ABC News exclusive video from inside the mansion where Osama bin Laden was killed
May 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Bin Laden Compound Raid: First Look Inside An exclusive look inside the mansion where Osama bin Laden was killed. The AP reports that Bin Laden found near Pakistani military academy: Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 yards from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying U.S. … Read more
Is Pedicone being exploited, used as pawn by PR hacks?
May 1, 2011
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by David Safier I am concerned TUSD Supe John Pedicone caused his school district embarassment with his op ed in the Star. Some may actually say his piece is shocking and abhorrent. [See NOT-QUITE-SATIRE note below.] Some would have you believe Pedicone wrote this op ed on his own. I believe this may not be … Read more
Update: 2012 candidate committees
May 1, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings, with the Maricopa-centric stuff edited out for BfA's readers. 🙂 Edit on 5/2 to add another candidate who was brought to my attention in a comment on this post. My apologies to Ms. Baldenegro. No slight was intended… Things are still slow on the candidate committee front, as … Read more
Please read the whole op ed
May 1, 2011
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by David Safier The NY Times op ed is The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries, written by Dave Eggers and Nínive Clements Calegari. Eggers I know as a fine writer. Clements I don't know. According to the ID under the op ed, the two are "founders of the 826 National tutoring centers and producers … Read more
2011 White House Correspondents Association Dinner
May 1, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: President Obama filleted Donald Trump like a fish and Seth Meyers threw him on the grill. "The Donald" was the guest of the Washington Post, which undermined any last remaining shred of credibilty of the Neocon WaPo.
Brewer vetoes, signs a number of bills
April 30, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer has signed a slew of bills passed by the legislature this year, and has also vetoed a larger-than-expected number of them. While she usually lists technical reasons for her veto of a bill, her real reasons for vetoes usually boil down to either payback … Read more
Is there about to be a land grab in Pima County?
April 30, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Back in the late 1990s, Tortolita and Casas Adobes attempted to incorporate as towns, despite the existence of Arizona law that prevented such incorporation because of the proximity to the City of Tucson, which had to give its approval. The courts later voided the incorporation attempts. Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup was elected … Read more
