Restore Filibuster? A Call to Return to Clause and Courage
The Gazette argues for reviving a traditional filibuster role by enforcing stricter minority persistence. It cites 1975 rule changes, notes Bayh and Harkin proposals, and urges a return to independence in voting. It suggests 40 votes to sustain a filibuster to curb party discipline.
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Cedar Rapids
Senate
Smith
Washington
U.S. Senate
Buster
U.S
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Evan Bayh
Indiana
NBC News
Norman Ornstein
American Enterprise Institute
Voter concerns and debate call in Iowa district letters
A Cedar Rapids area letter criticizes Dave Loebsack for avoiding public town halls while praising rival Mariannette Miller-Meeks for engaging voters. The writer questions Tea Party motives and notes other local civic issues including street closures and bus stoparm violations.
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Dave Loebsack
Nancy Pelosi
Obama
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Loebsack
Cedar Rapids
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Miller-Meeks
Millermeeks.com
All-Girls Education and the Math Divide
The author recalls being the only girl on a junior high math team and notes ongoing gender gaps in math tracking. She argues nurture matters, supports single-sex schooling and girls programs, cites personal paths from Wellesley to law and writing, and calls for experimental all girls classes and teams to boost girls in math and science.
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All Girls School
John Adams
Wellesley College
Revisiting Islam kindness across cultures and faiths
In this guest column Ben Barber reflects on Islamic kindness observed in Morocco Egypt Iran Pakistan and elsewhere. He contrasts liberal Ismaili practice in Tirich Mir with open prayer in Istanbul and notes the humane behavior of hospital staff in Mashhad while warning of extremism in Peshawar and Jerusalem.
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Afghanistan
Pakistan
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Tirich Mir
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Mashhad
Peshawar College
Jerusalem
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Taliban
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