Yearly Archives: 2005

Bush’s Anti-New Deal Trifecta

Posted on May 28, 2005 by Trish Nelson

   Bush's Anti-New Deal Trifecta  MinutemanMedia by Donald Kaul Seldom does a single event in Washington seem to summarize an entire era, but last month saw such an event. Congress passed the 2006 federal budget, which gave a huge tax … Continue reading →

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How to Lose a Country in Seven Easy Steps

Posted on May 27, 2005 by bfialindathieman

How to Lose a Country in Seven Easy Steps by Eric Alterman, MSNBC.com (I'm not kidding) OK, let’s take this step by step, lest we be accused of sounding shrill, ideological or just plain out of our respective minds. Point … Continue reading →

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Congress Considers Increasing New PATRIOT Spying Powers

Posted on May 27, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Congress Considers Increasing New PATRIOT Spying Powers Electronic Frontier Foundation The Senate Intelligence Committee is currently considering a draft bill that would not only renew the USA PATRIOT Act's worse provisions, but would also expand the government's power to secretly … Continue reading →

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Secret GM Food Study: Rats Get Sick from Eating It!

Posted on May 26, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Secret GM Food Study: Rats Get Sick from Eating It! By Geoffrey Lean, Independent.co.uk Rats fed GM corn due for sale in Britain developed abnormalities in blood and kidneys.  So what might it do to humans? Rats fed on a … Continue reading →

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The Death of Democracy: End-game Ohio

Posted on May 25, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

The Death of Democracy: End-game Ohio by Caroline Vernon US Democracy would appear to be a fiction, not only because of the war, but because of the mounting evidence of the election theft in Ohio, and other parts of the … Continue reading →

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Local Control Off The Radar

Posted on May 25, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Local Control Off The Radar One of the bits of unfinished business from this legislative session – and every legislative session of the past ten years – has been to address the issue of local control of siting livestock operations. … Continue reading →

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Hello, Big Government; Goodbye, Patient Privacy

Posted on May 25, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Hello, Big Government; Goodbye, Patient Privacy Citizens' Council on Health Care National Physician ID Card Threatens Patient Privacy (St. Paul, Minnesota) – A new national health care identification system threatens the privacy of patients, and their access to health care, … Continue reading →

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U.S. Senate: Nuclear Option Plan Implodes

Posted on May 25, 2005 by bfialindathieman

U.S. Senate: Nuclear Option Plan Implodes American Progress In a major defeat to Majority Leader Bill Frist, a bipartisan group of 14 senators struck a deal last night to defuse the nuclear option. All members of the group rejected Frist's … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts In Iowa

Posted on May 24, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

This is one of those days where I just can’t seem to focus on a single topic, so I’ll pull out my cup of noon coffee and throw out a few random thoughts. End of Legislative Session: The good news … Continue reading →

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Vast Right-Wing, Power-Grabbing Conspiracy Alive and Well in Iowa!

Posted on May 23, 2005 by Trish Nelson

   Vast Right-Wing, Power-Grabbing Conspiracy Alive and Well in Iowa! The Des Moines Register GOP leaders tie filibuster to caucuses By David Yepsen A powerful group of leading state Republicans and social conservatives sent a letter last week to “potential … Continue reading →

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