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	<title>Political Football &#187; IOWA Politics</title>
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		<title>Where are the Leaders?</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2010/02/07/where-are-the-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My whole world seems to stop on Super Bowl afternoon &#8211; so I&#8217;m catching up on a few organizational things including some blogging.  I&#8217;m watching the pre-game and may interject some comments.
Fun to watch the playoffs when I don&#8217;t care who wins.  What a finish to the season if WhO DaT NaTioN gets a super [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MILLER-MEEKS 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/11/30/miller-meeks-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/11/30/miller-meeks-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: ERIC WOOLSON
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2009    
515-681-3967
 
MILLER-MEEKS LAUNCHES 2010 CAMPAIGN AGAINST LOEBSACK IN IOWA’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
 MUSCATINE – Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the 2008 GOP nominee in the Second Congressional District, today formally launched her campaign for her party’s 2010 nomination by urging Iowans to make history by electing their first women to Congress and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Now!</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/08/23/health-care-misinformation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/08/23/health-care-misinformation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HERE is a Link to the full text of an August Press Presidential Conference on Health Care.
 [my comments]
Each and every day in this country, Americans are grappling with health care premiums that are growing three times the rate of wages and insurance company policies that limit coverage and raise out-of-pocket costs. Thousands are losing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Loebsack Are You Listening?</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/08/22/mr-loebsack-are-you-listening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/08/22/mr-loebsack-are-you-listening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Political Football</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Muscatine Town Hall was today and reports from the Louisa County Town Hall were the same as ours &#8211; it was &#8220;tame&#8221;.  When I arrived at the Muscatine venue 90 minutes early I was pleased the auditorium was open, was not looking forward to standing in line.
For the first 30 minutes even as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News U can use 04/02/09</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/04/02/news-u-can-use-040209/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There seems to be a debate on whether there are votes to carry Federal Tax issue in the Iowa House.  We shall see.
The US House has actually denied the President his wish to increase taxes on wealthy people who contribute to charities in a large way == read more here - it was unanimous &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baker Cleared the House&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/04/01/baker-clears-the-hous/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/04/01/baker-clears-the-hous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were 3-4 seconds of boos or applause for each speaker, and the crowd was quiet for the next guy &#8211; no interruptions during the 3 minute orations.
Absolutely no reason to kick us out. 
I&#8217;ve been in the chamber when the Governor walks in and there are all kinds of cat-calls and whistling &#8211; don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>world turned upside down</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/03/10/world-turned-upside-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the President gave a DVD movie set to his first foreign visitor. Sounds pretty odd and not very Presidential. If the set was one that could not run on European equipment &#8211; I know they are different &#8211; that would be embarrassing. The &#8220;excuse&#8221; given for that and various other issues is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa Imploading</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/02/24/iowa-imploading/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/02/24/iowa-imploading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I promised my next post to be about the economy and W, but I can&#8217;t stand this.
Dig this.
An Iowa Senate Committee just passed a bill to the Senate that is about the dumbest thing I have ever seen in politics.  They calmly 8-7 (2 Dems voted no) passed a bill out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of a Bill that Died&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/02/23/the-anatomy-of-a-bill-that-died/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/02/23/the-anatomy-of-a-bill-that-died/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday – February 19, 2009

from the Iowa House Minority Leader Kraig Paulsen
9:16 a.m.   House convenes with the expectation we will begin debating HF 333 in the morning.  The Majority Leader tells me Rep. Olson will have a corrective amendment coming, they expect it around lunch time and we will begin debate then. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 &#8211; are we ready?</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/02/22/2009-are-we-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When is the Iowa Spring Game?  Will we have one with the turf change?
ok back to politics.
This is certainly not the way I expected 2009 to roll out, but I cannot say I&#8217;m surprised.  I mean, who of you thought the price of housing would continue to rise forever and 0% down made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from Rep. Kaufmann</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/01/07/a-message-from-rep-kaufmann/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/01/07/a-message-from-rep-kaufmann/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
We saw this train wreck coming two years ago

 Blaming our budget disaster on the floods or the national economy might be politically expedient but it is simply not accurate. We have seen this fiscal &#8220;train wreck&#8221; long ago, especially after the two-year increase in state spending of 17 percent. Our state budget problems were caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RANTS-n-Raves</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/12/19/rants-n-raves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a newsletter I got from Senator Rants &#8211; an Iowa State Senator that must be running for Governor or something&#8230;
Well I thought the current Governor&#8217;s memo to state employees was creepy myself&#8230;  saying &#8220;this is not our fault&#8221; when gee &#8211; in the NOVEMBER elections all the Republicans in the state were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inaugural Images</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/12/16/inaugural-images/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/12/16/inaugural-images/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LINK to source


not too far away, you know
did you hear there was going to be a train?
Philly to WASH D.C. so the common folk could see him.
States in trouble
WAIT!!! the Dems said in the elections in NOVEMBER that we in IOWA were fine &#8211; flush &#8211; balanced!!!
Why are we bbblllluuueee

