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Culver stops short of calling for lawmaker’s resignation

July 29, 2009 By admin

Governor Chet Culver isn't calling for a state legislator's resignation, but the governor says he expects fellow Democrat Kerry Burt of Waterloo to be facing not one but two criminal cases soon. Burt was elected to his first term in the Iowa House this past November.  In February, Burt was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Alcohol, Chet Culver, Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party, University of Northern Iowa

Braley says visit by House Speaker will put human face on disaster

September 1, 2008 By admin

Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley, a Democrat from Waterloo, says he talked with House leaders and others about disaster relief almost every day while he was at the party's national convention in Denver last week. The talks included a visit with Iowa Democrats by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Braley says … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Bruce Braley, Democratic Party

Democrats look to November with convention over

August 29, 2008 By admin

The Democratic National Convention may be over, but the general election battle is still ahead. Some of the state's most involved Democrats have big plans for the 66 days that lay between now and November 4th.Twenty-three-year-old Robert Jarvis of Oskaloosa was a delegate to the just-concluded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Democratic Party

Long-time Obama backers in Iowa celebrate the moment

August 28, 2008 By admin

As Barack Obama prepares to formally accept the Democratic Party's 2008 presidential nomination, some of the Iowans in Denver to watch the spectacle are reminded of the Obama campaign's spartan beginning in Iowa.  Nancy Bobo of Des Moines was among the first to volunteer to work for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Democratic Party

National union leader mocks Governor Culver

August 28, 2008 By admin

A national union leader sent a zinger toward Governor Chet Culver this morning during a public meeting of Iowa Democrats in Denver. Gerald McEntee, president of AFSCME -- the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, noted that both Culver and Iowa's lieutenant governor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Chet Culver, Democratic Party, Employment and Labor

US House leader assures Iowans flood help coming

August 28, 2008 By admin

A top Democrat in the U.S. House today assured Iowans there'll be a disaster aid package for Iowa flood and tornado victims soon. House Majority Leader Stenny Hoyer of Maryland says it'll be "one of the first items" on the agenda when Congress reconvenes in September. "You know we have a lot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Republican Party

Braley touts biking in Denver

August 28, 2008 By admin

Congressman Bruce Braley of Waterloo is encouraging his fellow Democrats to ride a bike in Denver. Braley's a member of the "bike caucus" in congress and the group has arranged for over a thousand bikes -- and helmets -- to be available, fore their way around Denver. "Especially now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Bruce Braley, Democratic Party

Iraq war vet wearing boots at DNC in Denver

August 28, 2008 By admin

Lots of delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver wear crazy costumes to try to capture the attention of the cameras. One Iowa delegate, though, is quietly making a statement with his footwear. All week long, to every event in Denver, 24-year-old Jacob Krapfl of New Vienna has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military, Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Republican Party

Pelosi speaks to Iowans, briefly addresses disaster

August 27, 2008 By admin

The top Democrat in the U.S. House spoke this morning with Iowa Democrats at their party's national convention in Denver, spending only a few seconds addressing the plight of spring-time storm victims in the state.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke for about 11 minutes, beginning by pointing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Bruce Braley, Chet Culver, Dave Loebsack, Democratic Party, Iowa Caucuses, Leonard Boswell, Republican Party

Harkin: It’s time to "put away the Hillary buttons & put on the Obama buttons."

August 27, 2008 By admin

Governor Chet Culver was among the first to speak from the stage at Tuesday's Democratic National Convention in Denver, briefly reminiscing about Barack Obama's victory in the Iowa Caucuses and accusing John McCain of being in the backpocket of big oil.  A few hours after Culver gave his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: 2008 Democratic Convention, Chet Culver, Democratic Party, Iowa Caucuses, Republican Party, Tom Harkin

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