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Pima County Democratic Party Blood Drive
August 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the Pima County Democratic Party: Pima County Democratic PartyandRed Cross of Southern Arizona Blood Drive Friday, August 19, 201110:00 am – 3:00 pm Call Headquarters TODAY to Make Your Appointment! 520-326-3716 The Red Cross is also offering some great incentives this time around including: All donors will receive a coupon
Back from the brink: Senate completes federal debt ceiling increase
August 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The U.S. Senate just voted to approve the federal debt ceiling bill approved by the House on Monday. It now goes to the president for his signature. Senate Clears Debt Deal : Roll Call News: The Senate passed the $2.1 trillion budget package Tuesday on a 74-26 vote, capping months of grueling
CD 1: Baldenegro Challenges Kirkpatrick in Dem Primary
August 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The White Mountain Independent has a good profile piece on Wenona Benally Baldenegro, candidate for Congress in CD 1. Baldenegro challenges Kirkpatrick – White Mountain Independent: Wenona Benally Baldenegro… [a] Flagstaff attorney, originally from Kayenta on the Navajo reservation, is touring the district in preparation for her primary challenge to former Rep. Ann
Herb Paine speaks his mind
August 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: 2010 Democratic congressional candidate Herb Paine says in this opinion what many of us have been discussing privately among ourselves. It is currently available on The Arizona Guardian but may be subscriber blocked soon. Guardian Contributor Herb Paine – Ceding the Sensible Center: Crisis at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: How is it that
Credit where credit is due
August 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week I took to task Bennie White, the husband of the immediate past chairwoman of the Pima County Republican Party, Judy White, and a politico in the Pima County and Arizona Republican Party in his own right, for his shrill partisan letter to the Arizona Daily Star asserting "I don't have a
Reminder: AIRC Public Hearing in South Tucson Today
August 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission holds a public hearing today in South Tucson. Tuesday, August 2, 2011City of South Tucson 6:00 p.m.City of South TucsonCouncil Chambers1601 South Sixth AvenueSouth Tucson, AZ 85713
Harbingers of Disintegration
August 1, 2011
By Karl Reiner Americans have suddenly become enamored with the U.S. national debt. Perhaps it is because it keeps climbing. Tax cuts, two wars and a colossal recession triggered by the collapse of the housing sector have all done their part to make it worse. Although Congress has raised the debt ceiling 39 times since
BREAKING: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords returns to Congress to vote on debt ceiling bill
August 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The House of Representatives just approved the debt ceiling bill on a bipartisan vote of 269-161. I will update later. UPDATE: Final debt deal | U.S. Congress Votes Database – The Washington Post. Overshadowing the vote was Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords returning to Congress to cast her vote to a standing ovation and thunderous
