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Grassley Dogs White House to Hire More Vets

By T.M. Lindsey 4/7/08

During his 27-year tenure in Washington, D.C., Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has been a tireless advocate and watchdog when it comes to accountability. Whether protecting whistle-blowers or probing televangelists to divulge their tax records, the ranking Republican of the Senate Finance Committee has no reservations about sticking his nose into other people’s business, and now [...]

Videos: Iraq Veterans Against the War Testify in Iowa City

By Adam Burke 3/27/08

The University of Iowa Anti-War Committee hosted a local version of the Winter Soldier hearings Wednesday.
More videos are below the fold.

Zirkelbach Leading Charge for Iowa’s Veterans and Citizen Soldiers

By T.M. Lindsey 1/25/08

The Iowa House Veterans Affairs Committee’s new chair, Ray Zirkelbach, D-Monticello, is poised to lead the fight for veterans this session, vowing to pave the way for a smoother transition for Iowa’s growing population of citizen soldiers. “We’re dealing with a whole new generation of veterans and these are citizen soldiers,” Zirkelbach told the Iowa [...]

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