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• Why McCain has a Republican problem

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Why McCain has a Republican problem
  By Emil Franzi, Reprinted from The Explorer

  Once upon a losing try for the GOP Presidential nomination, when John McCain was taking heat over an angry response, I announced I was chairing a new group — “Guys with a bad temper for McCain.”

  I’m no McCain [...]

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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:13am EST
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• Arpaio & Thomas to Pursue RICO Charges Against Supes, Court Officials

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  Number of comments: 5
  

  Sonoran Alliance has learned that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas will be holding a news conference this afternoon to outline federal racketeering lawsuit against the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, specific Superior Court Judges and a private law firm

  alleging the defendants have conspired illegally to block criminal [...]

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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:56pm EST
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• ‘Reverse The Vote’ Will Help GOP in CD-8

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  Number of comments: 6
  

  Recently, we mentioned the website “Harry Mitchell Watch” and how that site is keeping a watchful eye on Congressman Harry Mitchell.

  Now, thanks to the brilliance of radio talk-show host, Hugh Hewitt, a new political action committee called Reverse the Vote Victory Committee has [...]

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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:41pm EST
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• How the Arizona Delegation Voted

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  Number of comments: 11
  Here is how the Arizona Congressional Delegation voted on the federal takeover of health care: KIRKPATRICK – YES FRANKS – NO SHADEGG – NO PASTOR – YES MITCHELL – YES FLAKE – NO GRIJALVA – YES GIFFORDS – YES Source: Clerk of the House Break out your checkbooks and write a check to your conservative congressional candidate! [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:28pm EST
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• House Democrats Push Health Care Takeover – LIVE!

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  Enclosure: [download]

  Here is the link so you don’t get the annoying autostart feature on Windows Media Player. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:43am EST
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• Arizona Tax Research Association Opposes Proposition 200

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  Taxpayers in the City of Tucson, courtesy of Proposition 200, are being asked to amend the city charter to strip the current and future city councils of their authority to establish budgets for the police and fire departments. The Arizona Tax Research Association (ATRA) strongly urges Tucson taxpayers to reject [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 9:54am EDT
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• Candidate Interview – Rich Davis, LD-11 Senate

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  Number of comments: 15
  From time to time, Sonoran Alliance will be interviewing candidates who are running for office, so that our readers can better get to know the conservatives who will be asking for our votes and support.  Today, we spoke with Rich Davis, candidate for the open State Senate seat in LD11 [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2009, 9:56pm EDT
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• Look Who’s Setting the Agenda

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  Number of comments: 4
  This ought to scare the hell out of you. These people have a seat at the table and are influencing the direction of the country. [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 3:41pm EDT
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• AZ Right to Life: Federal & state courts at odds over new AZ laws

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  Number of comments: 1
  Arizona Right to Life Monday, October 5, 2009 Federal and state court rulings conflict on new AZ abortion laws Phoenix, AZ - Oct. 5, 2009--After pro-abortion groups filed lawsuits in both state and federal courts seeking an injuction against recently passed AZ laws protecting women, parents, and the conscience [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 1:39pm EDT
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• Guns, Bars & A Blast from the Past

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  Number of comments: 6
  Remember this Democrat? This is Mark DeSimone, former Democratic state legislator from legislative district 11 who resigned after being busted for a domestic violence dispute with his wife. Well he’s back in the news again. This time as an example of what’s supposedly wrong with Arizona’s latest law upholding the 2nd [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 2:39am EDT
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• Shadegg/Hoekstra: Some Better Ways to Repair Health Care

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  Number of comments: 3
  Some better ways to repair health care by John Shadegg and Pete Hoekstra When was the last time you asked your doctor how much it would cost for a necessary test or procedure? In all likelihood, you can’t remember because your health plan “paid for it.” In fact, you paid. We all [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 12:17pm EDT
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• The Room for Closed Minds

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  Number of comments: 5
  A quick follow-up on the Obama speech to government school students earlier this week. This morning, the Barry Young show (KFYI-550) reported that two separate uncorroborated incidents of student stigmatization had occurred at two different schools. Apparently, some schools have chosen to re-show the Obama speech today on the anniversary of September [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 10:38am EDT
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• Kennedy Dead at 77

