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John McCain Flip-Flops, Rejects the Recommendation of the Pentagon on DADT
February 3, 2010
On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held hearings on the proposal to repeal the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy in the military services. Top Defense Officials Seek to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: The nation’s top two defense officials called Tuesday for an end to the 16-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, a major step
The Farley Report – February 2, 2010
February 3, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This week's Farley Report: Remember the classic Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day? Where he keeps re-living the same day over and over again, and eventually starts trying to change his behavior to end the cycle? His attempts never work until he finally decides to do the right thing and take care of
Summary of Tuesday’s special session activities
February 2, 2010
and a preview of Wednesday's possible activity in the House… Posted by Craig McDermott; cross-posted from Random Musings. …The Senate, with most but not all Democrats on board, passed a series of bills meant to address the current fiscal year's state budget deficit. This includes the referral of a temporary increase to the state's
I wonder if this pisses journalists off
February 2, 2010
by David Safier Do journalists get pissed when they get almost daily variations of the same press release over and over and over again, from the same candidate? Or do they let the repetition sink into their brain pans and say, "Geez, I've heard this so often, there must be something to it. Maybe I
Abstinence sex ed back on the table?
February 2, 2010
by David Safier Until now, most studies have concluded that abstinence-only sex education is both ineffective and potentially harmful. But a new study may add more value to abstinence education. And being a member of the fact-based community, I'm always willing to reconsider my previously held notions. This one study is far from conclusive, but
The Floridation of Arizona Education: Dropout rates
February 2, 2010
by David Safier Arizona Republicans appear to be hellbent on copying Florida's educational reforms — or those they like, anyway. While they're not keen on cutting the number of students in each class or adding funding for early childhood education — both of which have been done in Florida — they love the idea of
Special session update –
February 2, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott Most of this info has been previously posted on my own blog, Random Musings. Readers interested in coverage that is more moment-by-moment should surf on over there All of the Special Session's budget bills passed committee consideration today, though a couple of the Rs have publicly indicated that they will be
Heads up Citizens
February 2, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Lost in the hubub over the Special Session today is this equally important hearing that Craig previously covered in his "The Coming Week" post: Senate Appropriations will meet on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in SHR109. This one is possibly the lowlight of the week. It's got a striker to SCR1015 that would send
