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		<title>AZ Rep Johnny Mendez came out as atheist and that is good for all of us</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/22/az-rep-johnny-mendez-came-out-as-atheist-and-that-is-good-for-all-of-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I couldn&#8217;t stay for the press conference after the Tuesday Arizona House floor session, but I did arrive at the gallery in time to see AZ Rep. Juan Mendez deliver his now-viral secular invocation on the House floor. Hat tip to Hemant Mehta for the transcript: Most prayers in this room begin with a request [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Movement was targeted by Uncle Sam on behalf of Big Business</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/21/occupy-movement-was-targeted-by-uncle-sam-on-behalf-of-big-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/21/occupy-movement-was-targeted-by-uncle-sam-on-behalf-of-big-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["both sides do it"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may remember (I do since I blogged about it) back in late 2011, when ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, held a big conference right here in the Valley of the Sun. Some folks from the Occupy movement wanted to welcome them with signs and In These Times reporter Beau Hodai tried to talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling grateful for all those Democrats in the AZ Senate today</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/16/feeling-grateful-for-all-those-democrats-in-the-az-senate-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2014 races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Driggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act. AZ Legislature]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AZ Medicaid expansion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Loredo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So budget bills got through the Arizona Senate Thursday, which were surprisingly decent, and the Medicaid expansion won a decisive majority vote. Political strategist and former legislator John Loredo said it best on his Facebook page: Tonight Senate Democrats along with a handful of courageous Republicans passed a reasonable, responsible budget. Dems learned that when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Really, when they say who they are, believe them.</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/16/really-when-they-say-who-they-are-believe-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/16/really-when-they-say-who-they-are-believe-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AZ Legislature]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Steve Smith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig McDermott captured an interesting thing Rep. Steve Smith said Tuesday about a ridonkulous bill before the Arizona Legislature, that prevents the evil Federal Government from sapping our Stately essences. Or something. Per Craig: The text of his &#8220;explanation&#8221; (emphasis added) - Mr. Speaker, I think just since we&#8217;re talking a little bit about history, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Name games in the City Council 8 race</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/14/name-games-in-the-city-council-8-race/</link>
		<comments>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/14/name-games-in-the-city-council-8-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservative Misogyny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homophobia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Gallego]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mary Rose Wilcox]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.democraticdiva.com/?p=4486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Bob Lord has been taking flack from Phoenix City Council candidate Warren Stewart&#8217;s campaign over his posts about a disparaging comment that Maricopa County Supervisor and Stewart supporter Mary Rose Wilcox made about Kate Gallego, who is also running in that race. I missed this last month, not sure how. Because this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible budget deal illustrates how “bipartisanship” can be dangerous</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/14/possible-budget-deal-illustrates-how-bipartisanship-can-be-dangerous/</link>
		<comments>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/14/possible-budget-deal-illustrates-how-bipartisanship-can-be-dangerous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andy biggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona medicaid expansion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AZ Eagletarian has a concise run-down of a rumored deal by AZ Senate President Andy Biggs (which I hinted at on my Sunday Square Off appearance) to ram a budget through the Senate by tacking a Medicaid expansion amendment on it and dangling some district pork in front of a few Dem Senators to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The crazy is strong in some Medicaid expansion opponents</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/13/the-crazy-is-strong-in-some-medicaid-expansion-opponents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/13/the-crazy-is-strong-in-some-medicaid-expansion-opponents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christine Bauserman, whose Facebook page proudly boasts all her conservative and Republican affiliations, believes that poor people getting health care in Arizona is a Marxist plot. She wrote a hilarious LTTE to the AZ Capitol Times about it. Just how desperate are Gov. Jan Brewer and political wizard Chuck Coughlin to force Obamacare on an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consequences for “sin” vary widely by one’s position in society</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/07/consequences-for-sin-vary-widely-by-ones-position-in-society/</link>
		<comments>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/07/consequences-for-sin-vary-widely-by-ones-position-in-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Special Election Day in South Carolina, where Republican Mark Sanford faces off against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch to fill a vacant Congressional seat. Sanford, of course, is the former Governor who, while he was a Governor, famously hiked the Appalachian Trail in South America with his mistress without telling anyone where he had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obligatory Kermit Gosnell post.</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/03/obligatory-kermit-gosnell-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/03/obligatory-kermit-gosnell-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 21:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Diva]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right wing pundits have been furiously peddling the myth that &#8220;no one was covering Kermit Gosnell!&#8221;. Irin Carmon of Salon explains how this is nonsense but I do feel compelled to produce a post about it from my little corner of the Vast Liberal Media. In case you&#8217;re not familiar with the case, Kermit Gosnell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency contraception over the counter with no limits makes sense!</title>
		<link>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/02/emergency-contraception-over-the-counter-with-no-limits-makes-sense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.democraticdiva.com/2013/05/02/emergency-contraception-over-the-counter-with-no-limits-makes-sense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FDA has issued new rules on over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception. It will now be on store shelves and available to anyone age 15 or over. Previously, it had been kept behind the pharmacy counter and you had to be at least 17 to purchase it. This ruling comes as a disappointment to many [...]]]></description>
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