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Ed Fallon speech from 2 May 2006 at The Mill in Iowa City. (20060504th1247)
Russ Feingold speech on DVD from 28 April 2006. Contact us for more information. (20060429sa)
Noam Chomsky speech from 10 April 2006 at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

Links [Up^]

Project Vote Smart [ Official Site | Wiki ]
Unity Party [ Official Site ]

Democrats [Up^]

Earl Blumenauer [ Congressional Website | Initiatives Website | Wiki | Vote Smart ]
Jimmy Carter [ White House Page | Carter Center | Library | PBS Documentary | National Park Service Page | Habitat for Humanity | Wiki ]
John Edwards [ OneAmericaCommittee | Blog | Wiki ]
Ed Fallon [ For Iowa Governor | Wiki | Vote Smart ]
- Iowa City Speech - Right click here and request to download or left click to listen.
  Date: 20060502tu2055
  Location: The Mill
  Length: 18 Minutes
  File Size: 4.3 MB
  File Format: wav audio
- Iowa City Speech - Right click here and request to download or left click to listen.
  Date: 20060407fr1600
  Location: University of Iowa - Blank Honors Center
  Length: 50 Minutes
  File Size: 11.7 MB
  File Format: wav audio
Russ Feingold [ Senate Page | National Page | Progressive Patriots | For President | Draft Russ | For President - Missouri Blogger | Wiki | Vote Smart ]
Stephanie Herseth [Campaign Website | Congressional Website | Wiki | Vote Smart ]
Dennis Kucinich [ House of Representatives Page | US Page | Wiki | Vote Smart ]
Janet Lyness [ Official Site ]
- Donations can be sent to:
  Janet Lyness for Johnson County Attorney
  PO Box 267
  Iowa City, IA 52244-0267
Barack Obama [ Text of DNC Speech | Senate Page | State Web Page | Wiki | Vote Smart ]
Jan Schneider [ VoteJan | Meet Up | Buzzflash.com Interview | Wiki ]
Mark Warner [ Forward Together | Wiki ]

Republicans [Up^]

Bill Frist [ Senate Page | Volunteer Political Action Page | Wiki | Vote Smart ]
- Advocates "Medicine as a Currency For Peace" rather than dropping bombs.
- According to his website, Frist wants to "harness America's talents and resources to spread health and healing around the world."
- Still has his childhood teddy bear named "Teddy."
- Favorite female musician is Madonna.
- Is a prolific and articulate writer.
- Has successfully performed over 250 heart transplants.
- Has has a brown belt in Karate.
- He has ridden in rodeos.
- Licensed to fly airplanes - since the age of 16.
- Can work 36-hours non-stop.
- Can run marathons with only one kneecap.
Mike Huckabee[ Governor of Arkansas | USA Today | Vote Smart | Wiki ]
- Lost 110 pounds and now runs marathons
Dr. Condoleezza Rice [ White House Page | Department of State | For President | Americans for Rice | Fitness Routine | Forbes - World's Most Powerful Woman | Wiki | Vote Smart ]
- Wakes every day at 4:30 AM and gets in a workout [Click here to learn more].
Colin Powell [ White House Page | Gale Group | Founder of America's Promise | Wiki ]
Arnold Schwarzenegger [ California Governor's Page | Personal Political Page | Body Building | Filmography | Italian Fan Site | Romanian Fan Club | Global Fan Club | Wiki | Vote Smart ]

United States Presidential Politics for 2008 [Up^]

Democrat Contenders

Evan Bayh, Joseph Biden, Wesley Clark, Hillary Clinton, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Al Gore, John Kerry, Bill Richardson, Tom Vilsack, Mark Warner.

Republican Contenders

George Allen, Sam Brownback, Bill Frist, Newt Gingrich, Rudolph Giuliani, Chuck Hagel, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Bill Owens, George Pataki, Condoleezza Rice, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Tom Tancredo.

Coverage of the 2008 Elections:

Global Politics [Up^]

Yulia Tymoshenko

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine. Ranked in 2005 by Forbes Magazine as the third most powerful woman in the world.

Yulia Tymoshenko

Tymoshenko was one of the leaders of
Ukraine's Orange Revolution that toppled a stagnant, corrupt regime.

More information is available on her official web page:

http://www.tymoshenko.com.ua/eng/index/

Political Activists [Up^]

Noam Chomsky
- Iowa City Speech, 20060410mo1900. Right click here and request to download or left click to listen. 65 minutes / 15 MB (Volume may need to be turned up for best listening).
  - What happened on 911? [Audio of Chomsky's answer] 8 minutes / 1.8 MB
  - Is the U.S. National election system corrupt? [Audio of Chomsky's answer] 4 minutes / 829 kb
  - What can we do about corrupt power establishments? [Audio of Chomsky's answer] 6 minutes / 1.4 MB
  - Should we try to reform the existing political party(ies) or create a new one? [Audio of Chomsky's answer] 4 minutes / 976 kb
  - Why are people afraid to take action? [Audio of Chomsky's answer] 13 minutes / 3.1 MB

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