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Obama's Earth Day Energy Declaration: California May Be The Model He Says, But It's Not Enough

William Bradley | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Climate Change, Iowa, Greenhouse Gas, Jerry Brown, George W. Bush, Geopolitics, Renewable Energy, V. John White, Earth Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, California, Nuclear, Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Gray Davis, Green News
William Bradley

For those who think that it's too hard to build an economy without pursuing the old course on energy, Obama pointed to California, the world's seventh largest economy.

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The Republican Choice: React or Modernize

William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tea Parties, John McCain, Proposition 8, Log Cabin Republicans, Secession, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Dick Cheney, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Iowa, San Francisco, Rick Perry, Steve Schmidt, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, New Labour, Democratic Party, Britain, Tories, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Republican Party, Politics News
William Bradley

It's been a strange week for the Republican Party, with noisy events pushing the old-time religion, a speech urging a new moderation, and back-to-the-future reactions to Obama's friendly gestures to Chavez.

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WATCH LIVE: Obama Lays Out Renewable Energy Plan

MSNBC | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Energy, Obama Energy Plan, Video, Green Jobs, Barack Obama, Iowa, Green News

President Obama is in Iowa on Earth Day to discuss his vision for a renewable energy future. The visit to the state that launched him on the road to ...

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Vermont and Iowa Take Different Paths to Gay Marriage

Bruce Ledewitz | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Vermont Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Vermont, Iowa Gay Marriage, Iowa Supreme Court, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Bruce Ledewitz

For now, gay marriage belongs to ordinary politics and its eventual acceptance will only be enhanced by avoiding courts and allowing the legislative process to work.

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State Fairness

Kate Clinton | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, State Fair, Dc, Gay Marriage, Oregon, Politics News
Kate Clinton

Beneath the surface of our national marriage equality state map, the collaborative effort of national LGBT and legal organizations has engineered a strategic sequencing.

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Gay Marriage Saved

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Cartoon, Vermont Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Iowa, Cartoon, Politics News
Jeff Danziger

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Texas Is Wind King, California Drops Into Third Place

AP | DIRK LAMMERS | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Iowa, Texas, Green Energy, Green Business, California, Green News

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Texas continues to blow away the competition, but Iowa can now generate more wind power than California, according to a new ...

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Gay Marriage in Iowa? Come on, San Francisco!

Nato Green | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, California Gay Marriage, Ballot Initiative, Humor, Satire, Vermont Gay Marriage, Mormons, San Francisco, Comedy, Gay Marriage, Harvey Milk, Politics News
Nato Green

If it's not worth it to win marriage equality, to unite to spite the right, it's definitely worth it to stop the insurgent Iowan and Vermontian hubris and salvage our street cred among freaks.

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Why Surprise Over Iowa Gay Marriage Ruling? State Has Long Progressive History

Chicago Tribune | Rex W. Huppke | Posted 05.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Iowa, Iowa Progressive, Midwest, Midwest Stereotypes, Iowa Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Chicago News

Once again, a humble Midwestern state is being laughed at by cosmopolitan smarty-pants on the East and West coasts. The victim this time, of course, i...

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Same-Sex Marriage and Children, What We Don't Know Shouldn't Hurt Us

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Marriage, Children, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

There are no U.S.-based studies comparing children raised by opposite-sex and same-sex married couples, because there are no legally-married same-sex couples to use in the comparison.

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Gay 'Justice' in a Perfect World?

Andrew Belonsky | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Proposition 8, Newt Gingrich, News, Gay Marriage, Politics, California, Iowa, Vermont, Politics News
Andrew Belonsky

Justices may not always read the law correctly, but they're meant to be more objective than someone who has to worry about campaign funds.

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What Changed in Five Days: Gay Marriage in Iowa, Vermont and the Rest of the Country

Edward Stein | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Rights, Vermont Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Iowa, Proposition 8, Doma, Iowa Supreme Court, Politics News
Edward Stein

Who would have thought that in the aftermath of Prop. 8 in California, one of the most liberal states in the union, so much would happen so quickly for gay marriage?

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Gay Marriage Is After My Rights

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Iowa, Gay Marriage, Vermont, Advertising, Iowa Gay Marriage, National Organization Marriage, National Organization for Marriage, National Organization for Marriage Video, Gay Marriage in Iowa, Gay Marriage California, America Organization Marriage, Comedy News
Jacob Dickerman

Gay marriage is about turning me gay. After all, what else outside of my fear of not being able to commit myself to another person before the eyes of the government was stopping me from gaining a love of dick?