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		<title>Lehman Must Resign</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/12/02/lehman-must-resign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republicans Call for  Committeewoman Resignation
(MUSCATINE)—Republican committees and officials  from Linn, Johnson, Muscatine, Wapello, Jefferson, Washington,  Cedar, Henry, Jones and Louisa Counties have joined together over the  past several weeks to call for the resignation of the state Republican National  Committeewoman, Kim Lehman. 
The group of Eastern Iowa Republican  committees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miller-Meeks, down but not out&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/11/12/miller-meeks-down-but-not-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/11/12/miller-meeks-down-but-not-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to Iowa Independent Article
Miller-Meeks issues challenge to veterans, sounds like a candidate again
“Your actions have consequences, and your words have meaning,” Miller-Meeks said during her keynote address. “For those of you in this room who are worried that Veterans Day and the honor and commitment and sacrifice that you’ve made is losing its popularity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miller-Meeks surge</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/11/01/miller-meeks-surge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t written that much about the Miller-Meeks campaign because we&#8217;re working so hard &#8211; just had what I think was our last event there&#8230; the big mo is swingin&#8217; our way&#8230; and Senator Grassley and his staff are helping too.
I don&#8217;t know what to make of all the national polling and spin everyone is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 1024 stuff for Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/10/23/2008-1024-stuff-for-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Harkin&#8217;s revisionist History of Vietnam  (you tube)
more &#8211; also you tube
http://iowaindependent.com/6373/christopher-reed-gets-the-anti-harkin-vote
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/blogs/politically_speaking/?p=607
http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=139016
I read this on another message board and got a sad/chuckle.
In a local restaurant my server had on a &#8220;Obama 08&#8243; tie, again I laughed as he had given away his political preference&#8211;just imagine the coincidence.
When the bill came I decided not to tip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/10/23/letter-to-the-editor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vote Miller-Meeks for Congress!
My vote on November 4 will be for Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for Congress.   (2nd Congressional District of Iowa / US House of Representatives)
Dr. Miller-Meeks is simply the best candidate.
Ready to make a difference on Day One in Washington DC; she is not a politician or a political activist but has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote Dr. Miller-Meeks for Congress!</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/10/19/vote-dr-miller-meeks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/10/19/vote-dr-miller-meeks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I was first engaged with the good Doctor in February 2008 by her grasp of the facts and her open approach to dialog with anyone and everyone.
You can listen to her most recent interview with 1040AM WHO-Radio Jan Mickelson, by clicking here, and dragging about half way through the podcast before it starts.  She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Future</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/09/18/your-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[46 days to go.  (pix provided by mf- thanks)


A busy day with McCain/Palin in Cedar Rapids and spending time with CRs at HDQs on their assignments.
Got to love these guys; they are trying to keep democracy vital.
Is it too late?
Check out the video here.  My hearing of the speeches real time was disrupted three times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics AND Football</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/09/14/politics-and-football/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent an enjoyable day with my candidate for Congress at the Iowa-Iowa State &#8220;Battle for the CyHawk trophy&#8221; game yesterday.
Iowa won a close game, much closer than the final score of 17-5 would indicate.  And where it was a wet and windy day in Iowa City &#8211; we settled into the cozy comfort of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opponent blasts Loebsack on flood response</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/09/10/opponent-blasts-loebsack-on-flood-response/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/09/10/opponent-blasts-loebsack-on-flood-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flood Damage &#8220;stuns&#8221; Pelosi  amazing how out of touch politicians can be
&#8220;Miller-Meeks wondered whether he’s even relevant in the debate.&#8221;              NOW that&#8217;s GOT to leave a mark. Tell it like it is Mariannette!
Opponent blasts Loebsack on flood response
By James Q. Lynch
The Gazette
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s tour of Eastern Iowa flood damage only served to highlight the ineffectiveness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from Cedar Rapids, Iowa</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/09/09/a-message-from-cedar-rapids-iowa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} 

