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Before the War, Fallon Took Lead Against Invading Iraq

Written by: Tegan R on Jun 2, 2008 11:36 AM EDT

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(Press Release from Ed Fallon for Congress website.)

 

Friday, May 30, 2008 (4:30 PM CDT) – Today, Ed Fallon reiterated that the war in Iraq is one of the main reasons he decided to challenge Congressman Boswell. Boswell voted for the war and continued to vote to fund it until last year.  Fallon said, “Congressman Boswell says in his mailers that he’s standing up to George Bush to end the war. But where was he most of the past five years?”

In stark contrast, while serving as a State Representative in 2003, Ed Fallon authored HR 17 to encourage the President not to initiate a preemptive, unilateral military strike against Iraq.   Fallon was joined by 20 other Democrats who co-sponsored the resolution.

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Sex Offender Law Makes Children Less Safe - Fallon was right!

Written by: Tegan R on Jun 2, 2008 11:31 AM EDT

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(Press release on May 28, 2008 on Ed Fallon for Congress website.)

Yesterday, The Des Moines Register praised Ed Fallon for his 2002 vote against a bill that prohibited sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools or day care centers.  The Register said,  “… he was frequently on the right side of issues…. He was the only House member to vote against the 2,000-foot residency restriction for certain sex offenders, a law that virtually banished them from many communities, making them harder to track, while driving up costs for law enforcement.”

Coincidentally, voters in the Third District received a mailing yesterday asking them “Why does Ed Fallon think it’s ok for sex offenders to live near schools?”  As a backdrop, it included a photo of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit looking though a fence at children in a playground.  The mailer was sent by Boswell supporter Richard (Red) Brannan of Ankeny and had no return address.

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