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Bush Tax: Tax Cuts For Rich Kids & Stiffing Low-Income Kids in Iowa

Posted on May 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush Tax: Tax Cuts For Rich Kids The Progress Report The Washington Post calls a new child tax credit proposal, targeted at families earning as much as $309,000, “unnecessary, misguided and irresponsible.” The bill, up this week in the House … Continue reading →

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Iowa in the News: Education

Posted on May 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Equal opportunities short in IowaQuad-City TimesDES MOINES – Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling, a deep divide still exists between white students and students of color, even in Iowa, Gov. Tom Vilsack … Continue reading →

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Meet Dave Franker: Iowa’s 2nd District Democratic Congressional Candidate

Posted on May 19, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Meet Dave Franker: Iowa's 2nd District Democratic Congressional Candidate Dave Franker and supporters at St. Joseph Day parade in Cedar Rapids; March 20, 2004 Dave Franker grew up in Iowa and has lived within the current 2nd district for 23 … Continue reading →

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Conference Call on Iowa Environment TODAY at 1:25pm CDT

Posted on May 19, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Conference Call on Iowa Environment TODAY at 1:25pm CDT Report: Health, Water Quality Risked by Iowa's Failure to Control Runaway Livestock Industry Waste Pollution   Thousands of Unregulated Livestock Operations Found in Iowa; Millions of Gallons of Manure Spilled & … Continue reading →

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Early sign that Dean’s DFA 2.0 strategy is working!

Posted on May 18, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Early sign that Dean's DFA 2.0 strategy is working! by Maura in VA The dKos community had a great discussion last week about the pros and cons of the choices Dean made for inclusion in the Dean Dozen, the list … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democratic Party Holds Platform Hearing Online

Posted on May 18, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Democratic Party Holds Platform Hearing Online     The Platform Committee of the Iowa Democratic Party has completed preliminary work on the party platform for 2004.  A preliminary report of the platform subcommittees has been posted for public comment.  This is our … Continue reading →

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“SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL” — Ending School Segregation

Posted on May 18, 2004 by bfialindathieman

“SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL” — Ending School Segregation by Linda Thieman Several years ago, I landed an assignment from a children's magazine to do a story on Brown v. Board of Education.  I believe I got the assignment because I … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up With Blog for America

Posted on May 18, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Keeping Up With Blog for America In case you've been having a problem keeping up with Blog for America, that outstanding weblog of our mothership, Democracy for America, here are a few posts you might want to look at. A … Continue reading →

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Vermont Admits It Miscounted Dean Papers – Arrggghhhh!

Posted on May 17, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Vermont Admits It Miscounted Dean Papers – Arrggghhhh! File this one away under “yet another kick in the gut.”  It seems that when Howard Dean left the office of Governor of Vermont, he actually sealed FAR FEWER records than his … Continue reading →

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Connie Wilson: Final Installment – If You Cannot Find Osama, Bomb Iraq!

Posted on May 17, 2004 by bfialindathieman

FINAL INSTALLMENT:  “IF YOU CANNOT FIND OSAMA: BOMB IRAQ!” By Connie Corcoran Wilson, M.S. (*Recap of our previous three installments:  Connie sings “If You Cannot Find Osama: Bomb Iraq” on public radio station WVIK (see 4/25 blog entry). Station has … Continue reading →

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