Category Archives: Calls to Action

Vote for Art Small – I mean, RIGHT NOW!

Posted on September 22, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Vote for Art Small – I mean, RIGHT NOW! This week Democracy for America is hosting an online vote to see which US Senate candidates have generated the most people-powered appeal. The prize: Howard Dean will send a special message … Continue reading →

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PBS Panders to Right With New Programming

Posted on September 18, 2004 by bfialindathieman

PBS Panders to Right With New Programming FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting A new public television program called The Journal Editorial Report, featuring writers and editors from the arch-conservative Wall Street Journal editorial page, debuted Friday on public television … Continue reading →

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Stop Outsourcing Iowa!

Posted on September 18, 2004 by bfialindathieman

 Stop Outsourcing Iowa! WATERLOO – Thirty Black Hawk County residents gathered in the Law Court Theatre at the Waterloo Center for the Arts this past week to talk about the outsourcing of jobs in Iowa and across the nation. This … Continue reading →

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Call Congress Now to Protect Our Votes

Posted on September 16, 2004 by bfialindathieman

 Call Congress Now to Protect Our Votes MoveOn.org With just a few weeks left until Election Day, it's increasingly urgent that Congress act now to ensure that we all have a chance to vote on Voter Verified Paper Ballots. Members … Continue reading →

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Help Recruit Volunteers for Pro-choice Candidates

Posted on September 15, 2004 by bfialindathieman

 Help Recruit Volunteers for Pro-choice Candidates Planned Parenthood Action Fund “She taught us, first, to look at the world as if women mattered.” – Gloria Steinem on Margaret Sanger Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood’s visionary and spirited founder, was born 125 … Continue reading →

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National Women’s Election Action Day: September 18

Posted on September 14, 2004 by bfialindathieman

  National Women's Election Action Day: September 18 Fifty Million Women Count! Did you know that in the 2000 presidential election, 50 million American women DID NOT VOTE? Democracy for America is joining with a large number of progressive organizations … Continue reading →

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Abortion Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted on September 12, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Abortion Ban Ruled Unconstitutional Planned Parenthood Action Network Attorney General John Ashcroft struck out Wednesday, as the third of three federal judges, this one in Nebraska, ruled that the federal abortion ban is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.  “[This] ruling … Continue reading →

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News and Notes from Iowa and Deanland

Posted on September 9, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Candlelight Vigil Across Nation Organized by MoveOn.org in partnership with the Win Without War coalition More than 1,000 U.S. soldiers have now been killed in Iraq. 1,000 of our brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, moms, dads, sons, and daughters have given … Continue reading →

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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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Media IS The Issue

Posted on September 4, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Media IS The Issue by Josh Silver, Free Press With the GOP convention wrapped up and Congress returning to Washington next week, media reform advocates are gearing up for a busy season. Media coverage of the election is a disaster. … Continue reading →

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