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Kerry Slams Bush’s Idea for a National Sales Tax

Posted on August 14, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Kerry Slams Bush's Idea for a National Sales Tax MercuryNews.com MIDDLE CLASS WOULD FEEL BURDEN John Kerry said Thursday that Bush's musing about a national sales tax is an insult to financially struggling voters and would amount to “one of … Continue reading →

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Will Ferrell’s Campaign Ad Parody

Posted on August 14, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Will Ferrell's Campaign Ad Parody Watch Will Ferrell of Saturday Night Live do his Gee Dubya impersonation in a great campaign ad parody produced by ACT. “pResidenting is haaaaarrrrrrrd.” It's called Straight Talk! from White House West in Crawford, Texas. … Continue reading →

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Kerry/Edwards ‘No Objection’ To Missouri Gay Marriage Ban

Posted on August 13, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Kerry/Edwards 'No Objection' To Missouri Gay Marriage Ban 365gay.com (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) Senator John Edwards, campaigning [last week] in Cape Girardeau, said he and running mate John Kerry have “no objection” to [last] week's vote in Missouri to amend the … Continue reading →

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The Counterpoint: Deficit Distortions

Posted on August 13, 2004 by bfialindathieman

The Counterpoint: Deficit Distortions Iowa's Ted Remington Responds to Sinclair Broadcasting There’s no way to respond to the most recent “Point” without going line by line. So here we go (“The Point” is in italics; “The Counterpoint” is in Roman … Continue reading →

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Dave Franker: You Gotta Love This Guy!

Posted on August 13, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Dave Franker: You Gotta Love This Guy! Look at this listing from the DFIA Events Calendar: Dave Franker discussion – Church and State Dave Franker discusses “Separation of Church and State” before a Diverse group of Bible Christians, Atheists, Muslims, … Continue reading →

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DFIA Gets Noticed by The Mothership

Posted on August 13, 2004 by bfialindathieman

DFIA Gets Noticed by The Mothership In case you missed it, yesterday morning Democracy for Iowa was featured on Blog for America, the blog of Gov. Dean's organization, Democracy for America. The article seemed to be well received, and folks … Continue reading →

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Vilsack Proposes Sweeping Education Changes

Posted on August 12, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Vilsack Proposes Sweeping Education Changes Quad-City Times DES MOINES — Gov. Tom Vilsack outlined a series of sweeping education reform objectives Tuesday while warning that Iowa is on the brink of losing its lofty national reputation unless it embraces big … Continue reading →

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Dems Are a Hit at State Fair Parade!

Posted on August 12, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Dems Are a Hit at State Fair Parade! A Report from Christina Butts Photo courtesy of Christina Butts Hey, the Iowa State Fair Parade was great yesterday, with a good turn out of charged and energized Democrats! WooHoo! We had … Continue reading →

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Quad City Artists Band Together on Voter Registration Drive: August 20th

Posted on August 12, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Quad City Artists Band Together on Voter Registration Drive: August 20th People for Peace & Ecovilla Coop Present: Imagine…a musical/awareness gathering. Featuring speakers and musicians and poets in various tones and on various topics including (but not limited to) peace, … Continue reading →

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Iowa: Financing Private Schools with Public Money

Posted on August 12, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa: Financing Private Schools with Public Money by Darrell Lewis Iowa is one of only six states nationwide that gives tuition tax credits for private schools.  The Iowa law goes even further by permiting the credit for books, fees and … Continue reading →

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