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Braley on DailyKos: Taking Back IA-01
Braley on DailyKos: Taking Back IA-01 Bruce Braley posted an article introducing himself to the DailyKos community. (I re-posted here, follow the previous link for more!) Taking back IA-01, one of the top pick-up opportunities in the countryby Bruce Braley … Continue reading
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Howard Dean A Failure…
Howard Dean A Failure… … as a boogeyman! I thought I would point out this post at the Daily Kos commemorating the one-year anniversary of Howard Dean's election to chairman of the DNC. We're now at the rough one-year anniversary … Continue reading
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Reflecting on Hunger At Home And Abroad
Reflecting on Hunger At Home And Abroad While travelling last week, I picked up a book for some airplane reading titled Ending Hunger Now, a book co-written by George McGovern, Bob Dole and Donald Messer. McGovern and Dole, while on … Continue reading
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AMOS: It Works For Des Moines
AMOS: It Works For Des Moines This morning's feature story in the Des Moines Register focused on a group of Iowa congregations that organized to take on issues of social injustice in the community: In a movie theater recently, two … Continue reading
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Unexpected Change At Leopold Center?
Unexpected Change At Leopold Center? Something rather disturbing crossed my e-mail inbox this morning. I don't have a supporting link – but will try to provide one if the story hits one of the local papers. (Take that as a … Continue reading
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Exxon Mobil Posts Highest Profit In Company History
Exxon Mobil Posts Highest Profit In Company History Good Grief. Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday said quarterly profit surged 75 percent to nearly $10 billion, raking in a bonanza from record oil prices. … Continue reading
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No Pass, No Play
No Pass, No Play While this might not seem like an outwardly political post (it does let me use that “failing paper” icon in context, however!) – this caught my eye as being something rather troublesome in terms of the … Continue reading
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Who Is Harriet Miers?
Who Is Harriet Miers? The official answer we hear is “we don't know” – from both sides of the aisle in the Senate – to the concern, really, of everyone. Even George Will is now openly concerned about the Miers … Continue reading
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Whom Did The Register Endorse Again?
Whom Did The Register Endorse Again? Out of all the things I've seen today, I just needed to point this out. From the Sioux City Journal, it appears that last week was crazy-time: The day began with a caller from … Continue reading
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Which Way To The Internet?
Which Way To The Internet? As my contribution today to “Focus on the Media” week, I'll point out a rather contentious point in media control: Freepress.net is featuring efforts and policy proposals that allow municipalities to create what is known … Continue reading
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