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After charges were not filed in her home state, Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis has been indicted by a federal grand jury in California for her alleged role in a MySpace hoax that led to 13-year-old Megan Meier's suicide."I will not be [...]
Sorry, gay haters, but courts do have this unfortunate tendency to protect individual rights rather than defend irrational prejudice…
In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the [...]
I recommend clicking through and reading this whole article, but here are some passages that illustrate the argument he is making:
Barack Obama's January 3rd Democratic Caucus victory in Iowa [...]
The economic gurus over at Common Sense Political Thought have figured out the cause behind increasing fossil fuel prices. What do you think it is? If you guessed librulz you’d be correct! There’s so much wrong with this post that it’s difficult to know where to start.
I can’t wait [...]
While California legalizes same-sex marriages, some high-profile heterosexual relationships are breaking down (I am the segueway king!)
The law in California defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman has been struck down by that state's Supreme Court.Less than 24 hour after Iowa Gov. Chet Culver’s veto announcement on two big bills, it’s timely to assess the action. Culver will veto the expansion of collective bargaining rights for public employee unions and nix a salary increase for himself. The latter [...]
"Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along.
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The bill was passed by the House Wednesday by a margin of 318-106. The overwhelming vote of support in both houses of Congress virtually ensures that the bill will soon [...]
The Republican Party of Iowa has three candidates seeking to knock out U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin in November, and we’ll know the GOP choice in less than three weeks on June 3. Those vying include Christopher Reed, George Eichhorn and Steve Rathje, who was in Sioux City [...]
If the upcoming campaign were a soap opera, it looks like its title would be "The Old And The Vain."POSTVILLE - The sprawling Agriprocessors packing plant on the outskirts of town is imposing and intimidating even if you don’t know about the jaw-dropping lawlessness our government says went on inside these fences.Knowing sends a chill up your back.
So it’s probably lucky you can’t stay long. Tuesday, a stern, [...]
I’m sure that some groups are celebrating Chet Culver’s veto yesterday of the Collective Bargaining bill, and the salary increases for himself and other statewide elected officials. They should celebrate, it was important for them to bring pressure on Culver to do the right thing. Now before we pat ourselves [...]
Hello to the Bleeding Heartland community! I'm Tyler Olson, representing Iowa House District 38 in Cedar Rapids (you can see my full bio here). I wanted to introduce myself and express my appreciation for the discussion about how we are going to keep Iowa moving forward.
I just finished [...]
First, as a woman, I would like to say that I purchased no Playboy products for this story. Second, I will admit I first heard about this as I was sitting in a Des Moines bar on Tuesday night.
Yesterday, I began to see on-line references to a poll [...]
I know that was true for me after the Waveland Cafe went smoke-free last fall.
Although Hansen's [...]
U.S. Congressman Bruce Braley is pushing federal agencies to investigate Agriprocessors in Postville for possible violations of immigration law.
In a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, Braley questioned "Agriprocessors' commitment to making sure they have a legal workforce." The [...]
Given the way the April 29 vote turned out, there was little chance [...]
The 2004 campaign to purge voters from the roles in Florida has moved to Missouri. It has already been successful in Arizona and Indiana. See this tale with photo from Digby.
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