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Ralph Nader, Doing What He Does Best

Ralph Nader, Doing What He Does Best Demand a Say, a Big Say by Ralph Nader Published by In the Public Interest The widely televised indictment and arraignment of the hand-cuffed Enron CEO, Ken Lay — one of George W. … Continue reading

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NewsFlash! DemocracyFest Location Changed

NewsFlash! DemocracyFest Location Changed A Message from Jessica, event organizer I had to make a decision tonight to cancel DemocracyFest or move it. I chose not to cancel it. First the bad news: Our permit was revoked for Butternut in … Continue reading

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News, Notes, and Platforms

News, Notes, and Platforms Well, today is a big day at the Thieman household – yes, we received our first order of DFIA/Blog for Iowa merchandise that graphics artist “jc” created for us.  As I write this blog entry, I … Continue reading

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Iowa Student to Get First-hand View of Dem Convention

Iowa Student to Get First-hand View of Dem Convention MuscatineJournal.com MUSCATINE, Iowa – While other Americans plan to watch the Democratic National Convention on television this month, Muscatine native Karrie Temple looks forward to becoming part of the event. Temple, … Continue reading

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What We’re Up Against: The Militant Evangelical Movement

What We're Up Against: The Militant Evangelical Movement The Lack of a 'Vision Thing' AlterNet.org Liberals and progressives don't know what they're up against with the militant evangelical movement . . . The militancy and timing of the evangelical message … Continue reading

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Iowa in the News: Voting Machines

New Iowa voting machines come from company that had wrong result WQAD.com Des Moines-AP — The same company that produced wrong election results two years ago in Baldwin County, Alabama, has manufactured Iowa's newest voting machines. But company officials say … Continue reading

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Florida Congresswoman Stricken From Record For Speaking Truth on House Floor

Florida Congresswoman Stricken From Record For Speaking Truth on House Floor “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right … Continue reading

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TRUTH EMERGES ABOUT BUSH MISLEADING ON MEDICARE

TRUTH EMERGES ABOUT BUSH MISLEADING ON MEDICARE The Daily Mislead: A Daily Chronical of Bush Administration Distortion In pushing Congress to pass its controversial Medicare bill, pResident Bush promised that “corporations have no intention to what they call 'dump retirees'”[1] … Continue reading

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Growing the Green Party

Growing the Green Party In These Times An interesting look inside the Green Party – at the very least, it is certainly cathartic to have someone actually talk outloud about the big, red elephant in the living room by David … Continue reading

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Voter-owned Iowa Seeks Clean Elections

A Message from Voter-owned Iowa It’s hard to believe that summer is almost half over and before we know it the fall will be upon us and the airwaves will be saturated with campaign ads.  During this election season, it … Continue reading

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