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Action Alert: Attend a Rally to Stop Bush’s Plan to Dismantle Social Security

Posted on April 24, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert: Attend a Rally to Stop Bush's Plan to Kill Social Security America Coming Together This coming Tuesday your time is urgently needed to stop [George W.] Bush and his Republican allies from dismantling Social Security. Please join … Continue reading →

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Happy Passover!

Posted on April 24, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Happy Passover! A happy Passover from the Blog for Iowa blog team: Trish, John, Molly, Caroline, Chad, and Linda.

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Beyond Earth Day: It’s Time for Iowa to Face the Music

Posted on April 23, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Beyond Earth Day: It's Time for Iowa to Face the Music Cityview – Des Moines By Carolyn Szczepanski When the first Earth Day erupted, rivers were burning and citizens were suffocating in a country infected with oppressive pollution. On April … Continue reading →

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Harkin Town Hall Meetings on Social Security

Posted on April 22, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Harkin Town Hall Meetings on Social Security by Caroline Vernon Senator Tom Harkin will be holding a series of town hall meetings this week-end in order to discuss the future of Social Security. Local forces in favor of privatization are … Continue reading →

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Grassley Pushing SS Phase-Out

Posted on April 22, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Grassley Pushing SS Phase-Out The New York Times reports today on Chuck Grassley's stance on Social Security phase-out: we're going to push it, whether you like it or not. The Senate Finance Committee chairman, Charles E. Grassley, said Thursday that … Continue reading →

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The Privatization of America’s Public Lands

Posted on April 22, 2005 by bfialindathieman

The Privatization of America's Public Lands by Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet.org As corporations and privateers gear up for Earth Day, environmental activist Scott Silver aims his gaze at one of the most overlooked developments in the anti-environmental arsenal – the growing … Continue reading →

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USDA Rolls Out MyPyramid.gov

Posted on April 21, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

USDA Rolls Out MyPyramid.gov Something that Blog For Iowa readers may have missed in the past few days: the USDA unveiled a complete overhaul of the “Food Pyramid” (that replaced the “Basic Four” awhile ago) called MyPyramid.gov. This is rather … Continue reading →

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Join Ed Fallon’s Campaign for Governor

Posted on April 21, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Join Ed Fallon's Campaign for Governor A Message from Rep. Ed Fallon (D-Des Moines) Many thanks to the over 400 people who came to the official kick-off of my campaign at the State Capitol earlier this month! The energy and … Continue reading →

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New Report: Tax Breaks and Iowa’s Seniors

Posted on April 20, 2005 by bfialindathieman

New Report: Tax Breaks and Iowa's Seniors Iowa Fiscal Partnership DES MOINES, Iowa (April 19, 2005) – Iowa’s personal income tax system offers generous treatment to retirees, according to a new analysis that points to a looming loss of resources … Continue reading →

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John Drury: Iverson Ignores Iowa’s Indigent

Posted on April 19, 2005 by bfiajohndrury

Iverson Ignores Iowa's Indigent by John Drury I guess I’m going to harp on the minimum wage again. I would have left it for next session since it’s obvious they aren’t going to touch it this year; but I see … Continue reading →

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