Iowa Earmarks Highlight Pressure to Deliver for Districts
Iowa lawmakers face scrutiny over federal earmarks with Rep. Dave Loebsack defending requests that aid economic development safety and education. The report notes Iowa ranked 17th in pork per capita with 2009 earmarks totaling 148 million dollars and explains ongoing reform efforts by Congress.
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Rise of sovereign citizen movement linked to crisis and Obama era
A SPLC study notes a rise in sovereign citizen and legal fundamentalist groups amid recession foreclosures and Obama’s election. adherents claim government secrets and straw man accounts monetize debt and seek to abolish taxes and licenses. local figures cite Restore America Plan and Guardians of the Free Republics in anti government protests.
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