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It’s GOOD to Vote Early: Get Your Iowa Absentee Ballot Here!

Posted on September 7, 2004 by bfialindathieman

It's GOOD to  Early Get Your Iowa Absentee Ballot Here! by Linda Thieman Conventional wisdom tells us that this year, the party that brings in the most absentee ballots will be the party of victory.  And casting an absentee ballot … Continue reading →

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Iowa Legislature: Special Challenges for Today’s Special Session

Posted on September 7, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Legislature: Special Challenges for Today's Special Session Iowa Policy Project Job Quality, Accountability Missing from Discussions at Statehouse DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa legislators need to keep job quality and fiscal responsibility in mind [today] when they return for … Continue reading →

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Teachers Arrested at Cedar Rapids Bush Event

Posted on September 7, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Teachers Arrested at Cedar Rapids Bush Event by Joel D. Miller Sat, 4 Sep 2004 Dear Democrats & Democratic Supporters: Yesterday (Friday) was a sad day for democracy and education in Cedar Rapids. Our First Amendment rights (see attached email … Continue reading →

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Dismal Turnout Greets Cheney in Clear Lake

Posted on September 7, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Dismal Turnout Greets Cheney in Clear Lake Sharpshooters on the water tower in Clear Lake protect the faux V.P. from the lack of a crowd yesterday. by Linda Thieman Pseudo-vice pResident Dick Cheney dropped by Clear Lake yesterday afternoon to … Continue reading →

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Misleader Makes Series of Misjudgments

Posted on September 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Misleader Makes Series of Misjudgments Washington Post With the election just [under two months] away, there is a puzzle: How did a [mis-]leader who was once so formidable become so vulnerable? In small ways, the answer is an accumulation of … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Foundation in Education …and the Radical Right is Letting it Crack!

Posted on September 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa's Foundation in Education …and the Radical Right is Letting it Crack! by Darrell Lewis Last week, the Iowa quarter was released to much fanfare.  It has a famous Grant Wood painting on it and the theme is Foundation in … Continue reading →

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Working Blues: Labor Day in Iowa, 2004

Posted on September 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Working Blues: Labor Day in Iowa, 2004 Iowa Policy Project Distressing Pattern in Iowa Jobs Picture MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – On the weekend of Labor Day 2004, Iowans are still waiting for a recovery from the 2001 recession, with jobs … Continue reading →

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Censored: The 10 Big Stories The National News Media Ignore

Posted on September 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Censored: The 10 Big Stories The National News Media Ignore By Camille T. Taiara, TruthOut.org In late July more than 600 people showed up in Monterey to speak at a Federal Communications Commission hearing on ownership concentration in the news … Continue reading →

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Progressive Democrats of America Merge with PV

Posted on September 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Progressive Democrats of America Merge with PV Every progressive Democrat knows the Democratic Party needs to be transformed. The only realistic way to do so is by out-organizing the corporate interests that now control the party. In order to accomplish … Continue reading →

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Iowa Lobby Groups Spar Over Meaning of Family Farm

Posted on September 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Lobby Groups Spar Over Meaning of 'Family Farm' by Matthew Wilde, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier IOWA FALLS – Saving family farms is a top priority in Iowa.  Special interest and activist organizations aren't disputing that. But what constitutes a family … Continue reading →

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