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When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef.

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Mike Johanns
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 18
Lawyer
Politician
United States Senator
Osage
Iowa
Michael Owen Johanns
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