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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The news this morning is that long-time New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died of a heart attack. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at age of 80: In 37-plus seasons as owner, Steinbrenner led the Yankees to seven World Series championships, 11 American League … Read more

Posted by AzblueMeanie: Likely voters in the upcoming Republican primary overwhelmingly think the state is headed in the right direction according to a new ArizonaGuardian.com poll… Let me get this straight: Arizona's economy has effectively been in a depression since the real estate bubble burst in 2007. Unemployment is in double digits (long-term unemployed) in … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This should make it easy for voters — if these guys endorse a candidate, vote for the other guy. Arizona's twin embarrassments, Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain have endorsed the Accidental Governor in the GOP primary. Arizona Capitol Times » McCain, Kyl endorse Brewer: McCain is quoted in the statement as … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is one set of rules for the über-rich, and one set of rules for the rest of us. Congress is trying to add no-default provisions to FHA mortgages to prohibit "strategic defaults" by mortgage holders who are under water on their mortgage, i.e., the mortgage is more than the current market … Read more

by David Safier Let's see if I've got this straight, because I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the concept. According to Kyl, deficits are the worst thing that can happen to a country. However, they only become the worst thing that can happen to a country if a Democrat is president. If you increase … Read more