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Bruceanne Phillips
Tails from the kitchen and other notable conversations
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Kaitlyn Carpenter
Lover of dogs, wine, Netflix, makeup, Iowa, a good cup of joe, the Grand Old Party, angsty music. In no particular order. #desmoines
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Kait Patchett
Living imperfectly with great delight.
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Brad Anderson
Precision Strategies, tweets and posts are my own.
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Quinn Becker
22, marketing coordinator, @drakeuniversity grad, @beyonce lover, feminist
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Monica Biddix
Tar Heel Born and Bred and Adopted Iowan via the Beaches of SC. Political Operative. Hobbies include sipping Jack Daniels while watching The Golden Girls.
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Nicole Cleveland
Iowa Governor appointee, Councilwoman, Proud Iowan and Morningside College alum. I love God, politics, sports,and most of all my family & friends.
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Bryce Smith
Iowan, Progressive, Activist, Advocate, Husband, Small Business Owner, Forever Learner.
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Emily Grimm
An aspiring political conquerer
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Tyler Campbell
Proudest Iowan you’ll meet. Political junkie and lover of the outdoors. Des Moines.
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Brittany Gaura
Senior at Iowa State. I dabble in politics.
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Libby Crimmings
Artist, mama, photographers assistant. Travel addict. Will always stop for good food, good drinks, and selfies with roadside attractions.
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Every Child Matters in IA
We are a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to making children a political priority. We work to end child poverty, promote early care and prevent child abuse.
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Charlotte Eby
I work best on deadline with decent coffee and laughter. Past: Iowa political reporter. Present: LS2group. Left-leaning with a healthy dose of skepticism
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Jon Lueth
An Aspiring Political Force| Drake University Student| Proud Republican|
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Kim Reem
Consultant, grassroots activist, and community volunteer. President of the Iowa Federation of Republican Women.
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Elizabeth Govoni Conley
All opinions are mine.
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Taylor Van De Krol
Chair, Jasper County Iowa Democrats/Simpson College ‘14/Born & Raised in Small Town Iowa/Lifelong Iowan/All opinions are my own
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Jeff Patch
Husband & father. Communications Advisor & Trainer at Wixted & Co. Univ. of Iowa grad. Dubuque native and Waukee resident. http://thinkwixted.com
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SusanFenton
Roman Catholic, wife and Cub Scout mom, music taste is stuck in the 60s and 70s…Led Zep & Sinatra, Iowa State Cyclone Nation, Mult-client lobbyist @LS2group
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Tom Wright-Piersanti
A leading thinker in the industry. Also, very physically strong.
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MacKenzie Dreeszen
A government that is big enough to give you everything you want, is also strong enough to take everything you have.
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Jeff Angelo
I love God, my family, America, the St. Louis Cardinals, the rock group KISS, traveling, and beer. You hear me on the radio in Iowa.
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Dan Pashman
Creator/host of the @WNYC podcast The Sporkful and the @CookingChannel web series You’re Eating It Wrong. Author of Eat More Better.
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Joel Kurtinitis
Sound reason doesn’t need to shout. Christian, husband, dad, writer, and aspiring metaphysician.
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Progress Iowa
Bold. Proud. Progressive. Join us in the fight for a more progressive Iowa.
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Nicole Branstad
Wife and mom @mrsbranstad. Online marketer @desmoinesuniv. Blogger and daydreamer @tomorrowstodos.
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Austin Cannon
@DrakeUniversity student. Formerly @DJNF and @hartfordcourant. I threw five perfect innings in a rec-league baseball game at age 11. Been downhill since.
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Joe Coffey
Muser of culture, media and music. Challenger of easy observations. Career weaver of marketing, academic and journalistic endeavors.
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Courtney Crowder
Courtney Crowder is a news and features reporter writing about people and culture at the @DMRegister. Previously: @chicagotribune, @WGNRadio.
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Jeff Kaufmann
@IowaGOP chair. Husband to Vicki & father to Bobby, Jacob & John. 7th-gen. farmer & MCC professor. Cedar County Sup. and former state rep. Tweets by RPI staff.
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Eric Johansen
Candidate for Grimes City Council (Iowa)
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Tim Albrecht
Owner, Albrecht Public Relations. Ida Grove native. Northern Iowa grad. Former Branstad spokesman. Modern Rock/New Wave fan. Let’s connect — AlbrechtPR.com
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Josh Hughes
Native Iowan | I-35 School Board At-Large Director | Passionate Youth & Education Advocate | I like Due Process & Equal Protection | #Drake2019
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J.C. McKissen
J.C. McKissen is the founder of McKissen + Company, and was recently named one of LinkedIn’s “Top Voices on Management and Corporate Culture”.
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Jake Bullington
Big fan of the Iowa Caucuses. Drake University grad. DSM, IA, USA
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The Halcyon Movement
Connecting truth to action for social good.
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Taylor Larson
@DrakeUniversity alum, 2018 J.D. candidate. RTs are not endorsements.
