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Ixtoc I to Deepwater Horizon… The more spills change, the more they stay the same
May 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: More than a month after the Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion and leak began, the memory of the media has finally been jarred — "this all seems vaguely familiar, oh yeah, it happened before!" The Rachel Maddow Show put together a decent compilation from the 1979 Ixtoc I oil spill in the Gulf
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Countdown
May 27, 2010
Posted by azBlueMeanie: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was a guest on Countdown with Keith Olbermann Wednesday evening as part of MSNBC/NBC's "A Nation Divided" focus on immigration. The interview begins around the 2:33 mark. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Goddard Beefs Up Security with Border Crime Prosecution Team
May 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Terry Goddard for Governor campaign: Goddard Beefs Up Security with Border Crime Prosecution Team PHOENIX — Attorney General Terry Goddard announced today a new Border Crime Prosecution Team, based in Tucson, which will investigate and prosecute the smuggling of weapons, humans, drugs and money across the border by the
SWAG Update: They’re off and running!
May 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The pre-race "silly wild ass guess" (SWAG) period is finally over. The filing deadline was 5:00 p.m. on May 26, 2010. Not everyone who filed a committee to run for office followed through with it. Below is the list of candidates who timely filed with the Secretary of State (posted to the
SWAG Update: Congress Critter Candidates
May 27, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I combined the Federal Election Commission filing page and the Arizona Secretary of State filing page. Legend: "I" is for incumbent, " * " is timely filed with the Arizona Secretary of State. U.S. Senate Cathy Eden (D) *John Dougherty (D) *Rodolfo "Rudy" Garcia (D)Rodney Glassman (D) *Joseph Huff (D)Randy Parraz (D)
Glassman sets up intern program
May 26, 2010
by David Safier Here's an opportunity that could answer a student's "What did you do on your summer vacation?" Question. Or even a student's "What did you do in the fall leadup to the election?" question. Glassman has set up what he calls his Silver Stars leadership program. Glassman Silver Stars are interns dedicated to
SB1070 Update: Pearce: “It’s not a broken immigration system”
May 26, 2010
by David Safier Apparently, our immigration system is just fine. We have great laws. That’s what Russell Pearce said today on MSNBC. Pearce was talking with (more often trying to shout over) National Council of La Raza’s Clarissa Martinez on an MSNBC Show today. Here’s the interchange, which is in the last few seconds of
SB1070 Update: The Sound Strike
May 26, 2010
by David Safier A new group calling itself The Sound Strike is calling for musicians and artists to boycott Arizona over SB1070: Fans of our music, our stories, our films and our words can be pulled over and harassed every day because they are brown or black, or for the way they speak, or for
