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19 Nov 2010 11:34

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U.S.: Does Arizona’s transplant cut-off scream “death panel” to anyone?

  • To basically renege on what you promised was [going to] be a chance at life is a very, very bitter indictment of the ethics of the Legislature.
  • University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics head Arthur Caplan • Suggesting that Arizona’s recent plan to stop paying for transplants was very unethical. A total of 98 people have been given something of a death sentence in the wake of all of this, which is ironic because Republicans were the very people to speak out against so-called “death panels” during the health care debate. Now, here it is, and it’s happening on a Republican administration’s watch. In one case, a guy came on the list for a liver transplant and was literally screwed by the changes. The cuts were made to close a $1.5-billion gap in Arizona’s budget, but will only save the state $4.5 million, or .3 percent of that budget gap. (Thanks Jonathan Cunnigham for the find.)  source
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17 Nov 2010 22:28

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Culture: The Incredible Hulk now The Incredible Illegal Immigrant Hunter

You loved Lou Ferrigno when he turned green and his muscles got really big. Now he’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s right-hand man for fighting illegal immigration in Arizona. Be scared. source
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17 Nov 2010 11:04

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U.S.: Thanks, budget cuts: Arizona man can’t get life-saving liver transplant

  • lucky Francisco Felix, a Phoenix man on the list for a liver transplant, receives a liver donation late Monday night. He has Hepatitis C, and a transplant is his only option.
  • dumb Because the state’s cuts to health care, liver transplants are no longer covered, which means that he couldn’t pony up the $200,000 to pay for the liver. source
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01 Nov 2010 18:49

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U.S.: Ah, immigration, you old wedge issue you: Arizona case in court

  • There’s no reason why Arizona should stand by and suffer the consequences of a broken system, when (it) has 15,000 well-trained peace officers that Washington authorities aren’t allowing to help fix the system. That’s what Arizona wants to do.
  • John Bouma, the lawyer representing Arizona • Arguing in favor of the state’s immigration law during an appeals court trial in California. The judges in the case asked both sides difficult questions and didn’t seem to be favoring either one. Meanwhile, there were a ton of protesters outside holding the kind of signs that weren’t all that commonplace at the Rally To Restore Sanity. Ah, divisions. source
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27 Oct 2010 11:18

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U.S.: Death row inmate’s famous last words: “Boomer Sooner”

  • Well, I’d like to say thank you to my family for being here and all my friends, and Boomer Sooner.
  • Arizona death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan • Making his famous last words before his death by lethal injection. “Boomer Sooner”? Apparently this guy lived in Oklahoma and was a big college football fan before being convicted in the murder of Chester Dean Dyer way back in 1989. source
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12 Oct 2010 17:06

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Politics, U.S.: A civil rights double-play, and a good day for progressives

  • arizona’s immigration law When Arizona enacted a draconian immigration law last April, civil rights groups filed suit against it. This prompted Jan Brewer, the governor, to challenged the lawsuit in court. Today, a federal judge struck down her challenge, allowing the lawsuit to proceed.
  • don’t ask, don’t tell In 2004, the pro-gay GOP group Log Cabin Republicans filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department, arguing that DADT was unconstitutional. The (federal) judge agreed, and today issued an injunction against the policy, halting its enforcement. source
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07 Sep 2010 10:36

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Politics: Republican jerk gets drifters to run on Green Party ticket

See the guy in the front? He’s a Republican. He got the homeless guys in the background to run for office as Green party candidates in Arizona. source
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02 Sep 2010 17:49

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Politics: The worst opening statement in debate history

  • What happened? Appointed Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ), most famous for this controversial bill, wasn’t asked a difficult question at the start of yesterday’s debate. In fact, she wasn’t asked a question at all; she was simply given an open opportunity to introduce herself to voters. This is the easiest part of a debate, and yet somehow, Brewer found a way to bungle it (and badly). This may be the most unforced error in the history of political debates. source
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25 Aug 2010 00:37

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Politics: J.D. Hayworth no match for comeback king John McCain

  • hypothesis J.D. Hayworth, sensing weakness in John McCain’s abilities after he ran for president, thought Arizona could use a new senator.
  • reality Despite Hayworth’s stronger conservative credentials, McCain spent a lot of money and came out on top tonight. source
  • » Oh yeah … McCain has an election in November, but this will likely be a formality. See, McCain lives in Arizona, a state that leans far enough to the right that it allowed a crazy immigration law to take effect. There’s no way the’re electing a Democrat to the Senate.
  • » Other races: The other key state, Florida, was half-boom, half-bust for big-spending outsiders. While Democratic senate candidate Kendrick Meek easily won his race over Jeff Greene (a guy who’s a billionaire and made a lot of money off the housing market bust), multi-millionaire Rick Scott toppled Attorney General Bill McCollum in the GOP gubernatorial primart.
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24 Aug 2010 20:42

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Politics: Twitter’s all excited about the big primaries tonight (Florida, Arizona)



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