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Rumsfeld Makes Killing on Bird Flu Remedy

Rumsfeld Makes Killing on Bird Flu Remedy by Nelson D. Schwartz, Fortune senior writer, CNN Money Could Bush be using an exaggerated threat of bird flu to instill panic, instate martial law AND enrich cronies?  I'm thinkin' yes. Defense Secretary, … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Change At Leopold Center?

Unexpected Change At Leopold Center? Something rather disturbing crossed my e-mail inbox this morning.  I don't have a supporting link – but will try to provide one if the story hits one of the local papers. (Take that as a … Continue reading →

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The Iowa-New Orleans Recording Connection

The Iowa-New Orleans Recording Connection by Iowa's Tom Poe, Studio for Recording The New Orleans disaster wiped out most of the recording studios in the region.  This tragedy is not life-threatening.  However, it is compelling.  Our country is founded on … Continue reading →

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This Week in Media

This Week in Media This week has been a busy one for media watchers.  The transition to Digital TV continued to occupy committees in the House and Senate and AARP has joined the groups with an interest in the outcome.  … Continue reading →

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Economic Priorities Moving U.S. in Wrong Direction

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />  Economic Priorities Moving U.S. in Wrong Direction MinutemanMediaby Chuck Collins and Felice Yeskel<?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Every autumn, as the leaves change color, we get a vivid new picture of the trends that pull … Continue reading →

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COOL has been Killed

Politics and Money to Blame for Killing Consumer-Friendly Food Labeling Program. This is completely unacceptable! Note: The only silver lining is that the Larry Craig provision to exempt factory farms from Superfund and Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know … Continue reading →

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Exxon Mobil Posts Highest Profit In Company History

Exxon Mobil Posts Highest Profit In Company History Good Grief. Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday said quarterly profit surged 75 percent to nearly $10 billion, raking in a bonanza from record oil prices. … Continue reading →

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ROSA PARKS: The Woman Who “Sat Down” For What She Believed In

ROSA PARKS: The Woman Who “Sat Down” For What She Believed In by Molly Regan [Editor's note:  Back before Molly Regan became a regular poster with Blog for Iowa, she wrote this tribute to her hero, Rosa Parks, for us.  … Continue reading →

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No Pass, No Play

No Pass, No Play While this might not seem like an outwardly political post (it does let me use that “failing paper” icon in context, however!) – this caught my eye as being something rather troublesome in terms of the … Continue reading →

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Resisting Hillary: Never Again Will Cindy Sheehan Support a Pro-war Democrat

Resisting Hillary: Never Again Will Cindy Sheehan Support a Pro-war Democrat by Cindy Sheehan (pictured above), AlterNet.org How can those who want the occupation of Iraq to end support Hillary Clinton's higher political aspirations? They can't. I would love to … Continue reading →

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