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Sorry about missing a week- but we are again! A few intersting Arizona stories in the mix:

Show length: 14 min. 17 sec.

 

*Tea Partiers admit that yes, it could be about race.

*Appeals court strikes down AZ law requiring proof of citizenship to vote.

*UN wants investigation into US forces human rights abuses on Iraqi detainees.

*All but two countries want the embargo on Cuba lifted. Any guess on who those two countries are?

*Congressional candidate has no regrets about how he kept us safe from terrorists while serving in Iraq.

*Rand Paul volunteer stomps on MoveOn.org volunteer's head in the name of freedom!

*AZ University tuition is now higher than the national average.

*Big-ass solar plant coming to Southern California.

*Arizona anti-immigration law SB1070 put together by the private prison business. So I guess it's not about race then.  It's about profit.

*Latinos in the United States feeling more discrimination than ever.

*You can now update your Facebook Status from Mt. Everest.

 

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Show Length: 14 min. 30 sec.

 

*The world is hungry.

*Oregon county can't afford to prosecute you for the drugs you're doing.

*Stem cells treating first human patient.

*The rich get richer, the middle class says "you're welcome!"

*School district in PA spying on students through their computers. Not during school hours.

*Don't Ask, Don't Tell... I don't know!

*Obama admin steps in on the Defense of Marriage Act.

*Pregnancy a "pre-existing condition"?

*Obama admin allows insurance companies to charge higher rates for children. With pre-existing conditions. Does that include pregnancy too?

*Health Care law suits move forward.

*Obama the gangster-suicide bomber-Mexican. What a lovely billboard that would make! Not.

*The feds will still prosecute pot-smokers should Cali's Prop 19 pass. But, what about the right of the state, right pro- AZ immigration law people?

 

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Show Length: 15 min. 15 sec.

 

*Study shows predatory lending is racially segregated.

*White House going solar- wonder if they will be removed if the political party in charge changes?

*92% of children have some sort of online presence by the time they are 2 years old.

*Should sugary drinks be covered under food stamps?

*Obama admin doesn't want you to know full extent of the BP oil spill.

*2/3 of Americans support raising the minimum wage.

*Number of Americans who think Obama is a Muslim keeps rising. RISING.

*Federal Judge upholds provision in the Health Care Law.

*The Pentagon not vetting their private security contractors very well...

*Stimulus payments going to dead people.

 

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Everything to make you seem even smarter around the watercooler than you all ready are!

**Show Length: 21 minutes

 

- What do you know? Obama administration likes to kill people too.

- Harvard Students protest anti-Muslim editor of New Republic

- Overwhelming percentage of military say you need diplomacy to have strong national security.

- 2009 was a good year... if you earn in the top 20% of Americans, that is.

- Can corporations assert personal privacy to keep their secrets safe?

- The non-religious know more about religion than the religious. Go fig.

- Tea Party = Republican. This is not rocket science.

- Historical digital records are disappearing. Literally.

- Democrats bail again on net neutrality.

- Farming discrimination?

- First lady wants to use food stamp funding to bring kids healthier school lunches.

- Sex Ed. It's about way more than abstinence.

- Rick Sanchez gets canned.

- Google instant search censors silly words. Like kids don't know these words all ready?

 

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Skipping over the very very late Episode 93 to bring Arizona listeners a summary of the 10 Initiatives that are on this election's ballot. Here are the places my information came from:

 

*Arizona Office of the Secretary of State

*Ballotpedia

*AZ Republic:

  - Prop 112 (ballot petitions)

  - Prop 203 (medical marijuana)

  - Prop 110 (military sites)

  - Prop 109 (hunting and fishing)

  - Prop 111 (Deputy Governor)

*East Valley Tribune:

  - Prop 111 (Deputy Governor)

  - Prop 112 (ballot petitions)

  - Prop 113 (Union secret ballot voting)

  - Prop 107 (Affirmative Action)

*Blog For Arizona (who also uses ballotpedia)

*Promos!

  - Men Are Dumb Blog

  - Geeks Versus Nerds

  - Pulp Audio Weekly

 

ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 2ND! EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 7TH!

 

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