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HUMOR: Add A Penny For Dean

Posted on May 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

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)

Posted on May 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

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?

Posted on May 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

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

Posted on May 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

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

Posted on May 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

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

Posted on May 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

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

Posted on May 4, 2004 by bfialindathieman

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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Iowa in the News: Population Growth

Posted on May 4, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa's Population will Increase by More than 13 Percent by 2030KCRG.com (Cedar Rapids, Iowa-AP) — Population growth in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids technology corridor over the next 30 years is expected to outpace statewide growth. . . . While Iowa's … Continue reading →

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Howard, Say It Isn’t So!

Posted on May 4, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Howard, Say It Isn't So! Howard Dean Talk Show Pitched to TV StudiosReuters.com LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Yeahhhhh!” Onetime Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean is considering a new career as a television talk show host. Dean . . . joined … Continue reading →

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Ira Lacher: That New-Time Religion

Posted on May 3, 2004 by bfialindathieman

That New-Time Religion I've known and worked for a number of well-meaning, deeply spiritual individuals, of numerous religions. These people have a deep-seated personal faith, and they're convinced that there's a higher being whose precepts they need to be faithful … Continue reading →

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