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

Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


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

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


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...

Bird Strike Sends Delta Flight Back To Phoenix Airport

AP | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home


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...

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

Auburn McCanta | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Auburn McCanta

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."

Opt Out Public Option: A Red State Reaction

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Marlene H. Phillips

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.

Sweat Lodges Are Sitting Bull

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


E. Jean Carroll

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.

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

AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home


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

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

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home


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

Liz Neuman: Third Person Dies In Arizona Sweat Lodge Case

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home


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...

Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Despite all we've learned from Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me, we continue to take abuse. Our pal Mike is now asking us to act.

Not Snark: GOP Hispanic Organizer Renounces GOP to Recruit for GOP

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

DeeDee Blase founded "Somos Republicans" to recruit to Arizona Hispanics... says, "Obama sold Latinos down the river. It's my mission to call him out on this."

James Arthur Ray: Guru Says He's Being Tested By Sweat Lodge Deaths

AP | By DAISY NGUYEN and FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home


LOS ANGELES - The man in charge of a spiritual retreat last week in Arizona that left two people dead after they were overcome in a sweat lodge said T...

"Kill Obama" Painted On Phoenix-Area Campaign Signs

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Neither campaign sign is connected to national politics... The Phoenix area has had a run of high-profile racist incidents recently.

Arizona Governor Tells Baucus: We Can't Afford Your Health Care Reform

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Tuesday that the state of Arizona, which has been dealing with the highest per capita deficit in the nation, cannot afford the health care reform plan proposed by Senator Max Baucus of Montana.

AZ Sheriff On CNN Says, "I'm Going To Fool Them All"

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio told Wolfe Blitzer on CNN that he "fooled" the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Wednesday afternoon, just days after losing his ICE immigration agent authority...

Mixed-Race Couple Confronted With Racist Question, Stalked, Then Gunned Down In Arizona Park

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.04.2009 | Eyes & Ears


Dawn Teo

The suspect has not been identified and is described as a white male, about 5'6", heavily tattooed. The suspect fled the scene in a white four-door car with tinted windows.

Ken Burns' National Parks: What's Your Favorite Rocky Mountain Park? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver


Ken Burns has created yet another cinematic masterpiece with "National Parks: America's Best Idea" which chronicles the history of the United States n...

Judge To Decide If 9-Year-Old Liberian Refugee Will Stand Trial In Arizona Rape

AP | By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 09.29.2009 | Home


PHOENIX (AP)-- A 9-year-old boy charged in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl sobbed in court Monday as his teacher testified that he rarely...

AZ Govt Overrides Voters, Strips Benefits From Domestic Partners & Disabled Dependents

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

But state and university employees no longer feel welcomed by the state. One state employee said, "I choose to work for the state as a public servant, but the state just spit in my eye."

Stressed-Out Arizona Governor Caught On Camera Calling State Capitol "Hell Hole"

Dawn Teo | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

At a time when state governments across the country were facing record budget crises, Brewer was dealt the largest per-capita state budget deficit in the nation at her swearing in.

AZ Politician Arrested on 93 Felony Charges, Allegedly Used Campaign Funds as Personal Slush Fund

Dawn Teo | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

According to the official statement from MCSO, Stapley's response when picked up by officers was, "You've got to be kidding me."

ACORN Subpoenaed By America's Toughest Sheriff: Federal Funds Allegedly Used For Political Attacks

Dawn Teo | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Arpaio told local reporters Thursday evening, "I have a sneaking suspicion that ACORN is using federal taxpayer dollars to pursue their own agenda because they don't like me."

President of Community College Board Arrested for DUI, Couldn't Recite Alphabet

Dawn Teo | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

The arresting officer noted in the report that one of the first things he noticed after pulling over Clark was that her pants were "unzipped and open."

Monkey-Masked Driver Avoids Dozens Of Speeding Tickets

The Arizona Republic | JJ Hensley | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home


...when state Department of Public Safety officers served 37 unpaid photo-enforcement tickets to Vontesmar recently, he wasn't fazed. The photos al...

AZ Senator Who Grabbed Sign From 78 Year Old Woman Acquitted On Technicality

Dawn Teo | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Huppenthal did not deny that a struggle took place with 78-year-old Ruth Levin, nor did he deny that he took the sign and tossed it into a nearby dumpster.