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Nick Kelly
Hardly even a writer.
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Kimberly Harrington
BUT YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY (out 10/5) and AMATEUR HOUR | The New York Times, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The Cut | kimberlyharrington.me
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Jon McAvoy
Retired from Principal Financial Group. Graduate of Northwest Missouri State University.
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MoveOn
America's largest independent online political group, with millions of members fighting to make our voices heard in our democracy and win progressive change.
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Haley O'Connor
College student. Politcal Communications major. Conservative Republican.
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Alyson Hinkie
Songwriter, blogger, playlist master, nature photographer — representing my small slice of the world. Read more at midnightmusicandmusings.com.
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Citiz4Solutions
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions: Promoting responsible energy solutions for our nation’s energy future. http://www.citizensfor.com
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Dan Goodhardt
Security Analyst. Conservative. Australian. Tech Enthusiast. Husband. Father. @dangoodhardt
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John Harbour
Writer, Traveler, Epicure. I travel, cook, and when possible, coax words from pen to page. Contact: https://linktr.ee/jharbour
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Sarah Hinchliff Pearson
A woman who writes. A thinker who lawyers. A human who cares.
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John Carvalho
Professor of journalism at Auburn and overall blessed individual. I blog about sports media at johncarvalhosports.com, and tweet about it at @John_P_Carvalho
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Iowa Campaign Volunteer
Featuring Iowa’s most dedicated volunteers during this campaign cycle
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Shameem Patel
I think that learning is the most exciting thing, so I got a job teaching the people who are most excited to learn: first graders. IG: @livefromfirstgrade
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Aphrodite
Verum mirabilius fictionem. Helps with HOPE. Hosts AlmostLive. Hacker, breaker, dreamer, maker. Just some chick from Sim City.
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Philip Dhingra
Author of Dear Hannah, a cautionary tale about self-improvement. Learn more: philipkd.com
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Toby Muresianu
Comedian, writer, moderate. TobyTheComic.com.
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Nick Frandsen
College Student, Web Developer, and Political Enthusiast. Studying Politics and Public Relations @DrakeUniversity. ΘX. — www.silverstormdigital.com— Iowa
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KnowledgeWorks
Help partners in states and schools to align policy and practice, reimagining what education can do through personalized, competency-based.
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Republican Party of Iowa
Updates from the Republican Party of Iowa - Est. 1856
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Brian Hardwick
Trying to live in the present, think about the future
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David Robin
Co-Founder of Millennials for Revolution | Digital strategist | Activist always | In solidarity with the oppressed
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Iowa Alliance for Growth
The Iowa Alliance for Growth is a grassroots organization aligning Republican leaders across many sectors to discuss critical policies facing our state.
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Aaron Sewell
Iowa State University and Simpson College Alumnus, Elementary Teacher. Love sports, fitness, current events, riddles.
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Matt Giese
Die hard @Cubs & @Panthers fan! Enjoy Traveling, Movies, @GOP, & Country Music (especially @kennychesney). Proud @northerniowa grad of 08'
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Ryan Moon
An Apartment Divided: When a Republican and Democrat live under the same roof.
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Crowdbabble
At Crowdbabble, we help you simplify social media analytics and measurement to give you twice the insight in half the time | Visit us at crowdbabble.com
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Lisa Conn
Co-Founder & COO of Gatheround
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Ed Hanratty
Freelance Journalist, Guest Writer at HuffPost, Middle-aged, music-loving, baseball-watching, beer-guzzling progressive.
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Nathaniel William Horadam
Consultant. Blogger. Geopolitics junkie. Student of our past, present and future.
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Diana Prichard
Ineffable.
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Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth U.S. defends the environment and champions a healthy and just world. www.foe.org
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Michael C. Backus
Politico. Poker player. News junkie. Aspiring chef. College Professor. Local elected.
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Iowa Energy Forum
Bringing experts and viable facts to Iowa's energy discussion.
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Iowa Democratic Party
The Iowa Democratic Party is dedicated to promoting Democratic principles across Iowa & electing qualified and dedicated candidates at all levels of government
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Sharon DeMers
Author of a children’s picture book; loves to write; passionate about political issues; home brews beer; loves DIY projects and helping people succeed.
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Jamie Johnson
Fmr. Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships; Fmr. Senior Advisor, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Emily Claghorn
I wish I was on a beach right now.
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texansforrubio
We love our Texas conservatives but we're looking to make Rubio the next President of the United States! Join us! not officially connected to the Rubio campaign
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Iowa Starting Line
Your insider source for Iowa Caucus and Iowa political news, analysis and fun takes! Our site: www.IowaStartingLine.com. Run by former IA Dem staffer @patrynard
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Dakota Waltz
Sophomore at Simpson College. Political junkie. Sarcasm is my one true love. Acting President of @SimpCoDems.
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Kevin Geiken
Iowan. Trainer. Political Consultant. Event Producer. Optimist.
