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INDIANOLA — At his 32nd annual Steak Fry fundraiser, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) was cheered by an enthusiastic crowd of supporters when he declared that a health care reform bill would pass both houses of Congress “by Christmas,” and that it would include a government-run, not-for-profit health insurance plan.

With high-profile showdowns brewing in the U.S. Senate over health care reform and climate change legislation, a bill altering the nation’s labor laws has slipped from the headlines.
But for Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, the sponsor and chief negotiator for the controversial Employee Free Choice Act, the bill is still very much a priority that he [...]

Our sister site the Minnesota Independent is reporting that the Republican Party of Iowa is helping recruit volunteers to monitor the upcoming recount in the race between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman for the U.S. Senate.

A network of Iowa Republicans is playing a leading role in a secretive group advocating nationally on behalf of “conservative and free market ideals” in congressional races around the country. Among the group’s leaders are two media consultants who played key roles in the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads in 2004 and the Willie Horton ad in 1988, both of which helped defeat Democratic presidential candidates.

Some young members of Ron Paul’s “Revolution” brought their own t-shirts to an event at Iowa State University including this student’s design.

Another student in an “Al Franken for Senate”  t-shirt approached Texas Representative Ron Paul with two copies of the constitution.  Paul graciously signed both copies for the young man.

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