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National group targets Steve King for GOP budget vote

By | 04.25.11 | 12:30 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

On April 15 U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) voted in support of House GOP budget plan authored by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), chairman of the House Budget Committee. For most of this week he’ll be strongly criticized for that vote by a new television ad campaign More…

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Social Security Cuts Threaten to Hurt Low-Income Americans More

By | 08.26.10 | 4:45 am

This summer, Social Security – the government program that provides a steady check for seniors – turned 75. In Washington, lawmakers celebrated its platinum anniversary not with champagne, but with a heated argument over whether to reform the costly entitlement program by slashing benefits or raising the retirement age. Indeed, More…

DNC Launches Preemptive Branding Campaign of GOP

By | 07.28.10 | 12:31 pm

Continuing their midterms ramp up, the Democratic National Committee launched a preemptive attack against the GOP this morning by attempting to define the proposed Republican governing agenda before Republicans are even done drawing one up.