Monthly Archives: August 2012

President Obama And First Lady Michelle Obama In Iowa Next Week

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Des Moines Register Obama on Monday will travel to Council Bluffs and Boone for campaign events, aides said this afternoon. On Tuesday, he will be in Oskaloosa, Marshalltown and Waterloo. And on Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama will join Obama … Continue reading →

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On Anniversary of Tonkin Gulf Resolution Let’s Say No To War With Iran

Posted on August 7, 2012 by bfiaedflaherty

On August 7, 1964, the US Senate voted 88-2 to approve the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which was then used as the legal justification for the Vietnam War. Two senators, Morse & Gruening, had the courage to say no. They should … Continue reading →

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Steve King: Unfair And Unbalanced

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Trish Nelson
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There’s No Excuse For Dogfighting. There’s No Excuse For King.

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Trish Nelson
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Loebsack Stands For Middle Class Iowans

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Paul Deaton

What did it mean when Rep. Dave Loebsack voted for H.R.8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012, on Wednesday, Aug. 1, one of 19 Democrats to join the Republicans who supported the bill? Only that Dave Loebsack … Continue reading →

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The Courtney Report

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Dave Bradley

These days there is a lot of talk about improving health care nationwide. In Iowa, it’s not just talk. We’ve taken big steps toward making sure all Iowans have access to the best possible health care. This year in the … Continue reading →

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Romney Rhetoric Comes Home

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Last week Romney said that culture was the difference between the per capita GDP of Palestinian people and Israelis. Based on that logic, then mostly republican states in the US share that same issue. ALEC Exposure Becoming Toxic to Corporations. Based … Continue reading →

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Yankee Romney Goes To London

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Dave Bradley

The Olympic are in full swing. Michael Phelps is swimming, Rafalca is dancing and Mitt Romney has his hand out for money. What could be more thrilling than the pageantry and power of the Olympics and the pandering and gaffes of … Continue reading →

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Ignore At Your Own Peril

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Once more we have a guest opinion from Larry Hodgden of Tipton. Larry is a retired Viet Nam era veteran of the USAF. He and his wife of 40 years, Sharon, have three children and seven grandchildren who keep him very … Continue reading →

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A Comedian’s Wet Dream: Romney And The Republicans.

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dave Bradley

What makes us laugh? That is a question that has roused man’s curiousity for eons. One thing that makes us laugh is expecting something normal in a comment or picture only to be presented with something that doesn’t fit, but … Continue reading →

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