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4/25/06, Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier: Frist calls for medical malpractice reforms

3/25/06, Des Moines Register: Drug-benefit cost: A whopper

3/22/06, Radio Iowa: Group seeks changes in Medicare prescription drug benefit

1/15/06, KUNI Election Coverage: Statements from ICAN EF's recent gubernatorial forum

1/15/06, Des Moines Register: Democrat candidates tune in at forum

12/14/05, Des Moines Register: Protest expected against Nussle-led budget proposal -- Activists criticize a bill that would trim spending on social programs

12/14/05, KCCI TV8 Des Moines: Group Holds Prayer Vigil On Federal Budget

12/13/05, Radio Iowa: Groups ask Senator to block cuts to Medicaid and food stamps

12/08/2005, Des Moines Register: ICAN Director Betty Ahrens presents health care editorial opinion

11/17/05, Quad City Times: Demonstrators protest possible budget cuts

10/30/05, Des Moines Register: Basu: What's scary? Slashing needed aid

09/30/05, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Public hearing highlights poverty, budget spending

09/29/05, Mason City Globe Gazette: Guest View: Finding Budget 'High Ground'

09/29/05, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Advocates hope to avoid program cuts

09/27/05, Quad City Times: Putting a face on budget plight

09/20/05, Des Moines Register: Hearings planned on cuts to social programs

09/02/05, Des Moines Register: New study stokes battle over repeal of estate tax

09/01/05, Radio Iowa: Group says leave estate taxes in place

08/20/05, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Labor group joins protest of Social Security proposal

08/13/05, Quad City Times: Letter to the editor -- Health care coverage still a major concern

08/10/05, Des Moines Register: Editorial -- Everyone deserves health-care coverage

08/04/05, Washington Evening Journal: Washington stop on Social Security roadshow

08/04/05, Newsradio 1040 WHO: Medicaid Turns 40

07/26/05, Clear Lake Reporter: Social Security Town Hall Discussion to Take Place in Clear Lake

07/16/2005, Vilsack touts Medicaid effort as national model to fellow governors

07/15/2005, Basu: Thinking globally, it's not just about us

07/06/2005, The Hawk Eye: Group aiming to take stand against Social Security privatization

06/23/2005, Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Activists target Nussle -- Foes of privatizing Social Security hope to sway Iowa Republican (Free Registration Required)

06/03/2005, Mason City Globe Gazette: Social Security group says program isn't in crisis

06/01/2005, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: ICAN demands lawmakers make a stand on Social Security reform

04/27/2005, Des Moines Register: Peggy Huppert, ICAN Vice-President, shares her family’s Social Security story at Washington DC Rally

04/13/05, Creston News Advertiser: Critics accuse Grassley of putting Bush’s interests ahead of constituents

4/05/05, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Critics bash Grassley on Social Security

03/31/05, Daily Iowan: Critics ignore rain, protest Social Security privatization

3/30/05, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Groups blast Bush on Social Security overhaul plan

3/29/05, Radio Iowa: Group protests President's Social Security proposal

3/16/05, Radio Iowa: Union leaders, activist speak out against Social Security changes

11/03/04, Des Moines Register: Basu: Voting shows a country split

11/02/04, Des Moines Register: In Iowa: 500,000 absentee ballots and long lines

10/27/04, Iowa City Press Citizen: Younger voters want say in 04

10/26/04, Salon.com: Battleground: Iowa

10/23/04, Quad City Times: Group criticizes social services

10/16/04, Quad City Times: United Neighbors rocks the vote

09/28/04, KCCI TV 8 Des Moines: Health care costs scare Iowans: New report shows premiums rising

09/22/04, Des Moines Register: Looking for new voters is an eye-opening process

09/03/04, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: UNI students voting at school and at home

08/26/04, WHO TV 13, Des Moines: Prescription Drug Lawsuit Considered

08/26/04, WHO TV 13, Des Moines: Prescription Drug Lawsuit Considered

08/26/04, Des Moines Register: Vilsack weighs drug battle

08/25/04, Radio Iowa: Governor wants state to join suit over Canadian drugs

08/25/04, WOI TV 5, Des Moines: Vilsack pushes prescription drug plan to buy from Canada

08/25/04, Des Moines Register: Vilsack: Join Vermont lawsuit on Canadian drugs

08/25/04, KCRG TV 9, Cedar Rapids: Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Urged to Cut Drug Costs

08/20/04, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Group wants Medicare drug law repealed

08/20/04, KCCI TV 8, Des Moines: Prescription Drugs Cost Iowans More

06/13/04, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Grassley analysis of drug-card savings draws questions

05/29/2004, The Hawk Eye: Op-Ed, Reimporting Drugs Not Solution

05/16/04, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Voter drive comes to Waterloo

05/04/04, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Medicare drug card signup off to uncertain start

04/21/2004, Cityview: Article discussing the high cost of prescription drugs, possible state solutions, and the new Medicare bill

03/05/04, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Doctors Rally at Capitol for Malpractice Cap

03/04/04, KCRG TV9: Doctors Rally in Des Moines

03/02/04, KCRG TV9: ICAN Co-Director Betty Ahrens interviewed regarding medical malpractice debate

03/01/04, KCRG TV9: Doctors Protest Malpractice Trends

01/01/04, Des Moines Register: Response to MidAmerican's "Renewable Advantage" program

12/09/03 Des Moines Register: Medicare bill has some scratching their heads

12/6/2003, Des Moines Register: Iowa Utility Companies propose controversial plans to promote green power

12/10/2003, Cityview: Editorial blasts utility companies' Green Pricing Programs

November 19, 2003 - Quad City Times - Coalition fights Medicare measure

Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - Radio Iowa - A state activist group has weighed in on the Medicare debate and the cost of drugs for seniors.

11/19/2003 - Des Moines Register - Grassley study on Medicare bill and ICAN's response

Retirees criticize 'broken' drug plan: Des Moines Register, November 11, 2003

Pataki a leader in renewable energy development and energy efficiency: Des Moines Register, November 8, 2003

ICAN receives a 'rose' from the Des Moines Register editorial staff

Drug bill benefits termed 'very poor'--Two federal plans being weighed would raise costs for many on Medicare, a report by activists say: Des Moines Register, September 23, 2003

Protest Outside Sen. Grassley's Waterloo Office: RadioIowa, August 15, 2003

Civil Justice: The Des Moines Register, May 3, 2003

Civil Justice: The Des Moines Register, April 22, 2003

Civil Justice: Daily Nonpareil, April 27, 2003

Civil Justice: The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, April 22, 2003