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Drug War Valley 'pot clubs' growing in popularity
10-31-2011
www.abc15.com
PHOENIX - A legal battle is brewing over so-called pot clubs that have popped up in the wake of Arizona's new medical marijuana law.
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Harper proposes state-sanctioned militia to patrol border
11-24-2010
http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/11/24/harper-p
Sen. Jack Harper, a Republican from Surprise, said he plans to introduce legislation next year that would create a government-sanctioned militia that would be allowed to patrol the border to observe illegal activity and report it to enforcement autho
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Az. Infragard President Frank J. Grimmelmann
11-15-2010
azinfragard.org
Was researching the board members of Infragard's Az. chapter just for the hell of it, to see who it is that working so closely with the FBI as "civilian" liazons with commercial industry.
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Arizona public servants have to be told to not drink out of toilets
11-14-2010
Arizona Republic
Chandler's new City Hall comes with some features that have municipal workers and visitors scratching their heads. Like the restroom signs that tell people not to drink out of the urinals and toilets.
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Arizona Sheriff used hidden database to misspend up to $80 million
11-12-2010
RawStory.com
A hidden computer database recently discovered in the course of a racial profiling investigation shows Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio misspent up to $80 million in funds intended for jail operations, according to Maricopa County supervisors...
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Arizona's Top News Fountain Hills moves to 1 trash-hauling service despite protest
11-05-2010
Arizona Republic
Fountain Hills will become a one trash-hauler town next year, after the Town Council narrowly endorsed the change despite protests from numerous residents.
A divided Fountain Hills Town Council voted Thursday to switch to a single hauler for resid
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TAXES: State 2 programs spared, but Arizona budget hole grows
11-03-2010
Arizona Republic
Arizona voters decided to keep two programs they approved years ago, rejecting measures that lawmakers say are crucial for balancing the budget.
Lawmakers had banked on the passage of Propositions 301 and 302 to help dig out of a deficit that in S
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Arizona's Top News State races: It's a Republican sweep
11-03-2010
AP
Republicans look like they made it a clean sweep in the state's top offices, winning the races for governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and superintendent of public instruction.
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TAXES: Local Mesa, Chandler voters approve home rule overrides
11-03-2010
East Valley Tribune
The home rule provision allows cities to spend more than a state-imposed limit that would base budgets on 1980s spending levels. The home rule provision only affects how much cities can spend, as cities without home rule can only spend according to t
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Drug War Pot legalization measure goes up in smoke, 57-43%
11-03-2010
AFP
The so-called Proposition 19 -- one of a series of referendums held at the same time as mid-term polls -- were rejected by 57 percent against 43 percent in favor, said CNN, while Fox News and the LA Times also forecast a No vote.
Growing and selli
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Foreign Policy Justin Raimondo: Election 2010 Was A Disaster for Peace
11-03-2010
AntiWar.com
The disaster is embodied in the various GOP warmongers who will be placed in key positions in Congress, and a good case could be made that among the worst of the worst will be the probable majority leader in the House: Eric Cantor.
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Jordan Decker World Champion
10-31-2010
http://jordankickboxing.com
WKA World Championship 2010 - Scotland October 2010 - VIDEO - Thanks to all of those FreedomsPhoenix Readers that helped make his trip possible with your donations. Jordan will be back in Arizona by tomorrow.
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Alleged Killer Cop's termination blocked by judge
10-27-2010
East Valley Tribune
Phoenix police will have to wait to fire Richard Chrisman, the patrol officer charged with murder and aggravated assault in the death of an unarmed domestic violence suspect. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order
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Rebellious Spirit: Arizona Census Participation Way Below Average
10-23-2010
AZcentral.com
The percentage of Arizona households that mailed in 2010 census forms declined slightly compared with a decade ago and remained significantly below the national average, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
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AZ Capitol Times: Cities prepare for fight over funds
11-29-2010
fwix.com
Arizona cities are preparing for a fight over the money they receive annually from the state, but its not entirely clear if Republican lawmakers are even planning on tinkering with the nearly 40-year-old program that sends hundreds of millions of do
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Generous pension benefits for Arizona elected officials
11-15-2010
Arizona Republic
There was a move in 2002 when Jane Dee Hull was Arizona's governor to raise her $95,000 salary because it was among the lowest of the nation's governors. The raise never materialized. But thanks to a generous pension system for Arizona's elected offi
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Marijuana ballot measure nears approval
11-13-2010
Capitol Media Services
Arizona appears on the verge of finally getting a law that will allow patients to obtain marijuana legally.
Figures released late Friday show Proposition 203 ahead by 4,421 votes out of more than 1.6 million cast.
Maricopa County Recorder Helen
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Federal court ruling may thwart online child porn investigations
11-07-2010
Capitol Media Services
A new federal appellate court ruling involving a Tucson man could throw roadblocks in the path of police and prosecutors trying to catch and convict people of sending child pornography over the Internet. In a unanimous decision, the 9th Circuit Court
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Arizona's Top News 'Times' not part of bogus recycling notices
11-03-2010
FHTimes.com
Residents throughout town late Wednesday afternoon reported receiving bogus orange-colored "notices" hanging partially outside their emptied recycling bins that are clearly designed to send a political message.
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Voting and Elections Arizona has big upsets in U.S. House races
11-03-2010
Arizona Republic
For the past two years, Arizona's U.S. House delegation has consisted of five Democrats and three Republicans.
Change is imminent, with Republicans making strong charges to keep the seats they held and take some they did not.
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Arizona's Top News Supreme Court to look at Arizona's school tuition tax credits
11-03-2010
Capitol Media Services
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legality of an Arizona law that lets individuals and corporations divert income taxes they owe to instead help students attend private and parochial schools. Follows a 2009 ruling by the 9th Circuit C
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Legislative Mischief Nancy Pelosi Ousted as House Speaker, John Boehner Waits in Wings
11-03-2010
ABC News
4 years later, there is little for Pelosi to smile about. For months, Republicans have spoken her name as if it were a curse word, while some Democrats asked her to steer clear of their campaigns. A historic Republican landslide Tuesday will strip Pe
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Death Penalty UK group says its suing over US execution drug
11-03-2010
Rawstory
A group opposed to the death penalty filed suit to try to prevent a British company from exporting a drug used in the execution of American inmates. The Arizona Chief Deputy Attorney General said the state obtained from Britain the drug used to execu
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Voting and Elections Republican Rand Paul wins Kentucky Senate seat
11-02-2010
Reuters
Republican Rand Paul, a favorite among the conservative Tea Party movement, won a Senate seat in Kentucky on Tuesday over Democrat Jack Conway, NBC and CNN projected.
The victory preserves a Republican Senate seat Democrats had hoped to win and st
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Arizona Laws and Arizona Founding Documents Arizona TIP Hotline
11-01-2010
aztiphotline.info
Whether it is examining your bank records, your e-mails, listening in on your phone calls, examining your purchases to what television shows you watch we never rest in protecting you from your neighbors, your family -- even yourself.
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Wife of Maricopa County supervisor accused of sex with minor
10-27-2010
Arizona Republic
Susan Brock, wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, has been arrested on charges of sexual relations with a minor. Susan Brock, 48, was arrested and booked into Maricopa County Jail on allegations of child molestation.
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Phoenix Censors Gun Safety for Kids(AZ)
10-22-2010
www.freerepublic.com
The city of Phoenix, in an apparently arbitrary move and without formal legal process, has forced CBS Outdoors to tear down 50 illuminated bus-shelter billboards under contract to promote gun safety training for children and their parents.