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The Legal Importance of the Iowa Marriage Decision

Matt Coles | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Iowa, California Gay Marriage, Gay, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Matt Coles

It took guts for the Iowa court to say what virtually no other government official has been willing to admit: that religion has driven much of the debate on gay marriage.

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Gay Iowans: We Never Were Ironic

Johnathan Wilber | Posted 05.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Iowa, Yes on Prop 8, California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Prop 8, The L Word, No on Prop 8, Will and Grace, New York, New York City, Gay Marriage, Yes on Prop 8 Mormons, Des Moines-Iowa, Living News
Johnathan Wilber

It's certainly a funny day to be a gay Iowan. When you leave the Midwest, you'd better be prepared to renounce your allegiance to your home state.

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Corn, Grant Wood and Gay Marriage: Welcome to Iowa

Ross Hyzer | Posted 05.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Iowa, Gay Rights, Iowa Supreme Court, Gay Marriage, Des Moines- Iowa, Comedy News
Ross Hyzer

Just like graft and lust for power over your fellow man, pair bonding isn't going anywhere, so neither is marriage. The only thing changing is our notion of what is normal, and that is, well, normal.

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Falling Short of Full Constitutional Protection for Gays in Iowa

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equal Rights Amendment, Supreme Court, Iowa, Equality, Gay Rights, Equal Rights, Equal Protection, Discrimination, Gay, Constitution, Gays, National, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Iowa Supreme Court, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

In upholding gay marriage, the Iowan Court made a number of choices. Some of these were as progressive as the California Supreme Court's In re Marriage Casesruling and some were not.

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Five States with Unemployment Rates Under 5%

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Unemployment Rate, Iowa, Unemployment, Vlog, Video Blogging, Video Blog, Business News
Neal Rodriguez

Although Iowa has reached its highest unemployment rate in 17 years, its current rate is at 4.9%. Iowa's workforce dropped by 22,000; however, their rates are almost half that of the national average.

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Sarah Palin Robocalls Reported In Iowa

KCCI | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa Caucus, Iowa, Sarah Palin Vp, Sarah Pac, Sarah Palin, Iowa Caucuses, Sarah Palin 2012, Sarah Palin Vice President, Palin 2012, Sarahpac, Palin, Politics News

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is reaching out to Iowans again....

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Sam Stein

Health Care Group Targets Sen. Grassley In New Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Public Health. Health Care Reform, Public Plan for Health Insurance, Grassley Public Insurance, Hcan, Senator Grassley, Iowa Summit, Health Care, Health Care for America Now, Politics News

The health care ad wars reignited on Friday with the release of a new spot urging Sen. Chuck Grassley to drop his opposition to a public plan for heal...

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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Shooting the Bird of Peace into Pieces

Michael Markarian | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hunting, Animals, Iowa Govenor Chet Culver, Tom Vilsack, Dick Dearden, Mourning Doves, Iowa, Politics News
Michael Markarian

There's simply no good reason to legalize dove hunting. Doves are not overpopulated, they don't damage property or cause nuisance problems, and there's no management justification.

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IA-Sen: Will Chuck Grassley Be the Next Senate GOP Retirement?

Senate Guru | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Races, Politics, Chuck Grassley, Senate, Iowa, 2010 Senate, Ia-Sen, Politics News
Senate Guru

Just twelve days into 2009, we already have four Senate Republican retirements, including two in the last week. And there may still be more to come.

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Best Political Videos Of 2008 From The UpTake

The Uptake | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Election 2008 Coverage, John McCain, Ron Paul, Al Franken, John Kline, election2008, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Muslim, Poop, Rnc, Arab, Mn, Norm Coleman, Iowa, Iowa Caucuses, Republican National Convention, Bill Moyers, Weird, New Year's Commentary, Politics News
The Uptake

It's hard to pick the "best" videos of the year. There are so many reasons that they can be good. So I've picked several based on my own categories.

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Fighting for Gay Marriage in Iowa

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Marriage, Ban on Gay Marriages, Lambda Legal, Iowa, Equal Rights, Gay, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Iowa Gay Marriage Case, Varnum v. Brien, Equal Protection, Iowa Same Sex Marriage, Iowa Supreme Court, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

There may not be many of you taking time off from work to tune in to oral arguments in the Iowa same-sex marriage case, but I promise they are sure to entertain.

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