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  Number of comments: 15
  As Senator Ted Kennedy, the “Lion of the Senate” passes on, his death will likely also symbolize the death of nationalized health care. The issues are: The US Senate now has 59 Democrats to vote on critical legislation The Commonwealth of Massachusetts must now conduct a special election to replace the late Senator. This will likely [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 1:24am EDT
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• Draft Dean Martin effort begins

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  Number of comments: 15
  Le Templar over at the East Valley Tribune posted an editorial on the possibility State Treasurer Dean Martin would jump into the Governor’s race to challenge Jan Brewer. “Martin could run for Governor, but will he?” Apparently, someone has already begun a draft Dean Martin effort by putting up a website which [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 10:40am EDT
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• Upcoming Opportunities to Speak Your Mind

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  Number of comments: 5
  President Barack Obama will be in Phoenix on August 16th to speak at the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The speech wil be carried live via the VFW website and should begin at 6 PM. He will then head for the Grand Canyon National Park as part of [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 9:35am EDT
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• Jeff Flake Holds Town Hall Tonight!

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  Number of comments: 1
  Congressman Jeff Flake from the 6th Congressional District will be conducting a town hall in Chandler this evening. The meeting will be held in the Basha High School Auditorium located at 5990 South Val Vista Drive (map). The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM and go until most every question is answered. [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 6:13pm EDT
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• Hey, Obama, the Anger’s Not ‘Manufactured’ It’s REAL

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  Number of comments: 15
  Guest Opinion Hey, Obama, the Anger’s Not ‘Manufactured’ It’s REAL The anger that is being seen at town hall meeting is far from manufactured.  It is genuine, heartfelt, deeply felt, and increasingly widespread. Confronted by the mass-uprising against the Democrats’ plans to take over health care in the name of reform, the left-wing [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 9:11pm EDT
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• Jesse Kelly Releases First CD-8 GOP Ad

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  Number of comments: 2
  We’re not even in the heat of the 2010 election cycle and Republican Jesse Kelly has already released his first introduction ad. This is a good sign of the momentum moving toward Republicans. Gabrielle Giffords should be back in the district so let her know how you feel about the [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 2:33pm EDT
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• Stossel On Obama Care

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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 12:24pm EDT
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• Spread the Word - Make Some Noise!

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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 10:53am EDT
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• Tom Horne Responds

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  Number of comments: 3
  The following comments were submitted by Superintendent Tom Horne in response to earlier posts by “Cincinnaticus.” In presenting this response, Sonoran Alliance neither endorses nor opposes the campaign of Tom Horne for Attorney General. No endorsements have been made in this race. 1. At no time did the Channel 15 report accuse [...]
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  Posted: August 01, 2009, 12:55pm EDT
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• The New Bogeymen

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  Number of comments: 3
  You’re looking at a collage of the newest bogeymen. At least that’s what the liberal-led, Democratic controlled Congress is calling these American companies. Polling must have revealed to Democratic leadership that it’s not in their political best interest to go after the doctors or the American Medical Association. And you know the Dems won’t [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 5:17pm EDT
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• Update: Change is still waiting

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  Number of comments: 6
  Sonoran Alliance received a threatening letter regarding a post by “Josey” way back on Sunday, November 18, 2007. Although the letter is confidential and we cannot share the exact details with you, we would like to hear from our attorney readers as to the legal nature of citing the image of the blue dog of [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 1:33am EDT
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• Fix Arizona Now Takes Swipe at Sonoran Alliance

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  Number of comments: 8
  One of our astute readers pointed out that the Wordpress Fix Arizona Now blog took a swipe at Sonoran Alliance in their recent post, “Other things that need to be fixed.” The quote came as: Sonoran Alliance Once a great blog full of really interesting information, the site is now bloated with hack writers [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 7:26pm EDT
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• Arizona Pro-Life News

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  Number of comments: 5
  Arizona made pro-life history within the last few days when Governor Jan Brewer signed several major pro-life bills. After many hard-fought years, the pro-life community was finally successful in seeing three pieces of legislation passed. The legislation included a tightening of language related to partial birth abortion, parental consent and [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2009, 11:54pm EDT
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• Brewer Convinces East Valley Bible Church

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  Number of comments: 15
  The Arizona Republic ran an article Friday covering Governor Brewer’s Thursday night visit to East Valley Bible Church in Gilbert. Tom Shrader is the senior pastor at that church. Unfortunately, East Valley did not have the opposing view represented at the church. Based on the way the article was written, [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
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• No Modest Proposal at Shangri-La

