Category Archives: National News

Your Right to Buy Supplements is at Risk!

Posted on March 4, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Your Right to Buy Supplements is at Risk! Nutritional Health Alliance Pending Bills in Congress Could Take Away Your Health Care Rights to Buy Vitamins and Herbs Our Health Freedoms are Under Siege! Legislators and the FDA continue their relentless … Continue reading →

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Democrats Wimp Out on First Amendment. Surprise!

Posted on March 3, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Democrats Wimp Out on First Amendment.  Surprise! by John Nichols, AlterNet.org Judging from the lackluster showing against the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, it seems that most Democrats – who are supposed to take civil liberties more seriously than the Republicans … Continue reading →

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A Blog for Iowa Reader’s ‘Call to Arms’

Posted on March 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

A Blog for Iowa Reader’s ‘Call to Arms’ by Sean Holzinger, Cedar Rapids Recently, I read an article from the New York Times that really got me. Do you remember when President Ronald Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative, otherwise … Continue reading →

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Call to Action: U.S. Senate to Pass New Bankruptcy Law that Preys on the Poor and Gives to the Rich

Posted on February 28, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Call to Action: U.S. Senate to Pass New Bankruptcy Law that Preys on the Poor and Gives to the Rich American Progress This week the credit card industry – which raked in $30 billion in profits last year – storms … Continue reading →

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The Bush Budget: All Guns, No Butter

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Trish Nelson

The Bush Budget:  All Guns, No Butter MinutemanMedia by Greg Tarpinian [George W. ] Bush’s $2.57 trillion budget for 2006 increases military spending by 4.8 percent – not including the war in Iraq – and cuts all other federal government … Continue reading →

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Iowa to Face Federal Budget Cuts

Posted on February 24, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Iowa to Face Federal Budget Cuts Iowa Fiscal Partnership Analysis: Bush Budget Whacks Iowa Services New report projects Iowa cuts of nearly $580 million in federal spending MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – A new report reveals sweeping cuts in services for … Continue reading →

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COUNTERPOINT EXTRA: Props to Media Matters for America

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Counterpoint Extra:  Props to Media Matters for America 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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March is Social Security Month for Democracy for America as Bush Tries to Sell his “Plan”

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  March is Social Security Month for Democracy for America as Bush Tries to Sell his “Plan” QC Times  It's almost that time again…the March Democracy for America meet-up topic will be Social Security, and  Democracy for the Quad-Cities is … Continue reading →

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Sinclair Broadcasting’s Mark Hyman Attacks Iowa’s Ted Remington

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Trish Nelson

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 country.  by Iowa’s Ted Remington Now I know … Continue reading →

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Ohio Attorney General Seeks to Sanction Election Protection Attorneys

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Ohio Attorney General Seeks to Sanction Election Protection Attorneys FreePress Ohio Attorney-General's attack on election protection attorneys draws mountain of documentation on state's stolen election, including new study on exit polls by Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman Legal sanctions … Continue reading →

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