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Just one day remains before the start of the Divided We Fail presidential candidate issue forum on health and financial security in Sioux City. Due to lack of Republican candidate participation, the format of the forum has changed into more of a town hall meeting. Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee [...]

In an effort to make sure retroactive immunity doesn’t make it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the folks at Chris Dodd’s site have put a handy citizen-generated whip count: If the immunity can be stripped there, it will have to be offered as an amendment to the overall bill. On the site there is [...]

I’ve often wondered why, by and large, feminist women are happier women. I think at least part of the answer lies with a study highlighted by Live Science that shows that having a feminist partner is directly linked to healthier, more satisfying and more romantic relationships. The original Rutgers University study, which surveyed 242 college [...]

While he’s not willing to name names, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says his presidential campaign is picking up momentum in Iowa and that he anticipates significant endorsement announcements will be made late this week. “We’ve had a big weekend — in fact, quite a big week — beginning with the new poll numbers that [...]

Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd continues to tout his years in public service and his record of accomplishments in this new ad that begins airing tomorrow: While the Dodd campaign is all a-buzz about his record of results, folks on the Internet are all a-twitter about his recent statements on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Earlier [...]

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act by a vote of 417 to 0. The bill was originally introduced by Congressman Leonard Boswell and directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive suicide reduction program. “It is almost with relief that we are passing [...]

Members of the U.S. Senate may vote on whether Judge Leslie Southwick will sit on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals as early as today. Due to concerns based on Southwick’s judicial record, a coalition of over forty groups that oppose the nomination is encouraging citizens to contact their legislators. Southwick wrote or joined opinions [...]

It’s been nearly three years since police Altoona responded to a report of a body on public property just north of Interstate 80. The body was Lance Morningstar, 53, of Des Moines, who had been reported missing by his son the previous October. Shortly after the investigation began, law enforcement knew they were dealing with [...]

Have I ever wrote about how much I truly dislike reality television? Of the roughly 5,500 members of the Writers Guild of America members who voted this weekend, 90 percent said they approved an authorization to strike if a deal cannot be reached with employers by Halloween. The union has roughly 12,000 members total and [...]

Just five short months ago, Iowa native Sara M. Taylor bowed out of her appointment as White House political director, a position in which she answered directly to Karl Rove. Back then she said she was searching for normalcy. Yet, according to a document filed with the federal government at the end of August, Taylor [...]