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Today, according to the Associated Press, President Barack Obama will sign an executive order that ends the Global Gag Rule. This means that international groups who accept U.S. aid will no longer be restricted from promoting, performing or speaking about abortion. It is a move that should be celebrated by both sides of the abortion [...]

Sen. Tom Harkin issued the following statement today after the U.S. Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by a vote of 61 to 36. The measure, will ensure all Americans are paid the same wage regardless of their age, gender, race or ethnicity. “Discrimination takes many forms. Sometimes discrimination is brazen and in-your-face, [...]

More than any other group of people across the United States, Iowans know how long the 2008 presidential contests actually took. Long before official announcements were made, we were shaking hands in 2006 with individuals considering a possible presidential run. Some like Vice President-elect Joe Biden came and stayed. Others like Sen. John Kerry, Sen. [...]

Iowa Chief Justice Marsha Ternus — the state’s first female chief justice — delivered the 2009 State of the Judiciary address to the Iowa Legislature this morning. In her two previous addresses before lawmakers, Ternus has successfully pressed for more help with juvenile courts and juvenile offenders. While continuing to refer to work with troubled [...]