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Marriage supporters to collide at Iowa Capitol

By Lynda Waddington | 03.15.11 | 2:13 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

The topic of marriage will be a difficult one to escape in Des Moines Tuesday as advocates and opponents of legalized same-sex marriages converge on the Capitol.
A coalition of social conservative organizations have organized a “Marriage Rally” that will begin with training offered by Tamara Scott More…, director of

Michele Bachmann. (Photo: Patrick Caldwell, The American Independent)

Bachmann’s ‘misstatements’ catalogued by Minnesota Public Radio

By Andy Birkey | 01.21.11 | 3:57 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Minnesota Public Radio previewed U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s trip to Iowa on Friday with a piece looking at her frequent and bold statements that more often than not turn out to be untrue More…. The article points to Bachmann’s past whoppers and includes her track record at the Pulitzer

Michele Bachmann. (Photo: Patrick Caldwell, The American Independent)

MPR catalogues Bachmann’s ‘misstatements’

By Andy Birkey | 01.21.11 | 12:55 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Minnesota Public Radio previewed Rep. Michele Bachmann’s More… trip to Iowa on Friday with a piece looking at her frequent and bold statements that more often than not turn out to be untrue. The article points to Bachmann’s past whoppers and includes her track record at the Pulitzer Prize–winning website, Politifact,

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Vander Plaats raising money to ‘remove remaining four justices’

By Jason Hancock | 12.29.10 | 9:54 am | More from The Iowa Independent

Bob Vander Plaats and his newly formed organization, The Family Leader More…, is hoping to raise $8,000 before the end of the year in order to remove the four remaining Iowa Supreme Court justices over their 2009 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
In an e-mail to supporters, Vander Plaats points