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Kerry Files Complaint With FEC Against Swift Boat Ads

Posted on August 22, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Kerry Files Complaint With FEC Against Swift Boat Ads CNSNews.com Claiming that TV ads from Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT) are untrue and illegally coordinated with the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign, the Kerry campaign filed a complaint with the Federal … Continue reading →

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Drake U. Professor Challenges Iowa Nader Petition

Posted on August 22, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Drake U. Professor Challenges Iowa Nader Petition Des Moines Register A Drake University journalism professor Friday filed a challenge to the petition that put Ralph Nader on the [Iowa] ballot for president, saying the petition does not meet the requirements … Continue reading →

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Report Blasts Bush On Ground Zero Clean Up

Posted on August 21, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Report Blasts Bush On Ground Zero Clean Up The Progress Report In a strongly-worded and minutely-detailed report, the Sierra Club charges the Bush administration with “reckless disregard” for public health in the days and months following the collapse of the … Continue reading →

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Call to Action: Insist on Hand Counted Paper Ballots for Federal Offices

Posted on August 21, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Call to Action: Insist on Hand Counted Paper Ballots for Federal Offices A Message from VotersUnite! in partnership with the National Ballot Integrity Project Write to Senators Harkin and Grassley and to your representative in Congress and ask them to … Continue reading →

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Sinclair Broadcasting Foreshadows the Death of Local News

Posted on August 21, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Sinclair Broadcasting Foreshadows the Death of Local News The Business Journal For two weeks now, Blog for Iowa has been running a weekly column by Iowa's Ted Remington called “The Counterpoint.“  Remington started writing “The Counterpoint” in response to the … Continue reading →

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Harkin, AFL-CIO, and Workers to Rally at DOL for Bush Admin to Repeal Overtime Pay Cut

Posted on August 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Harkin, AFL-CIO, and Workers to Rally at DOL for Bush Admin to Repeal Overtime Pay Cut Overtime Pay Regulations Take Effect on August 23rd Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), along with AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney and workers who will lose … Continue reading →

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Emergency Measures to Protect the 2004 Vote Count

Posted on August 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Emergency Measures to Protect the 2004 Vote Count A Message from VotersUnite! in partnership with the National Ballot Integrity Project Protect the 2004 Vote Count! Transparency means that ALL election processes can be observed by ordinary people – that people … Continue reading →

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The Counterpoint: We’re Just Wondering . . .

Posted on August 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

The Counterpoint:  We're Just Wondering . . . The rational counter to “The Point,” “The Counterpoint” critiques and corrects the daily editorial by Sinclair Broadcasting's corporate vice president, Mark Hyman, that is broadcast on all Sinclair-owned television stations across the … Continue reading →

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Rialto Theatre in Pocahontas Opens “Fahrenheit 9/11” Tonight

Posted on August 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Rialto Theatre in Pocahontas Opens “Fahrenheit 9/11” Tonight “Fahrenheit 9/11” will run at the Rialto Theatre in Pocahontas from August 20 through August 26. It will play the same times as all other movies, 7:30 every evening with a 2pm … Continue reading →

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A Report in from OWEN for Iowans

Posted on August 19, 2004 by bfialindathieman

A Report in from OWEN for Iowans Mike Owen / Democrat for State Representative District 79 / Cedar, Johnson, Muscatine Counties Join Us This Week If You Haven't Already! We had a great event Monday in West Liberty as Sen. … Continue reading →

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