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My name is Dan Gee, I am a lifelong  resident of Cedar Rapids and the President of Gee Asphalt Systems, Inc. My  business was affected by the June floods.
&#160;
As you know, Cedar Rapids was ravaged  by flooding in June [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All the world&#8217;s a stage&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/09/03/all-the-worlds-a-stage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[how does that go?   All the world&#8217;s a stage, and all the men and women merely players&#8230;
Tonight and tomorrow night will be the Republican opportunity to shine on a national stage.  The stage is set.  Harry is Mad.  Life is good.
Harry is mad that a Senator that was roundly cast aside by the Democrats of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miller-Meeks &#8220;Presses&#8221; Forward</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/08/20/miller-meeks-presses-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miller-Meeks in the Press
Iowa Independent Article
Radio Iowa Article
HawkeyeGOP Article
The Burlington Hawkeye Article
Ottumwa Courier Article 
KTVO-TV Article
Krustie Konservative article from Aug 8
Muscatine Journal MMM-joins Muscatine Bike Club for ride
and, don&#8217;t forget to bookmark&#8230;
Miller-Meeks for Congress Website
Video link &#8211; &#8220;Roles&#8221;
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		<title>BTW &#8211; My Candidate Rocks &#8211; update</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/08/11/btw-my-candidate-rocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[wow, it&#8217;s been a week since I&#8217;ve posted anything &#8211; sorry&#8230;  probably wont be able to update much for a few days.
here&#8217;s a link to a Candidate interview &#8211; good story&#8230;   -pf   LINK 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
CONTACT: ERIC WOOLSON 515-681-3967 
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2008 


MILLER-MEEKS: SECOND DISTRICT AWAITS LEADERSHIP AS CONGRESSIONAL RECESS COULD DELAY STATE FLOOD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advantage / Incumbent</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/08/04/advantage-incumbent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m bumping this MAY 08 article back to the front page &#8211; Loebsack is in town today truly &#8211; Advantage Incumbent &#8211; he robocalled the entire county on the taxpayers dime offering a one-on-one counseling session to anyone who needs help after the flood.  right.
Go &#8211; Miller-Meeks!
(BTW the link is dead to this DSM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cubs and District Republicans</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/08/03/cubs-and-district-republicans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go Cubs Go&#8230; Go Cubs Go, Hey Chicago what do you say, the Cubs are going to WIN TODAY!  (and other happenings of the weekend)
Although my primary activity this weekend (lazy me) was to watch the Cubbies win two games and extend their divisional lead to 5 games with about 50 to go&#8230; I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Man, Little Party</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/07/12/little-man-little-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link
The fate of the Republican Party of Iowa now rests in the hands of Steve Scheffler, President of the Iowa Christian Alliance. I didn&#8217;t even know who he was until last month. There were many disappointments today at the Republican State Convention, but the most important was booting my laptop up after lunch to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Krusty is Right! (CD2 analysis)</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/05/krusty-is-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an awesome analysis by Krusty
Bookmark this site and check it out often!    http://krustykonservative.blogspot.com/   
There will be a lot more to read as the months roll on!  (some additional bolding and emphasis below is mine).
IA CD 2 Winners &#38; Losers
IA CD 2 Winners
Voters of the 2nd District:. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Looks Like a WIN!  IT IS!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/04/it-looks-like-a-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[6/04 update &#8211; it looks like there will be no recount.  Peter will concede tomorrow, and after the final canvasing it will be done.  Miller-Meeks for CONGRESS!!!
FYI these two conservative blogs – have been huge fans of MMM even though these blogs are pro-life.
 http://krustykonservative.blogspot.com/
http://battlegroundiowa.squarespace.com/
Miller-Meeks wins by 100-vote margin, will face Loebsack
By WILLIAM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Krusty&#8217;s Seal of Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/06/03/krustys-seal-of-approval/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Krusty Konservative Blog &#8211; endorses Miller-Meeks!
Link
one more link

To me it seems as if Peter Teahen and Lee Harder are running to be the most Pro-Life, not the best person to represent the people of the 2nd District. I find that troubling, and I’m adamantly Pro-Life. The simple truth is on November 4th, you need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need more?</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/05/28/need-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 06:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linky
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
 Guest Opinion
During 20 years in the military and again as a doctor, I saw again and again that extraordinary times demand extraordinary action.
Having left home at 16 and working as a nurse to fund medical school, I&#8217;ve accomplished so much more than I ever dreamed possible. I&#8217;ve experienced the honors and joys of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IC Press Citizen endorses Miller-Meeks</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/05/27/ic-press-citizen-endorses-miller-meeks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/05/27/ic-press-citizen-endorses-miller-meeks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 01:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our View &#8211; Miller-Meeks is the Republican most ready to claim Leach&#8217;s mantle
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hey!  that&#8217;s my view too -pf
Back in 2006, then political science professor Dave Loebsack faced a seemingly impossible challenge in trying to unseat a 15-term incumbent. Neither national party invested much cash (or interest) in what the political punditry considered a safe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teahen Revisited&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/05/27/teahen-revisited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 17:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LINK 
Written by David Tredrea,
12 Harley Street, London, UK
email: davidtredrea@yahoo.com
mobile: 070 107 56789
So … Peter Teahen wishes to be honoured as an extraordinary Iowan. Well, as a Brit I truly agree he meets the criteria for being extraordinary. He wants us to see him as an Indiana Jones replacement, swashbuckler, universal hero and amazing international [...]]]></description>
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