The Dirty Truth About 'Clean' Elections
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April 8, 2009
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Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio's Court Tower "Cover-Up" is Pure Fictionnew
Andrew Thomas would surely tell you that he and his closest ally, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, had become convinced that a project had fallen prey to misspending, graft, even outright corruption. Grand jury time!
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A Statewide Sales Tax Hike For the Arts, In This Economy?new
One hundred million dollars. That's how much money the Metro Phoenix Partnership for Arts and Culture hopes to generate from a new tax hike proposal quietly being prepared for voters. One hundred million freakin' dollars, each year.
Phoenix New Times |
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I had heard of Charles Keating. The man became famous as an anti-porn crusader in Cincinnati back in the '70s, hustling his version of morality against Hustler's version of what the Founding Fathers meant in the First Amendment. My knowledge of Mr. Keating didn't end there, however.
Phoenix New Times |
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Phoenix New Times |
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Joe Arpaio All-but-Declares Victorynew
Sheriff Joe Arpaio apparently wants to remain Maricopa County Sheriff until he's dead, as he declared his candidacy for the 2016 race immediately after all-but-declaring victory over Democratic candidate Paul Penzone.
Phoenix New Times |
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Paul Babeu's Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff's Attorney Threatened Him With Deportationnew
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Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo |
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Jan Brewer's Criminally Insane Son and His Mysteriously Sealed Filenew
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Phoenix New Times |
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