<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Politics &raquo; Independent Press Releases]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/industry/politics/independent/plinde.htm]]></link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2007 - Press Release 365 - All Rights Reserved</copyright><webMaster>rss@pressrelease365.com</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[The McCain Surge: 6 Reasons Why He'll Likely Defeat Obama for the Presidency ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/mccain-winning-presidential-race-likely-2931.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Senator John McCain is making crucial 11th hour gains nationally and in a few key battleground states as he tries to close the gap between rival Barack Obama. An in-depth examination of the current presidential race reveals 6 key points that favor McCain.]]></description><pubDate>10/30/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Treason Now Systemic? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/is-treason-systemic-2922.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[In a powerful precursor to the financial crisis, a former counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee suggests that treason is now imbedded in a consensus mindset that ensured a Depression-era meltdown. 
]]></description><pubDate>10/30/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invalid Warren County Ballots Spook Des Moines Metro Voters]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/invalid-ballot-warren-county-des-moines-2567.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[The ballot states the sales tax rate for Des Moines and West Des Moines will be increased but the contiguous city rule of the Iowa local option code says the ballot is invalid.]]></description><pubDate>07/01/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren County Vote Will Determine Sales Tax for Des Moines and West Des Moines]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/norwalk-iowa-sales-tax-des-moines-2562.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[The July 8th Vote in Warren County Determines the Sales tax rates for Des Moines and West Des Moines Iowa under the Local Option Contiguous city rule.  They are trying to keep this quiet but the impact would be the same as the Project Destiny vote.]]></description><pubDate>06/30/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ NoLocalOption.com Returns to Warren County to Help Residents Fight Proposed Tax]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/warren-count-no-local-option-tax-2538.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[ NoLocalOption.com Returns to Warren County Once Again to Help Residents Fight this Year's Proposed Sales Tax Increase- It was defeated 85% NO to 15% YES last year yet they bring it back.  Many residents are confused.]]></description><pubDate>06/25/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be Smart and Keep Iowa Strong]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/be-smart-keep-iowa-strong-2351.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Keeping Iowa in the top ten places to live involves lowering taxes and increasing wages. Graduates will not be so eager to leave Iowa if we do this. Good planing and timing are needed so we can meet our infrastructure goals without raising taxes.]]></description><pubDate>04/25/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polk County Wants to Charge $1,200 for Taxpayer to See Courthouse Case-load Data]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/polk-county-tax-courthouse-caseload-data-2347.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Proponents want us to believe that our courthouse is not big enough.  CitizensForReasonableJustice.com decided to see if this is true.  We put in a public records request.  The County wants $1200 for this data which is the heart of their proposal.]]></description><pubDate>04/24/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Ballot Language on April 29 Polk County Election Violates Iowa Law]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/polk-county-ballot-language-iowa-elections-2333.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Iowa code 331.442 and 331.441 specify clearly that the bond amount cannot exceed the project amount.  The current ballot language states that the bond amount exceeds the project amount by $5M. The upcoming April 29th election is therefore invalid.]]></description><pubDate>04/20/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polk County Admits Error in Projected Property Tax Rate in Proposed Courthouse]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/polk-county-courthouse-bond-referendum-2322.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Polk County estimates for tax rate increases were off by nearly 10 percent.  CitizensForReasonableJustice.com feels this is the tip of the iceberg and that another proposed spending spree by Polk County is not welcome in these times of early recession.]]></description><pubDate>04/10/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perkins Announces Presidential Bid, Running As The Forgotten Voter's Voice]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/bill-perkins-for-president-2250.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bill Perkins, a Tennessee man, is announcing his campaign for President as an answer to all of those citizens who are disappointed by this Presidential Race.]]></description><pubDate>03/12/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiscal Reform Group Seeks to Empower U.S. Taxpayers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/government/federal/american-voters-fiscal-reform-group-2115.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Recently established American Voters for Fiscal Reform (AVFR) is advocating the direct involvement of American taxpayers in the U.S. budget and tax process.]]></description><pubDate>01/22/2008</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating the American Christmas]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/culture/american/celebrating-the-american-christmas-1977.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Bridge Biography American History Company is sponsoring a short-essay contest that asks: "if you could invite any figure from American history to your family's holiday dinner, who would it be and why?" ]]></description><pubDate>11/23/2007</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trail Matching Funds Withheld Until After the Destiny Vote in Central Iowa]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/government/local/iowa-trail-matching-funds-withheld-1545.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Staggering new evidence that bike trail work has been delayed by Project Destiny has Central Iowans outraged.]]></description><pubDate>07/06/2007</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Iowa Voters Steamed Over Misleading Yes to Destiny Bulk Mail Flier]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/politics/independent/misleading-yes-to-destiny-mail-letter-1467.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[Central Iowa Voters were steamed recently over a misleading Yes to Destiny bulk mail flier that fails to mention the measure is for a new sales tax.]]></description><pubDate>06/17/2007</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effort to Stop the Largest Local Option Sales Tax Increase in Iowa Heats Up]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/government/state/iowa-local-option-sales-tax-1409.htm]]></link><description><![CDATA[NoLocalOption.com is trying to prevent the largest ever expansion of the local option sales tax in Iowa.]]></description><pubDate>05/20/2007</pubDate></item>
		
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