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Support Our Troops? Not if You’re Republican

Posted on March 16, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Support Our Troops? Not if You're Republican by Randall Rolph, Nashua, Iowa   The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday, March 15, 220 to 195, to block any debate or vote on amendments to provide additional funding for veterans' health … Continue reading →

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Odds ‘n’ Ends

Posted on March 16, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Odds 'n' Ends There's so much stuff I wanted to write about that I couldn't really sort things out.  So, here we go with “Odds 'n' Ends”. [Insert a FoxNews-style “Whoosh” Here.] Yesterday in D.C., a “Sense of the Senate” … Continue reading →

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Bush Sells Snake Oil to Cure Social Security

Posted on March 16, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Bush Sells Snake Oil to Cure Social Security MinutemanMedia.com by Donald Kaul [George W.] Bush’s efforts to sell his peculiar “privatization” remedy for the Social Security ‘crisis’ haven’t been going well. Recent polls show that Mr. Bush gets his … Continue reading →

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John Drury: Killing The Small Towns Won’t Save Iowa

Posted on March 15, 2005 by bfiajohndrury

Killing The Small Towns Won't Save Iowa by John Drury Back in February, I wrote about the local government tax reform committee working with the Governor to create significant changes to the way our local governments do business in Iowa. … Continue reading →

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This Week in the Iowa Legislature: Tipping Point for a Ravaged Earth

Posted on March 15, 2005 by bfialindathieman

This Week in the Iowa Legislature: Tipping Point for a Ravaged Earth By Eileen Dannemann, National Coalition of Organized Women The Tipping Point Tuesday, March 15th Steps of the Des Moines State Capitol 10:00am sharp In the Iowa legislature this … Continue reading →

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WE CAN PREVENT CUTS TO MEDICAID: Call Grassley Now!

Posted on March 14, 2005 by bfialindathieman

WE CAN PREVENT CUTS TO MEDICAID: Call Grassley Now! Iowa Citizen Action Network Last week, both the Senate and House passed Budget Resolutions out of committee with huge cuts to Medicaid. In the Senate, the cut is $15 billion over … Continue reading →

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How to Fight Back in the Universities: Starting a Progressive Policy Promotion Think Tank in Your University

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Trish Nelson

How to Fight Back in the Universities: Starting a Progressive Policy Promotion Think Tank in Your University OpEdNews.com  by Rob Kall   Now the right wing is trying to shut down one of the last bastions of free speech and … Continue reading →

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State Reps. Rants and Horbach Soft on Meth

Posted on March 13, 2005 by bfialindathieman

State Reps. Rants and Horbach Soft on Meth by Jon Gaskell, Pointblank Des Moines Iowa House Speaker Christopher Rants (R-Woodbury) and Rep. Lance Horbach (R-Tama) worry that meth makers' civil liberties will be violated if Iowa requires ID to purchase … Continue reading →

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Kerry Pledges to Fight Bush on Alaska Oil

Posted on March 13, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Kerry Pledges to Fight Bush on Alaska Oil San Francisco Chronicle by Marc Sandalow, Washington Bureau Chief Washington – Sen. John Kerry pledged Thursday to lead the fight against [the Bush administration's] proposal to drill for oil in the Alaska … Continue reading →

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Destroying Organic Agriculture in Iowa

Posted on March 12, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Destroying Organic Agriculture in Iowa by Jeffrey M. Smith, author of Seeds of Deception Iowa Bills Fight GM Free Zones and Farmer Choice $$$ -Organic agriculture is the only sector bounding ahead at a double digit growth rate. Iowa has … Continue reading →

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