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Harkin, Boswell Call Upon Presidential Candidates to Honor Contract with Veterans

By T.M. Lindsey 8/15/07

Iowa’s Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Leonard Boswell want their fellow veterans to get politically involved in the presidential campaign and hold the candidates accountable for their views on veterans’ issues. “Every veteran has an obligation, just as we had an obligation to carry out our duties as soldiers, to be intimately involved in politics,” [...]

Iowa Veterans Put Politics Aside to Raise Funds for Wounded Comrades

By T.M. Lindsey 8/9/07

The spirit of bipartisanship has broken out on the presidential campaign trail in Iowa. The Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus is hosting a fund-raiser Monday (Aug. 13) in Des Moines to assist wounded soldiers and veterans. The event, “Iowa Veterans’ Presidential Extravaganza,” is open to all veterans, regardless of their political affiliation. “From the day you [...]

‘Our Second Call to Duty’: Iowa Democratic Party Courting Veterans

By T.M. Lindsey 6/29/07

The GOP has traditionally owned the military veteran vote. But if you were to ask anyone at last weekend’s Iowa Democratic Party Veterans’ Caucus meeting, odds are you would get a different answer.

“As a patriotic American, I can’t help but be a part of the Democratic Party,” said Joe Stutler, Army veteran and Linn Count [...]

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