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Seven arrested during protest in Harkin’s Des Moines office

By Lynda Waddington 2/26/09

Seven activists were arrested at U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s Des Moines office Wednesday night when they refused to end a peaceful demonstration and allow the office to close.
A total of 15 activists had occupied the office beginning at 1:30 p.m. and had alternated reading aloud written accounts of violence from the Gaza Strip. At 6 [...]

Local imam loses family members in Israeli airstrikes

By Chase Martyn 12/30/08

The escalating conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza has directly impacted at least one Iowan already.  Cedar Rapids Imam Ahmed Elkhaldy said he has lost three members of his extended family in Israeli airstrikes.

Palin’s forced folksiness falls flat in VP debate

By Douglas Burns 10/3/08

COMMENTARY: Palin actually talked down to us, figuring that references to hockey moms and the hackneyed phrase “Joe Six Pack” and her self-application of the word “maverick” would hold more sway than a discussion of the issues. Details do matter — something the last two weeks and the current two wars have shown Americans.

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