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  Number of comments: 15
  While I’m on the theme of “modest proposals,” here’s a quick link to a community event sponsored by one of our frequent reader/commenters, Horst Kraus. Horst owns the Shangri-La nudist resort north of Phoenix. Horst has also been a longtime Republican activists. And let’s just say, Horst is no fan of [...]
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 4:21pm EDT
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• Prayers for Sean Noble

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  Number of comments: 6
  Please keep our good friend, Sean Noble, and his family in prayer. Sean was injured and hospitalized over the weekend after a car accident. We are told he suffered some serious injuries but will recover. According to fellow blogger, Greg Patterson at Espresso Pundit in his daily “Morning Shot,” “Republican Strategist and [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 6:56pm EDT
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• Last Ditch Effort

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  Number of comments: 11
  Senate: House: [...]
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 10:04pm EDT
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• The State of the Franchise

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  Number of comments: 4
  Earlier today, Dr. Matt Ladner at the Goldwater Institute revealed a disturbing poll on the state of civics education amongst Arizona students. Some time ago, we ran this video but we thought it was worth posting again. This problem is obviously not limited to Arizona students. This video was shot [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 6:46pm EDT
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• Jeff Flake: Family vs. Country?

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  Number of comments: 13
  There is a raging debate over Congressman Jeff Flake’s absence last Friday when the U.S. House barely passed the largest tax increase in U.S. history by a vote of 219-212. Congressman Flake was at a family event in Mobile, AL for his daughter’s competion in the 2009 Junior Miss pageant. Given the [...]
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  Posted: June 29, 2009, 5:39pm EDT
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• Arvisu Advertising Seeking Bankruptcy for $3 Million

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  Number of comments: 3
  Phoenix Business Journal is reporting that Arvizu Advertising is in court seeking relief from 207 creditors to the tune of $3 Million. Local creditors include KTVW - Univision 33 ($1.2 Million), KUVE-TV ($139,191), McDonalds, The Arizona Republic, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite PA, Chicanos Por La Causa - Tucson, and dozens of [...]
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  Posted: June 29, 2009, 5:06pm EDT
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• Jon Altmann - Frontrunner to Replace Baier on Phoenix Council

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  Number of comments: 11
  Jon Altmann Vies for Empty Phoenix Council Seat The Phoenix City Council meets Tuesday, June 30th at 2 PM to decide who will temporarily fill the seat vacated by Maria Baier. Baier resigned suddenly on June 17th to join the Brewer administration as state land commissioner. A leading candidate to fill the [...]
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  Posted: June 29, 2009, 11:05pm EDT
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• Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace

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  Number of comments: 15
  Here’s a quick vid just released by the Goldwater Institute: As Political Arizona broke the story on Wednesday night, the Governor and Legislature appear to have a deal in the works to send the legislature into session to consider trailer bills which make adjustments to the current budget. In exchange, the [...]
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  Posted: June 26, 2009, 2:30pm EDT
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• No Media Time For You!

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  Number of comments: 2
  Here is the latest demonstration of “mainstream media” bias as presented by our own Congressmen, John Shadegg and Trent Franks. [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 12:54pm EDT
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• A Vice, A Sin, A Confession, A Difference? A Tale of Two Confessions

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  Number of comments: 15
  Here is a clip from Obama’s most recent press conference in which he confesses to sneaking out and grabbing a smoke and messing up. The Los Angeles Times reported: It may not be as big as “read my lips,” but it’s shaping up as a notable broken campaign promise: Barack Obama’s pledge [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 12:28am EDT
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• Congressman Marsha Blackburn In The House

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  Number of comments: 15
  Congressman Marsha Blackburn will be in town next Monday as a guest of Congressman John Shadegg for a special fundraising event. Both conservative congressional Republicans will be at the Biltmore hosted by a several Republican women including the Honorable Mary Peters, Brenda Burns and Laura Knaperek. Named a ‘rising star’ by the [...]
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  Posted: June 24, 2009, 11:48pm EDT
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• Arizona Supreme Court: “Don’t Delay but We Won’t Enforce”

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  Number of comments: 6
  Breaking news that the Arizona Supreme Court has denied Governor Brewer’s demand that the Arizona Legislature transmit the budget to her. Arizona legislative leaders believe that the Governor will immediately veto the bill thus forcing a shutdown of state government. In holding the bill, the legislature believes that the Governor will finally [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 6:07pm EDT
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• Brewer Budget Supporters

