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School Lunch Potato Fight Gets The Colbert Treatment

October 19, 2011 • A few hours after the Senate reached a deal on potatoes in schools, comedian Stephen Colbert took to the airwaves to display what sounded like some long-repressed middle school angst over being separated from his beloved 'tots.'

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Potato Lobby Turns Up The Heat In School Lunch Battle

Kaiser Health News

October 6, 2011 • USDA's proposed limits on starchy vegetables like the potato in school lunch have spurred the potato lobby, school food service directors, and members of Congress into action. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is stressing the spud's potassium and dietary fiber.

Maine Senator Postpones Potato Nutrition Battle, For Now

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Maine Senator Postpones Potato Nutrition Battle, For Now

September 7, 2011 • All year, a fight has been raging over the potato's proper role in school lunch and breakfast programs. Potato industry lobbyists and senators from potato-growing states are fighting efforts to limit spuds' appearances in the lunch line.

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