Monthly Archives: May 2004

Anti-Bush Rally Friday Morning in Dubuque

Anti-Bush Rally Friday Morning in Dubuque The anti-Bush protesters will meet Friday morning, May 7, at 6:30am at the gazebo in Washington Park in Dubuque. State Representative Pam Jochum and State Senator Mike Connolly will be there, each leading a … Continue reading

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Ira Lacher: Let Us Pray

Let Us Pray Today is the National Day of Prayer. Really. NDP, as it's referred to by the National Day of Prayer Task Force, was established by Congress in 1952, when the Cold War was just really firing up, and … Continue reading

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U.S. Senate Rejects Bush Overtime Pay Cut

Now THIS is what I call “taking the lead” in the Senate. Senate demands overtime pay for all eligible workers despite Bush administration proposalBoston.com WASHINGTON (AP) Labor Secretary Elaine Chao is standing by her agency's proposed new overtime regulations despite … Continue reading

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HUMOR: Add A Penny For Dean

This came in yesterday from a grassroots newsletter called Progressive Dispatch.  I'd like to know how they got my personal email address since I have some 6,000 other email addresses that I use for Dean-DFA-DFA2.0-DFIA-IowaBlog stuff.  But, anyhoo–just skip right … Continue reading

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DFIA Meet Up Tomorrow (Thursday)

DFIA Meet Up Tomorrow (Thursday) The Democracy for Iowa Meet Ups meet tomorrow night at 7pm.  Contact Karene 'kid' Nagel, the DFIA Meet Up Coordinator, for more information, or go to Iowa Meet Up Central to check out the agenda. … Continue reading

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Ira Lacher: Hero, Idiot, or Sap?

Hero, Idiot, or Sap? Pat Tillman once was paid to try to kill NFL quarterbacks for the Arizona Cardinals. He left it to go to kill alleged terrorists in Afghanistan, but got killed himself. Sports Illustrated put him on the … Continue reading

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Medicare Drug Cards A Raw Deal For Seniors

MEDICARE DRUG CARDS A RAW DEAL FOR SENIORS Recently, Chuck Grassley, who helped push the horrible new Medicare bill through the U.S. Senate, advised seniors to “hire somebody to push a pencil for them” to help them understand this complex … Continue reading

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Tips For Finding Uncontested Races

Tips For Finding Uncontested Races by 21st Century Democrats 1)  Pick a race that you want to research. You can find elected officials by zip code, along with district information, at http://yahoo.capwiz.com/y/dbq/officials. 2)  Find the filing deadline for the race. You … Continue reading

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The Dean Dozen

The Dean Dozen According to a report today in the Washington Times, one of the strategies that Democracy for America will use to focus resources on specific candidates will be to categorize certain candidates as “The Dean Dozen.” These progressive … Continue reading

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Ira Lacher: Sit, Ubu, Sit

Sit, Ubu, Sit The conservative media is getting a new watchdog, one who understands what makes the Fox Newses and New York Posts sniff around and whom they pee on. According to the New York Times, David Brock, the lambaster … Continue reading

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