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Few have forgotten the idiocy of August 2009 when U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and other conservatives falsely proclaimed that health reform legislation would include “death panels.” “In the House bill, there is counseling for end of life,” Grassley said at a town hall meeting held in mid-August. “You have every right to fear. You shouldn’t [...]

The Omaha World-Herald points out the obvious: Refusing to care for pregnant women, including those who have come into the country illegally, ultimately only punishes the future child and the taxpayers. “Now we know how far some Nebraskans will go to make a political point. “They’ll not only support, as a general rule, the blocking [...]

Iowa Rep. Deborah Berry, a Democrat from Waterloo, provides great closing remarks on SF 2357, a bill that seeks to prevent domestic violence. The House has passed the bill, which is now in the Iowa Senate.

Seven years ago today a 23-year-old woman was crushed by a bulldozer while acting as a human shield for homes and other development in the Gaza Strip. To this day, the event surrounding her death are in dispute. Rachel Corrie was a student at Evergreen State College in Washington state who had taken a year [...]

Claire O’Brien, a former Dodge City Globe reporter that refused to identify a confidential source in court, was fired from her job last Friday. According to a report in The Topeka Capital-Journal, O’Brien believes the termination was punishment because she told media outlets that the corporation that owns the Dodge City paper had refused to [...]

Peter Orszag, director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, blogged Thursday about the cost of Pres. Barack Obama’s health care reform proposal. Feel free to read the full blog post, but here is an excerpt: … the President has put forward a health plan that would reduce deficits by roughly $100 billion over [...]

There are some individuals who honestly believe that the health care reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate would usurp years of federal policy and allow for taxpayer funds to pay for abortions. Those people — including Michigan anti-abortion Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak — are wrong. Stupak, who is backed by the like-minded U.S. Conference [...]

What could be better than spending the evening with an exceptional group of Iowa Democratic women? For me, it would be getting honored by that same group of women for something I had a great time doing. Last fall, I helped DAWN’s List put together a seminar for Democratic women. My contribution included putting together [...]

Darcy Pohland, a 48-year-old reporter at WCCO-TV in Minnesota, was found dead in her home today. We talk a lot on this blog about women who break barriers and make a difference in their communities. It is for this reason that we take a moment to honor Pohland, who, due to a swimming accident, was [...]

A couple of weeks ago I bought Sarah Palin’s book.  I’ve not been a fan, but I’ve heard her say she is not fairly portrayed by the press. I liked some of what I read.  I could relate, I too am the mother of four and have a wonderful husband.  I’ve also been known to [...]