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ICAN In The News

4/24/08 Des Moines Cityview: "One Step Closer: Historic health care bill makes its way through legislature"

4/16/08 WCF Courier: "Protesters Use Tax Day to Attack War in Iraq"

4/12/08 Des Moines Register: "Generous Tax Credit Program Draws Fire"

03/27/08 Iowa City Press Citizen, Op Ed: "Iowa Leaders on the Right Track"

02/14/08 Iowa Radio News Service: “Patch the Leaky Plumbing in Iowa’s Tax Code”

01/25/08 IowaPolitics.com: “Concerned Iowans Gathered for People’s State of the Union”

01/05/08 Iowa City Press Citizen: “Let’s Resolve to End the War”

12/1/07 Essential Estrogen: Hotelblog Heartland Forum

11/14/07 Ames Tribune: ICAN calls on Latham to reject Bush cuts

11/12/07 Iowa City Press Citizen: Veterans deserve all we can give them

10/16/07 KIMT TV Mason City: SCHIP Vigil

10/16/07 Mason City Globe Gazette: Group urges support for veto override

10/6/07 KTIV TV Sioux City: Dozens Protest Congressman's Vote On S-CHIP

10/6/07 Sioux City Journal: Protest targets King for children's health care vote

10/6/07 KMEG Sioux City TV: Dozens Protest SCHIP Veto in Sioux City

9/27/07 Clinton Herald: Health care concerns surface

8/29/07 WHO TV: Gathering to Protest Iraq War

8/22/07 Cedar Rapids Gazette: ICAN Reports Cost of War

7/20/07 Fort Dodge Messenger: Locals want Congress to resist cuts

7/12/07 Mason City Globe Gazette: Iowa coalition against Medicare privatization

5/31/07 Iowa Independent: Stand Up, Sit Down: Coalition's Forum Calls Attention To Domestic Budget

5/25/07 Mason City Globe Gazette: Pastors pray for peace

5/14/07 Essential Estrogen: Live Blog: Our Common Values

5/11/07 Blog For Iowa: Senator Grassley, Protect Medicare Beneficiaries, NOT Drug Company Profits!

5/10/07 Des Moines City View: Peace groups divided

5/9/07 River Cities Reader: Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN) honored the Quad Cities citizens' group Progressive Action for the Common Good as this year's recipient of the Grassroots Leadership Award. (scroll down)

5/9/07 Quad Cities Times: Activists picket Grassley's office for union bill

5/9/07 Radio Iowa: Group pushes Grassley to back "Employee Free Choice Act"

05/08/2007 www.iowaindependent.com: Uniting 'Our Common Values'

4/30/07 Iowa State Daily: Timeline veto incenses grassroots organizations

4/22/07 USA Today: Obama: 'Frustration is inevitable'

4/22/07 Ames Tribune: Wessel-Kroeschell receives award

4/22/07: WQUAD TV: Obama courts activists with tales of community organizing

4/22/07: Chicago Tribune: Obama organizing Iowans

4/22/07 IowaPolitics.com: Obama details his experience with people-powered change

4/21/07 Quad Cities Times: Obama, Clinton make Iowa stops

4/17/07 Cedar Rapids Gazette: Liberals Launch Campaign Reform Push

3/16/07 Mid Iowa News: Protesters rally against war

3/22/07 KGAN TV: Election Day Registration

3/21/07 KCCI TV: Hundreds In Ames Protest War

3/16/07 Sioux City Journal: Anti-war rally slated for next week

3/16/07 Mason City Globe Gazette: War Protest Planned for Ames

3/15/07 Sioux City Journal: Election Day Registration

3/14/07 Ames Tribune: Iowa should sign up for election day registration

3/14/07: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil: Election Day registration has backers

3/13/07 Radio Iowa: Group urges legislators to approve vote day registration

2/26/07 Radio Iowa: Social workers speak out on healthcare funding

2/23/07 Iowa State Daily: Letters to Latham express dissatisfaction with war

2/16/07 KCCI TV: Groups Speak Out Against War Escalation (VIDEO IN LINK)

12/22/06 Radio Iowa: Loebsack cleans out desk, ready to head to Washington

12/21/06 KGAN TV: "100 Hour Agenda"

10/23/06 Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier: ICAN, Goodson, mount east side black voter drive

10/11/06 KCRG TV: Coalition Says Government Not Meeting Kids' Needs (video in link)

10/11/06 KGAN TV: "Are We Investing In Our Children?"

9/16/06 Radio Iowa: Group says too many don't make "housing wage"

9/15/06 KGAN TV: "Does Work Pay?" Report

9/5/06, Insurance Journal: Iowa Organizations Push Investment Agenda to Candidates

8/23/06, River Cities' Reader: Millions Will Soon Be in the Prescription-Drug-Coverage “Doughnut Hole”

8/18/06, Des Moines Register: Letter to the Editor: "College-credit leadership applauded" - Charlie Wishman - Organizer

8/14/06, Quad Cities Times: Letter to the Editor: "Seniors still confused by Medicare Part D" - Betty Ahrens ICAN Executive Director

8/2/06, Quad Cities Times: Medicare, Social Security Event held

7/31/06, Quad Cities Times: Drug Plan gap may affect fall elections

6/1/06, Radio Iowa: Group Speaks Out Against Estate Tax Cut

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