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Recession Hits Kids Hard Too

Posted 12.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: Chidren, Hunger, Youth, Homelessness, Crime, Mentoring, Economic Stress, Flagstaff, Arizona, Recession, Impact News

Children aren't immune to the myriad effects of economic stress due to the recession an Arizona Daily Sun article reported Sunday. Kids naturally ado...

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FDIC Shuts Down 3 More Banks; 2009 Total Rises To 133

AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS and MARCY GORDON | Posted 12.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Enterprise Bank, Valley Capital Bank, Florida, Kansas, Arizona, 1st United Bank, Republic Federal Bank, Business News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Florida, Arizona and Kansas, bringing to 133 the number of U.S. banks that have failed...

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The 20 Most Economically Stressed Counties In October

AP | Posted 12.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Imperial County California, Yuma County Arizona, AP Economic Stress Map, Most Stressed Counties, Arizona, California Economy, Yuba County California, Stress Index, Economy, Financial Crisis, Business News

A list of the 20 most economically stressed counties with populations over 25,000 and their October 2009 Stress scores, according to The Associated Pr...

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Walt Staton: Man Faces Jail After Leaving Water For Illegal Immigrants In Desert

AP | Posted 12.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Walt Staton, Immigration, Water, Desert, Arizona, Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Mexico, Home News

TUCSON, Ariz. — A judge has threatened to sentence an Arizona man to 25 days in prison for leaving jugs of water in the desert for illegal immig...

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Why Obama Won't Do What's Needed to Deal With the Mortgage Crisis

David Fiderer | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

In places like Phoenix, 54% of homeowners with mortgages have negative equity. That's about half a million underwater mortgages, more than the combined totals in Texas and New York state, where 10 times as many people live.

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Reihan Salam: U.S. Economy Could Parallel Michigan's Decline

forbes.com | Reihan Salam, | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Detroit Automakers, New York Economy, Mayor Bloomberg, Economy, Detroit, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Michigan Economy, Business News

Just as the roughly $3 trillion spent on the former East Germany didn't stave off economic collapse, federal bailouts won't bring back Detroit. As Mic...

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Arizona Lawmaker Rants on House Floor About Bisexual School Principals in Charge of Restrooms

Dawn Teo | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Jan Brewer, Arizona Republican Party, Rep Ray Barnes, Arizona State University, Obama Arizona, Ray Barnes, Jan Brewer, Arizona Legislature, Arizona House, Representative Ray Barnes, Tom Horne, Brett Mecum, Arizona, Politics News

Barnes is not alone in embarrassing Arizonans this year. Governor Jan Brewer (R) called the capitol a "hell hole."

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Tea Partier In Dead Heat With McCain Starts Fundraising For Potential Senate Race

Dawn Teo | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mccain, McCain Campaign, J-D-Hayworth, Senator John McCain, Arizona Senate, Arizona, J.D. Hayworth, 2010 Senate Races, JD Hayworth, Tea Party, Tea Bagger, Politics News

On Monday afternoon, Hayworth sent a fundraising plea to help pay off his legal bills on the premise that he may run against McCain.

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ACLU Attorney Who Fought For Miranda Rights Rules Against the Poor

Auburn McCanta | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homeless, Arizona, Aclu, Miranda Rights, Church, Poor, Crossroads Church, Politics News

The attorney who introduced the concept of Miranda rights into U.S. legal doctrine ruled this month that poor church members can't eat pancakes before a worship service.

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How To End Hunger One Neighborhood At A Time

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Peter Norback, One Can a Week, End Hunger, Hunger, Arizona, Food Donation, Food Drives, Tucson, Impact News

Last year, Peter Norback was looking for a way to do a service for his community. "Just before the election, Barack Obama was talking about community ...

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The Last Time Byrd's Record Was Broken

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joseph G. Cannon, Longest Serving Member of Congress, Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia, Bob Byrd, Carl Hayden, Robert Byrd, Arizona, Illinois, Politics News

Today, Senator Robert C. Byrd broke the record of a one-time colleague as the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history. Let's put his long run into perspective.

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There's a New Sheriff in Town...

Brian Keane | Posted 11.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, John Rowe, Arizona, Don Brandt, Jim Rogers, Green News

It's fair to say that environmentalists have just about always considered America's utility companies the bad guys. But these days there seems to be a new kind of utility -- and utility CEO -- emerging.

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Here's a Secret: Baseball is Not Over Yet

Ron Shandler | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports

Read More: American League, Afl, Diamondbacks, Arizona, Mlb, Evan Longoria, Cy Young Award, Sports News

Few people know about the Arizona Fall League. It was created to serve as a final proving ground for baseball's top prospects, and it is perhaps Major League Baseball's best kept secret.

