 50-year-old sugar cover up.

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