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By Steve King’s standards, a banner week

By Douglas Burns 11/2/08

In just one week, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, who represents a heavily rural swath of the nation with no major media market, or even an outlet that can claim to cover the full Fifth District, had his words excoriated by three of the biggest national liberal names: Bill Maher, Keith Olbermann and Alan Colmes.
Not bad for [...]

Social Commentator Bill Maher Presses Harkin On Farm Bill

By Douglas Burns 9/7/07

Highly popular HBO satirist and commentator Bill Maher this week sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin urging the Democratic chairman of the Agriculture Committee to support increasing Farm Bill funding for fruits and vegetable programs for kids. Maher also advocated a gutting of subsidies for what the Los Angeles-based comedian called “unhealthy foods.”

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