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This is an amazing video – This guy served with McCain as a POW

This is an amazing video – This guy served with McCain as a POW By Brave New FilmsHe makes a lot of interesting points. It's very slanted, but this guy needs to be in the spotlight more. This video is … Continue reading

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Dean to Come to UI

Dean to Come to UI By Iowa Rapid Response This Friday, September 5th @ 4:00 Howard Dean is coming to University of Iowa! He will be in the Amphitheater in the Anne Cleary Walkway (behind Hasley Hall) giving a speech … Continue reading

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National Bush Legacy Bus Tour Comes to Des Moines

National Bush Legacy Bus Tour Comes to Des Moines By Bush Legacy Tour 45-foot, 28-ton Museum on Wheels Features Several Exhibits on How Disastrous Bush/Conservative Policies Have Harmed Our National Security, Ruined the Economy, Threatened Our Social Security and Sacrificed … Continue reading

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Here they go again.

Here they go again. By Planned Parenthood of IA We should be used to the Bush Administration formula by now: erode civil rights, violate millions of people, and then lie about it.  They have nearly perfected it. We have seen it in … Continue reading

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Yeoman Diana Prince for VP?

Yeoman Diana Prince for VP? By Sam GarchikI think the resemblance is a little bit uncanny…

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Need a convention distraction? Read an update from the Greenwald campaign!

Need a convention distraction? Read an update from the Greenwald campaign! By Erin Seidler Tired of hearing the same convention speech over and over? Do you hear the female announcer’s voice in your dreams? Are you now able to recite … Continue reading

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(Virtually) Crashing the Convention Parties By Connor Kenny The Sunlight Foundation has built the ultimate tool for tracking the lavish parties lobbyists and big companies put on for our politicians. As the Democratic and Republican conventions start this week, we … Continue reading

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Citizens for Our Land, Water and Future

Citizens for Our Land, Water and Future Janelle Rettig, co-chair Please forward to anyone in Johnson County or who cares about Johnson County…. Friends, Seldom do we get the opportunity to do so much local good and make a difference for generations … Continue reading

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Farm Bureau picks

Farm Bureau picks By the IFB The Iowa Farm Bureau has announced its picks in this year's congressional and legislative races and in the QC area incumbents got the nod in most cases, including some Democrats U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, … Continue reading

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It’s Biden and Obama

It's Biden and Obama By Sam Garchik It's Biden as the VP. I'm kind of thinking Obama waited until the last minute to get as many cellphone numbers as possible. A source close to me says it might be because … Continue reading

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