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Koch brothers place fourth in Pacific Institute’s Climate B.S. of the Year Awards

Al Gore made headlines when he called B.S. on climate change deniers in Aspen over the summer, and now the Pacific Institute is doing the same. But this time B.S. stands for “bad science.”

King Street Patriots using Fox News’ questionable ACORN/Occupy Wall Street link to elicit donations

By | 11.08.11 | 5:16 pm

An anonymously sourced Fox News story claiming the defunct voter mobilization organization ACORN is behind the Occupy Wall Street movement has served as a springboard for the latest fundraising effort from the Houston-based tea party group King Street Patriots, and its nationwide drive to recruit poll watchers.

‘Fox & Friends’ misleads on ongoing lawsuit between anti-abortion-rights group and former Dem congressman

By | 10.27.11 | 1:06 pm

Fox News’ morning show “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday oversimplified and misrepresented an ongoing news story about a former Democratic congressman, an anti-abortion-rights group and the new health-care reform law.

Trump unaware he was to appear by phone with Bachmann Monday night

By | 10.17.11 | 4:26 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

New York real estate mogul Donald Trump noted he was happy to be doing a telephone event with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann Monday night, but also noted that he wasn’t aware of the exact date and time until told by television reporters.

Progressive health care advocates release ad on tea party, 2012ers

By | 09.22.11 | 7:06 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

A progressive health care advocacy group released a new ad Thursday that questions the reaction of tea party members at a Florida presidential debate and wonders if the 2012 candidates will take a stand against such extremes.

Former Louisiana Gov. Roemer: ‘Why am I being excluded?’

By | 09.21.11 | 6:16 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer is looking to Fox News and Google for answers as to why he is being excluded in the Thursday night debate the organizations are sponsoring.

Gary Johnson invited to join Fox News Republican presidential debate

By | 09.20.11 | 6:58 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson will be allowed to participate in Thursday’s Fox News debate in Orlando, Fla., among Republican presidential candidates, The Daily Beast’s Howard Kurtz reports:

Palin says debate pushes back her decision on running in 2012

By | 09.13.11 | 10:52 am | More from The Iowa Independent

Sarah Palin told Fox News listeners last night following the debate that the debate, co-hosted by CNN and the Tea Party Express, validated the movement and that she no longer considers the end of September her deadline for making a decision on a presidential run.

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Rick Scott to give keynote at Florida GOP presidential event

By | 09.06.11 | 1:49 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Republican Party of Florida will host its Presidency 5 event in Orlando later this month. On the event’s agenda is a presidential straw poll, a Fox News debate and a keynote address by Gov. Rick Scott. The event will also feature a Faith and Freedom Coalition rally.

Solis signs foreign workers’ rights agreements, conservative media decries ‘protection of illegal workers’

By | 09.02.11 | 4:28 pm

Image by: Matt MahurinOn Monday, U.S. Department of Labor Sec. Hilda Solis, together with the ambassadors of Costa Rica, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, signed agreements guaranteeing the labor rights of workers from those countries residing within the United States. The ambassadors of Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua, countries which already have More…