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Teachers Arrested at Cedar Rapids Bush Event

Posted on September 7, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Teachers Arrested at Cedar Rapids Bush Event by Joel D. Miller Sat, 4 Sep 2004 Dear Democrats & Democratic Supporters: Yesterday (Friday) was a sad day for democracy and education in Cedar Rapids. Our First Amendment rights (see attached email … Continue reading →

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Dismal Turnout Greets Cheney in Clear Lake

Posted on September 7, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Dismal Turnout Greets Cheney in Clear Lake Sharpshooters on the water tower in Clear Lake protect the faux V.P. from the lack of a crowd yesterday. by Linda Thieman Pseudo-vice pResident Dick Cheney dropped by Clear Lake yesterday afternoon to … Continue reading →

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Misleader Makes Series of Misjudgments

Posted on September 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Misleader Makes Series of Misjudgments Washington Post With the election just [under two months] away, there is a puzzle: How did a [mis-]leader who was once so formidable become so vulnerable? In small ways, the answer is an accumulation of … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Foundation in Education …and the Radical Right is Letting it Crack!

Posted on September 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa's Foundation in Education …and the Radical Right is Letting it Crack! by Darrell Lewis Last week, the Iowa quarter was released to much fanfare.  It has a famous Grant Wood painting on it and the theme is Foundation in … Continue reading →

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Working Blues: Labor Day in Iowa, 2004

Posted on September 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Working Blues: Labor Day in Iowa, 2004 Iowa Policy Project Distressing Pattern in Iowa Jobs Picture MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – On the weekend of Labor Day 2004, Iowans are still waiting for a recovery from the 2001 recession, with jobs … Continue reading →

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Censored: The 10 Big Stories The National News Media Ignore

Posted on September 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Censored: The 10 Big Stories The National News Media Ignore By Camille T. Taiara, TruthOut.org In late July more than 600 people showed up in Monterey to speak at a Federal Communications Commission hearing on ownership concentration in the news … Continue reading →

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Progressive Democrats of America Merge with PV

Posted on September 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Progressive Democrats of America Merge with PV Every progressive Democrat knows the Democratic Party needs to be transformed. The only realistic way to do so is by out-organizing the corporate interests that now control the party. In order to accomplish … Continue reading →

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Iowa Lobby Groups Spar Over Meaning of Family Farm

Posted on September 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Lobby Groups Spar Over Meaning of 'Family Farm' by Matthew Wilde, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier IOWA FALLS – Saving family farms is a top priority in Iowa.  Special interest and activist organizations aren't disputing that. But what constitutes a family … Continue reading →

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Blog for Iowa Stats for September Beat The Entire Month of April in Four Days

Posted on September 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Blog for Iowa Stats for September Beat The Entire Month of April in Four Days by Linda Thieman Frequent Blog for Iowa readers may recall, because I mention it every chance I get, that Blog for Iowa first went online … Continue reading →

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Bush Declares Ownership Society – Tells Convention He’s Ordered Invasion of Social Security Trust Fund

Posted on September 4, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush Declares Ownership Society – Tells Convention He's Ordered Invasion of Social Security Trust Fund by Greg Palast, The Observer New York – Of all the bone-headed, whacky, breathtakingly threatening schemes George W. Bush [tried] to sell us in his … Continue reading →

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