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Allen West featured on Planned Parenthood’s list of ‘chumps’

By | 11.14.11 | 5:54 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Planned Parenthood’s new “Women are Watching” campaign features Allen West on its list of “chumps,” a designation reserved for congressmen and congresswomen with the lowest scores on women’s health policies.

Planned Parenthood starts new campaign to stave off anti-abortion-rights measures in 2012

By | 11.09.11 | 5:56 pm

Leading up to the 2012 election, women are watching — more specifically, Planned Parenthood is watching.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson poised for U.S. Senate run

By | 09.20.11 | 4:11 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson told a radio program that he has already filed fundraising paperwork with the state, a first step in running for Democrat Herb Kohl’s soon-to-be vacated Senate seat in 2012.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson files fundraising paperwork in Wis. Senate race

By | 09.19.11 | 4:41 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson told a radio program that he has already filed fundraising paperwork with the state, a first step in running for Democrat Herb Kohl’s former Senate seat.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Baldwin will run for Kohl’s Senate seat in Wisconsin

By | 09.06.11 | 1:51 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, will pursue the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Herb Kohl.

In an email message sent to supporters Tuesday morning, Baldwin cited Wall Street reform, economic justice for the middle class and withdrawal from Afghanistan as issues on which her More…

Rep. Baldwin of Wisconsin voices Iowa Democrats’ newfound unity

By | 04.18.11 | 10:07 am | More from The Iowa Independent

CEDAR RAPIDS — Just a few years ago, even as national Democrats continued to bask in the glow of the 2008 election, progressive Iowa activists were already coping with the ill effects of a nearly three-year-long, hard-fought presidential contest and general malaise toward politics. As a result, many local Democrats More…

Dems to Introduce Bill to Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act

By | 09.11.09 | 2:00 pm

Several House Democrats will introduce legislation next week to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, The Advocate reported yesterday.

The bill, sponsored by Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) Jared Polis (D-Col.) and Tammy Baldwin More…