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  Number of comments: 14
  The Governor’s Office issued the linked press release in an effort to demonstrate widespread support for her budget which includes an 18% tax increase. Reading through the list, it’s easy to see why these folks support the Governor. Virtually all of them stand to gain something from you paying more taxes. PHOENIX [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 1:00pm EDT
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• Janet Contreras: The Letter

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  Number of comments: 15
  By now, many of you have heard about the letter that went viral that was written by fellow Arizonan, Janet Contreras. Yesterday, Glenn Beck read her letter on the air. The public response to her letter ultimately crashed the servers at Glenn’s site. In order to help Janet’s letter get national exposure we [...]
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  Posted: June 18, 2009, 4:21pm EDT
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• Arizona - AFP Holds Taxpayer Advocate Press Conference

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  Number of comments: 8
  In case you missed the press conference at the State Capitol yesterday, here is one clip featuring State Director, Tom Jenney, leading the charge alongside other taxpayer advocacy groups and state legislators. Unfortunately, you won’t see this on any of the local television newscasts but KFYI-550 covered the event. Veteran [...]
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  Posted: June 18, 2009, 2:15pm EDT
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• How to Win Friends & Influence People…

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  Number of comments: 15
  Yes, I know, we’re ones to follow this prescription. But then again, we’re not the Governor and have an $11 BILLION budget to deal with. This is sure to invite Republican challengers as the issue becomes “The Governor is willing to shut down the State in order to get her tax [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 12:39pm EDT
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• Border “Security”

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  Here’s the latest on the status of border “security” here in Arizona from the local Fox News affiliate:   [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 3:23pm EDT
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• Bruce Jacobs Out, Mike Broomhead In

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  Number of comments: 11
  JD announed this afternoon that Bruce Jacobs will no longer be hosting the early moring show at KFYI-550. Bruce has always been outspoken and brash on the issues and with political personalities. We certainly hope that did not factor into any decision regarding Bruce’s departure. Here is a clip from one of Bruce’s [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 6:33pm EDT
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• Sinema Selected to Help Destroy American Health Care

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  Number of comments: 9
  House Democrats announced today that ULTRA-LIBERAL Democrat, Kyrsten Sinema has been selected to serve with 31 other lawmakers from around the country, to remake the American health care system in the image of the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats. In case you’re wondering who Kyrsten Sinema is, she is the young shrill liberal [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 6:13pm EDT
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• PR: Mesa PD Flushes Miscarried Baby Down Toilet!

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    Mesa Police Flush Miscarried Baby Down Toilet, Arizona Right to Life Calls for Protocol, Education Volunteer Experts Stand Ready to Educate Police & Fire Departments Mesa, AZ - June 5, 2009 Arizona Right to Life is shocked and saddened to learn of the callous disregard by members of the Mesa Police and [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 1:01am EDT
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• Taxpayer Town Hall Forum - June 12th

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  Dear Southwest Valley Taxpayer,(Please forward this to your friends in Buckeye, El Mirage, Glendale, Goodyear, Avondale, Litchfield Park, Peoria, and Waddell!) Arizona has a chance to set a great example for America. Arizona has the worst budget deficit in the country, on a per-capita basis, because of the huge spending increases [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 9:32pm EDT
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• “One Accord”

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  Number of comments: 3
  I almost forgot I had this video clip from earlier this year. That’s when Governor-in-Waiting, Jan Brewer, addressed the Maricopa County Republican Party at ASU West. At the time, I wrote, Leading up to the elections, several elected officials spoke including, County Attorney Andy Thomas, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, State Superintendent of Public [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 12:19am EDT
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• More Incestuous Politics

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  Number of comments: 3
  The East Valley Tribune reports that Marty Hermanson, Chairman of the Pinal County Republican party, has joined Sheriff Paul Babeu in calling for the resignation of Pinal County Recorder, Laura Dean-Lytle. Dean-Lytle is accused of breaching the trust of Pinal County citizens by hiring the boyfriend of her daughter. The boyfriend [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• Valley Metro Light Rail Proposes Mini Rail

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  Number of comments: 4
  OK, so it’s not what Valley Metro is really proposing but it does go to illustrate the absurdity of this taxpayer-subsidized system. According to The East Valley Tribune, Metro light rail believes it has found a solution to its budget woes: Smaller trains running with less frequency. Facing a $1.3 million deficit in [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 10:29pm EDT
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