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The saga of Stephen Colbert, ‘Parry’ and Iowa’s WOI

By | 08.19.11 | 12:33 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

For those who have bored of Stephen Colbert’s “PARRY-with-an-A-GATE” pseudo-drama, there’s a more reality-ridden report below on Wisconsin’s Russ Feingold. For those that simply need more silliness, read on.

Poll reveals broad support for mixing tax increases with spending cuts to alleviate federal deficit

By | 03.23.11 | 4:08 pm

The Washington Post reports that its most recent joint poll with ABC News found that nearly two-thirds of respondents support a combination of raising taxes and cutting federal spending in order to tackle the deficit. Less than a third of those polled said that the government should cut spending alone More…

Bachmann reportedly considering presidential campaign

By | 01.05.11 | 11:37 am

ABC News reports that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is heading to Iowa later this month in order to meet with local pols as she contemplates entering the field of Republicans vying for the 2012 presidential nomination. On Jan. 21, Bachmann is scheduled to headline an Iowans for Tax Relief PAC More…

Iranian Nuclear Scientist Defects: ABC News

By | 03.30.10 | 6:40 pm

Just in from ABC:

An award-winning Iranian nuclear scientist, who disappeared last year under mysterious circumstances, has defected to the CIA and been resettled in the United States, according to people briefed on the operation by intelligence officials.

The officials were said to have termed the defection of the scientist,

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Obama Administration to Announce Gitmo Detainees’ Move to Illinois Tuesday

By | 12.15.09 | 8:06 am

Jake Tapper at ABC News reports that the Obama administration will announce on Tuesday that at least some Guantanamo Bay detainees are headed to the federal prison in Thomson, Ill. Just how many of the inmates at Thomson will come from the Guantanamo Bay prison is unclear, though.

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Draft Memo Reveals Plans to Move Gitmo Detainees to Thomson, Ill.

By | 12.14.09 | 8:55 am

Conservative bloggers were abuzz over the weekend over a leaked memo that appeared to show President Obama has decided to send all Guantanamo Bay detainees to the Thomson Correctional Center in Northwest Illinois “as expeditiously as possible.”

In fact, it turned out that the memo was a draft More…

Libertarians + Twitter + Jake Tapper = Scoop!

By | 09.21.09 | 2:53 pm

Jake Tapper, the Twitter-addicted senior White House correspondent for ABC News, wrangles a frightening number of scoops and under-reported stories. He’s also, arguably, the mainstream media reporter most beloved by conservatives. One reason for that is that Tapper chases down stories that bubble up from the conservative media or establishment More…

How Many People?

By | 09.14.09 | 9:06 am

So, how many people showed up at the 9/12 taxpayer march on Washington? One signal of the confusion over crowd counts came from the stage. Speakers alternately thanked a crowd that numbered in the “tens of thousands” and the “hundreds of thousands.” The source of that confusion, however, seemed to More…

Former Intelligence Official: CIA IG Report Redactions Hide Deaths and ‘Lost’ Detainees

By | 08.26.09 | 9:42 am

While many of us have been speculating about what the 30-plus pages of blacked-out material in the newly released 2004 CIA inspector general report might be hiding, Brian Ross and Matthew Cole at ABC News have found a former intelligence official who’s seen the unclassified version and said More…

Live from the GOP’s Anti-Obama Health Care Launch

By | 06.24.09 | 12:21 pm

On Capitol Hill right now, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform is moderating a bicameral “response” to President Obama’s health care push, which heads to ABC News for a TV special tonight. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) are promoting their own health care plans; Rick More…