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Ed Fallon Set to Announce Gubernatorial Run This Saturday

Posted on April 4, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Ed Fallon Set to Announce Gubernatorial Run This Saturday A message from Rep. Ed Fallon (D-Polk): Dear Friends, I will announce my candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor at a rally on Saturday, April 9th, from noon – 2:00 … Continue reading →

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UN Study: Earth’s Health Is Deteriorating

Posted on April 3, 2005 by bfialindathieman

UN Study: Earth's Health Is Deteriorating Sci-Tech Today Unless nations adopt more eco-friendly policies, increased human demands for food, clean water and fuels could speed the disappearance of forests, fish and fresh water reserves and lead to more frequent disease … Continue reading →

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Industry’s Secret Weapon Against the Environment

Posted on April 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Industry's Secret Weapon Against the Environment By Sidney A. Shapiro, Center for American Progress, AlterNet.org Despite its furtive entrance onto the legislative stage, the Information Quality Act has become a powerful weapon in the Bush administration's attack on environmental, health … Continue reading →

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Blog for Iowa Hits Nearly Half a Million Page Views in First Year

Posted on April 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Blog for Iowa Hits Nearly Half a Million Page Views in First Year by Linda Thieman Yes, dear readers, Blog for Iowa is one year old today! I remember a year ago this past week when I was looking for … Continue reading →

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Suicide Gene Bill Passes Iowa Senate

Posted on March 30, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Suicide Gene Bill Passes Iowa Senate by Iowa State Rep. Mark Kuhn (D-Floyd) Dear Friends, SF 259, the companion bill to HF 259, passed the [Iowa] Senate by a vote of 33-16 with 1 absent. I wrote and distributed … Continue reading →

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Protest Bush at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, March 30th

Posted on March 29, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Protest Bush at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, March 30th Junta puppet George W. Bush is coming to speak at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, March 30, in Johnson Hall at 12:15 p.m. Loyal Americans who … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on March 27, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Happy Easter! Happy Easter from the Blog for Iowa blog team: John, Chad, Trish, Molly, Caroline and Linda. (And we'd like to wish Caroline a speedy recovery, too!)

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Cornell Prof Considers Run Against Leach

Posted on March 24, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Cornell Prof Considers Run Against Leach by Professor David Loebsack, Cornell College This seems like the appropriate time to begin to go at least semi-public with my “exploration” of a run against Leach in '06. Many of you know me … Continue reading →

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Bush Belly-flops on Social Security Destruction Scheme

Posted on March 23, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Bush Belly-flops on Social Security Destruction Scheme By Jacob Weisberg, Slate.com Looks like the fight to destroy Social Security is nearly over. It just wasn't playing in Peoria. George W. Bush's plan to remake the Social Security system is kaput. … Continue reading →

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Progressive Integration: A Glance Forward

Posted on March 23, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Progressive Integration: A Glance Forward by Richard Hoefer I've been doing a lot of deep thinking the past five months since the election, thinking which has become much more focused since Howard Dean was elected to DNC Chair. A very … Continue reading →

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