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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said late Saturday that most Republicans are skeptical of climate change because billionaire donors David and Charles Koch tell them to be. "Most of them are not that ill-informed," she said during a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "They just have to do what the Koch brothers tell them. They say, 'don't believe your lying eyes - listen to us.' " Clinton warned America's economy would slip behind other nations if lawmakers keep debating climate change instead of acting. "Some country is going to be the 21st Century clean energy superpower," she said. "I...

Conservative journalists simply won't play by the liberal media's bizarre rules about being vague on Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct - especially when asking him a question. On Thursday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Daily Caller's Kerry Picket (an MRC alum) asked the former president directly several times how he felt about "Juanita Broaddrick's reemergence."

Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday avoided questions from a reporter about the public resurfacing of Juanita Broaddrick, a woman who in 1999 accused Clinton of raping her in the seventies. Clinton was campaigning for his wife, Hillary Clinton, in Cedar Rapids. What’s your reaction to Juanita Broaddricks reemergence Daily Caller reporter Kerry Picket asked the former president several times, as Clinton was ushered out of the event. Another reporter asked what he thought about Donald Trump making an issue of his “past transgressions and if he s worried it could hurt his wifes campaign.

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Here we go again, Folks! Donald J. Trump at Veterans Memorial Coliseum

An Iowa man who had his name legally changed to Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop is facing five years in prison after an arrest on drug possession charges. Beezow, 32, was arrested on July 20 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, when police said they observed his turquoise minivan weaving between lanes. Police also reported finding more than a half-ounce of marijuana during a search of the vehicle. Beezow, born Jeffrey Drew Wilschke, faces a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and operation of a motor vehicle without registration. This isn't the first time...

The criminal trial of George Zimmerman ended with a jury finding him not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin. Throughout the trial, “stand your ground” was mentioned several times. While the rules of “stand your ground” vary state-to-state, this particular law allows deadly force in self-defense situations. According to Cedar Rapids attorney Sara Riley, Iowa does not currently have a “stand your ground” law. Riley said so-called this type of law allows citizens in some states to take deadly action toward anyone they deem a threat. “If somebody hits you, and you’re fearful of your life, you could kill...

KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News Obama to Make Iowa City Area Stop April 25 By Kara Kelly April 19, 2012 DES MOINES, Iowa – President Obama will make his second visit to the Eastern Iowa Corridor this year when he makes a stop in the Iowa City area April 25. The White House has confirmed the president’s visit, but released no details about where he will be or what time of day he will visit. According to local sources, the president may visit the University of Iowa. It would be his third visit to the UI campus. The last...

A rare pipe organ, manufactured in Mason City over 100 years ago, may soon have its “glorious sound” forever silenced. An effort conducted over the past two years to sell the instrument — the price today is $1 — has failed, said the Rev. Martha Rogers of Christ Episcopal Church in Cedar Rapids, where the organ is housed. “We certainly want to see it preserved,” Rogers said. “It’s playable; it’s been maintained. “But unless someone comes forward in the next couple of weeks or so, the organ will be dismantled and sold for parts.” The instrument is only one of...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Police in SWAT gear busted through a door and searched a Cedar Rapids home for drugs Thursday morning, but came up empty. At least 12 officers surprised the tenants at 1135 33rdSt. NE when they arrived around 7 a.m. with a narcotics search warrant. Sgt. Cristy Hamblin, a police spokeswoman, later confirmed that nothing was seized from the house. No one was taken to jail, but the tenants of the house, Justin Davis, 28, and his girlfriend, Erica Lewis, 26, were charged with disorderly house and signed a promise to appear in court, police said. No...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Residents in a Cedar Rapids home woke up to a SWAT team. Police in SWAT gear entered the home on 5th AVE SE, to search the home for narcotics. Police said that there were no drugs inside the house but there was evidence of drug use. 23-year-old Jose Perry was cited for a disorderly house. Perry signed a promise to appear in court and was not taken to jail.

THE COMING JUDGMENT ON THE USA: The Iniquity and Ordinances of the Amorites By: Pastor Bill Randles “ God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not He will whet His sword; he hath bent His bow and made it ready.” ( Psalm 7:11-12) “The wicked shall be cast into hell and all nations that forget God.” (Psalm 9:17) What does Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a prosperous and hard working, commonsense, Midwestern city in the heartland of America have in common with San Francisco, California, a city world renown for it’s celebration of...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) –"If this was a foreign country, we would send billions of dollars without the red tape," said Frank King, president of a neighborhood association."

An SEIU member from Cedar Rapids, Iowa who met with Joe Biden as part of the union's "Walk a Day in My Shoes" program during the presidential campaign was caught reaching into a woman's bag and swiping cash from her wallet outside the state Capitol.

Via Snapped Shot and STACLU comes news that Iowa state officials have banned the use of tea by Tea Party protesters holding an event tomorrow in Cedar Rapids. The tea violates environmental standards because it will discolor the water: A Cedar Rapids group will do a symbolic tea dumping into the Cedar River on Saturday because state officials won’t let them use the real thing. An anti-tax group wanted to pitch in real tea like the Bostonian revolutionaries opposed to England’s tea taxes. Tea, although natural and quite tasty, is considered a pollutant that can’t go into a body of...

*taps on microphone* Anyone?

An American Eagle passenger jet landed safely at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport today after an alarm was triggered and passengers reported smelling smoke. Flight 3890 out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, made an emergency landing shortly after 1 p.m., and fire trucks surrounded the plane after it landed. Officials said a sensor indicated smoke in the cargo compartment, said Jamie Morrison, a CNN producer who was on the plane. American Airlines flight 2461 also issued an alert on Thursday after smoke was reported and landed safely at the airport.

Agriprocessors' former CEO Sholom Rubashkin pleaded not guilty today in U.S. District Court to 12-counts involving illegal immigrants, identity theft and bank fraud. Rubashkin, 49, of Postville, was charged with two additional charges in this second superseding indictment of harboring undocumented aliens for profit and conspiracy to commit document fraud. He was previously charged with conspiracy to harbor undocumented aliens for profit, aiding and abetting document fraud, six counts of aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft and two counts of bank fraud. -Operations manager Brent Beebe, 51, and poultry managers Hosam Amara, 44, and Zeev Levi, all of Postville, are...

"It's the economy, stupid" was a political phrase that Bill Clinton's campaign frequently used during his successful 1992 presidential campaign against George H.W. Bush. Now, two days before the 2008 General Election, the state of the U.S. economy is again the biggest issue on the table ¿ in fact, its importance is even greater. The United States and the world is on the brink of a major economic recession. Our nation also is troubled by unending war against terrorism, immigration laws in desperate need of reform and spiraling health-care costs. But at the top of this mountain of challenges is...

http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=30890 McCain is really on at the end, especially when an Obot starts yelling. His comeback is awesome!