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10 States Face Looming Budget Disasters: Pew Report

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: States Fiscal Crisis, Wisconsin, California, States Budgets, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Arizona, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Michigan, Oregon, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state ...

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Astonishing news: Arizona and DC actually agree

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arizona U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Official U.S. Congress Christmas Tree 2009, Arizona, Politics News

This past Sunday there was no discontent, no talk of revolt, no screaming about the Feds. In a lovely meadow in the White Mountains of Arizona, the overwhelming sentiment was pride.

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Loan Modification Plan Has Helped 20 Percent Of Eligible In California, Nevada And Arizona

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Loan Modification, California, Mortgage Modification, Making Home Affordable, Mortgage Servicers, Mortgage Crisis, Loan Mod, Nevada, Arizona, Home Loans, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says, but most ...

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Neo-Nazi Immigration Rallies (VIDEO): Events Attract Larger Counter-Protests

Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arizona Immigration, Arizona Neo-Nazis, Neo-Nazi Anti-Immigration Rally Video, Racism, Immigration, Arizona, Minnesota Nazis, Minnesota Neo-Nazis, Politics News

Anti-immigration rallies held by neo-Nazi groups in Arizona and Minnesota this weekend drew large counter-protests sometimes outnumbered the original ...

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Noor Faleh Almaleki Dies: Iraqi Woman In US Dead After Father Runs Her Over For Being Too Westernized

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home

Read More: Uk, Islam, Western Culture, Crime, Peoria, Noor Almaleki, Honor Killings, Atlanta, Westernized, Arizona, Culture, Religion, Westernization, Faleh Hassan Almaleki, Car, Phoenix, Noor Faleh Almaleki, Iraq, Muslim, Amal Khalaf, Honor Killing, Home News

PHOENIX — A young Iraqi woman whose father allegedly hit her with his car because she had become too Westernized died from her injuries Monday a...

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Bird Strike Sends Delta Flight Back To Phoenix Airport

AP | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home

Read More: Bird Strikes, Faa, Phoenix Airport, Travel, Arizona, Pilots, Utah, Ntsb, Sky Harbor, Phoenix, Air Safety, Miracle on the Hudson, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Salt Lake City, Flock, Delta, Bird Strike, Airlines, Home News

PHOENIX — Authorities say a Delta Air Lines flight headed to Utah has safely returned to Phoenix after one or more birds hit the aircraft. Fede...

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Jon Kyl Locks Constituents Out, but Will Arizona Opt Out?

Auburn McCanta | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Public Option, Health Care, Jon Kyl, Arizona, Phoenix, Politics News

Senator Jon Kyl recently quipped to NBC's David Gregory on Meet the Press, "I'm not sure that it's a fact that more and more people die because they don't have health insurance."

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Opt Out Public Option: A Red State Reaction

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Arizona, Public Health Plan, Opt Out Clause, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Health Care, Politics News

If any state is likely to exercise an opt out clause it could very well be the Grand Canyon state. Arizona often displays an independent streak when it comes to adopting federal proposals.

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Sweat Lodges Are Sitting Bull

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Gurus, James Arthur Ray, Arizona, Sweat Lodge, Spirituality, Beverley Bunn, Sweat Lodge Deaths, Living News

Anyone who tells you that vomiting is "good for you, that you are purging what your body doesn't want, what it doesn't need," is a sadist. Anyone who ever refers to you as a "spiritual warrior" is a crook.

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Faleh Hassan Almaleki, Arizona Man, Ran Down Daughter With Car Because She Was Too "Westernized": Police

AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Faleh Hassan Almaleki, Arizona, Man Runs Down Daughter, Faleh Hassan Almaleki Wanted, Home News

PEORIA, Ariz. — Police in a Phoenix suburb are looking for a father suspected of running down his daughter because she was becoming too "Western...

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Beverley Bunn, Sweat Lodge Survivor, Speaks Out, Reveals Details Of Tragic Incident

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

Read More: James Arthur Ray, Spiritual Guru, Liz Neuman, Tent, Beverley Bunn, Sweat Lodge Deaths, Retreat, Yavapai County, James Shore, Homicides, Arizona, Kirby Brown, Sweat Lodge, Home News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation ...

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Liz Neuman: Third Person Dies In Arizona Sweat Lodge Case

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Journey Expansion Team, Sweat Lodge, James Arthur Ray, Minneapolis, James Shore, Arizona, Kirby Brown, Angel Valley Retreat Center, Minnesota, Milwaukee, Spiritual Warior, Sweat Lodge Deaths, Self-Help Guru, Liz Neuman, Phoenix, New Age, Yavapai-County, Home News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday...

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