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Emails Reveal Grassley Opposition To Promoting Women In Science
Senator Chuck Grassley didn’t want to encourage specifically young women in pursuing careers in science, the Iowa Daily Democrat discovered through an open records request of email correspondence between Kim Reynold’s office, Grassley’s office and the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce. The emails cover a two day period in February 2016 as Reynolds’ office tries…
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Obamacare Doing Just Fine While Branstad’s Medicaid A Nightmare
Republicans have been predicting the failure of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) since President Obama signed it into law in 2010. Once again Republicans are predicting failure as some insurance companies are pulling out of some state Obamacare exchanges saying they can’t make a profit. However, the only healthcare horror story in Iowa is Branstad’s…
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Will The “Kochtopus” Fund More Ernst Clones In Iowa In 2016?
The two multi-billionaire petrochemical moguls, David and Charles Koch, have committed to spend nearly $1 billion in the 2016 election to drive their extreme agenda. That agenda includes union busting, opposition to environmental protections, climate denial and the repeal of Obamacare. The “Kochtopus” refers to the network of tentacles extending from various anonymous dark money…
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Jim Mowrer Is The Right Fit For Iowa
Jim Mowrer, a lifelong Iowan, has an astonishing record of military service. First as part of a unit that served the longest tour in Iraq followed by a game-changing position at the Pentagon. He thoroughly understands what is needed to keep Iowans and Americans safe in a dangerous world. As a veteran he has a…
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Actually, The Clinton Foundation Does A Lot Of Good
The Republican Party leadership has become obsessed with inventing Democratic scandals by ignoring or twisting the facts. Reality is based on provable facts, which Republicans seem to abhor when it inconveniently conflicts with their beliefs. Their latest tall tale is to fabricate numerous scandals out of one of the most effective and respected global charities…
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Rise Of The Alt-Right: Trump’s Bannon “Most Dangerous Political Operative in America”
This headline came from a 2015 article in Bloomberg News that featured an expose on Steve Bannon, the new CEO for the Trump campaign. Bannon has been the Executive Chairman of Breitbart News, one of the far-right’s most vicious media tabloids. Bannon’s choice to run the Trump campaign should scare both Republicans and Democrats since…
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Republicans Own The Zika Virus Epidemic
Since February Republicans have repeatly been warned by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it was inevitable that the Zika virus would invade America unless Congress provided the CDC the critical funds needed to battle the invasion. Now, six months later, pregnant women and women hoping to get pregnant in South Florida…
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Just How Well Does Everyone Know Patty Judge?
Patty Judge has been involved in statewide politics since 1992 when she was first elected to the State Senate, serving two terms. She was elected as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in 1998 and served 8 years. She was elected as Lieutenant Governor in 2006. But do Iowans really know her and her progressive positions? One…
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Retired Justice Calls Grassley Obstruction “An Unpatriotic Act”
Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson is speaking out and holding Senator Grassley accountable for his obstruction of the Supreme Court hearings. Anderson says Grassley’s refusal to hold hearings is an abdication of a sworn duty to “support and defend” the Constitution. He says Grassley’s obstruction of the President’s nominee is a “dereliction of…