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Mason Morgan
| Republican Politics | Drake University | Dallas, Tx - Des Moines, Ia |
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Andy McGuire
Chair of @IowaDemocrats, Waterloo native, Doctor, Business Executive, Proud Mom of 7!
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Alireza Naraghi
Journalist and feature writer. Work in @macleans, @HuffPost, @NovaraMedia & elsewhere. Researching social movements @RyersonU
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zachlamb
SC native. Honorary Iowan. #RedSox #Patriots #Gamecocks fan. social media is meant to be social.
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Rebecca Harris
Entrepreneur and Creative Product Leader
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Liza Donnelly
Visual journalist/writer for New Yorker. Looking to change world w humor. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/womenlaughingfilm/women-laughing?ref=creator-nav
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Julie E. Stauch
Advocate with a taste for adventure and good food.
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The American Patriot
The Nonspecific Reflections of Your Average American Citizen
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Ryan Crane
Gym rat. Lover of college football, rock music, shoes and watches. Civics nerd. Gay married. Des Moines transplant.
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Steve Bouchard
Bouchard (1967-Now) is an American “writer” & “humorist.” A cyclist, he’s tied w/ Lance Armstrong in Tour de France wins. Combined w/ Jeff Bezos, is worth $100B
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Jonathan Terluk
Observer. Latin American Politics. Development. Democracy. Governance. Dogs.
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The Dude
My own best friend
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Kyle Antonacci
“In our lives we are many people” — G. Saunders. Midwestern millennial. Former safe bet.
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Sarah Stewart
Wife, mom, sister, daughter, small business owner.
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Penny Rosfjord
Iowan, Woodbury Co. Dem/Chair, IA Dems SCC member, IDP4 Vice Chair- All views are my own
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Raymond Joel Starks
J.D. Candidate at Drake University Law School, former CEO and Founder of Surge Mental Health Advocacy.
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Tim Hagle
Pol Sci prof at U Iowa. Commenting on Iowa & national politics. Author of Riding the Caucus Rollercoaster. My views not those of the UI.
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Dillon D Malone
Student at Drake University Law School
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Kayla Day
Proud @drakeuniversity alum. Lover of presidential elections, human rights, and @Husker football.
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Olivia O'Hea
Politics, PR & other postulations | Drake University 2016
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Cait Harte
Reading, traveling, yoga loving, political news junkie, foodie and writer. Living in Iowa makes for a lot of interesting material...
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Andrew Hartwell
Arts marketer, cultivating creativity and thought.
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Christopher Robert Thomas
promiscuous ideavore, proponent of the other side of a debate. Views are my own. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/rcsblogserv
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Steve Sampson
Writer, father, husband, drummer, and reliable defender in the old-guy soccer league. Also head communicator @ArabellaAdvisor. All claims here on me.
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Rev. Cary Gordon
Christian, Husband, Father, Uncle, Pastor, Friend, Patriot, Constitutional Originalist, Consultant, Chairman, Trustee, Activist, teacher, ever-learning
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Amy Hood
Mix a PR guru, social media enthusiast, with a marketing mindset and this is what you get.
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Madeline Goebel
[Traveler][Student][Individual] | Drake University‘16 | International Relations. Economics. Agriculture. |“Primum non nocere” | “First do no harm”
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Jonathan Taplin
Director Emeritus, USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. Producer/Author, “Mean Streets”, “Move Fast & Break Things”. New book, “The Magic Years”, out 3/21.
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Joe Kessler
Once president/publisher of The Cassandra Report and CAA exec, Deep Focus president, SS+K partner, Weber Shandwick exec & speaker/writer on marketing strategy.
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Lonny Leitner
Proud conservative but not angry. Love airplanes & politics. Saint Paul is the best city on the planet. I don’t take myself too seriously. Tweets are my own.
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High Cradle
Writing on Politics from the Right
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luke henriques-gomes
@TheWeeklyReview journalist. Keen on music, sport and politics. Tweets mine etc. luke.hgomes@fairfaxmedia.com.au
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Reed Galen
Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project. Join us: linconproject.us
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Scott Jennings
Former Special Asst to Pres George W. Bush. Political & PR consultant. Proud father. Owner of basset hound.
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Meaghan O'Brien
Chicago girl living in an Iowa world. Thoughts are my own.
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Andrew Holland
Washington-based analyst of energy and environmental security. Fellow with the American Security Project. See more at: www.andrew-holland.com
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Ben Berkowitz
CoFounder at SeeClickFix and MakeHaven
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Andre Bauer
former South Carolina Senator and lieutenant-governor/Bauer real estate development/co-owner Myrtle Beach Speedway
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Macat
Critical thinking is about to become one of the most in-demand set of skills in the global jobs market. Are you ready?
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OpenSecrets.org
Website of the Center for Responsive Politics, the most comprehensive, nonpartisan money-in-politics resource around. Get the must-reads: http://bit.ly/1oQ3HCn
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Cat Wood
#webdesign, #contentstrategy, #seo, #blogging and #webcontent for #smallbusiness I dream of beautiful, effective, inexpensive websites for all.
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