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		<title>Tired of Russell Pearce? Participate in the recall effort!</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/03/03/tired-of-russell-pearce-participate-in-the-recall-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citizens for a Better Arizona is sponsoring a Recall Pearce canvas operation in Mesa on Saturday, March 5. Tucson activists&#8211; including Tucson&#8217;s Chapter of Progressive Democrats of America&#8211; are organizing local activists to go to Mesa for this event. Only 17,000 people in Pearce&#8217;s Mesa district voted for him, and now he&#8217;s the most powerful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AZ Death Panel Decision: 95 transplant patients, 90,000 babies, or 250,000 adults?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona Governor Hard-Hearted Hattie&#8230; oops&#8230; Jan Brewer gained national attention last fall when she dropped 97 people who had been eligible for transplants under the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) off the list. Arizona&#8217;s Death Panel quickly went viral&#8211; thanks to multiple news stories, including the front page of the New York Times, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Koch whore caught in telephone sting by blogger (video)</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/02/23/koch-whore-caught-in-telephone-sting-by-blogger-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union-busting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was caught in a telephone sting. A blogger from the BuffaloBeast posed as David Koch (notorious right-philanthropist, major donor to Walker&#8217;s campaign), and owner of 18 factories in Wisconsin and talked with Walker on the phone about his union-busting plans. Above is part one; here is a link to part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans declare war on women: So, what else is new?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/02/16/republicans-declare-war-on-women-so-what-else-is-new/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though federally-funded abortions have been illegal in the US for more than 30 years, conservative Republicans campaigned on this issue during 2010. (Of course, we all know Republicans don&#8217;t allow FACTS to get in the way of their sound bites.) Now Republican members of the US House of Representatives have introduced multiple bills to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on proposed 300% medical marijuana tax</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/01/27/update-on-proposed-300-medical-marijuana-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/?p=494</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday evening, I posted a story about the proposed 300% tax on medical marijuana, which blew up in the Citizen comments section and on state representatives&#8217; facebook pages over night. The story in today&#8217;s Arizona Daily Star corroborated my story and offered more details. Basically, Attorney General Tom Horne is using a loophole in Prop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Scalia and Thomas have a conflict of interest in the Citizens United campaign finance case? (video)</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/01/21/did-scalia-and-thomas-have-a-conflict-of-interest-in-the-citizens-united-campaign-finance-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One year ago today, the US Supreme Court blew the doors off campaign finance reform with their decision on the landmark Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission. The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled that limiting campaign contributions from corporations limits their freedom of speech. This decision is based upon the legal precedent of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What happened to the War on Poverty? Is the US marching backward?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/01/19/what-happened-to-the-war-on-poverty-is-the-us-marching-backward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King&#8217;s legacy and the passing of Sargent Shriver, a foot soldier in the War on Poverty, this week, I have been read about the early 1960s and listening to speeches by King and President Lyndon B. Johnson. A recurring theme in these speeches is the struggle to raise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giffords shooting rocks democrats at Pima County reorganization meeting (video)</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/01/08/giffords-shooting-rocks-democrats-at-pima-county-reorganization-meeting-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords&#8217; shooting rocked the Pima County Democratic Party&#8217;s reorganization meeting today in Tucson. A Facebook post from the Three Sonorans sent shockwaves through the Democrats&#8217; media brainstorming session as smart phones lit up around the event. Tears and disbelief spread amongst the precinct committee members and party officials who had gathered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Republicans really cut $100 billion from the US budget?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/01/05/can-republicans-really-cut-100-billion-from-the-us-budget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republicans who rode the Tea Party&#8217;s coat tails into office in 2010 are vowing to cut $100 billion from domestic spending, but can they really do it? According to the New York Times, the only parts of the budget that would be exempt from a potential 20 percent across-the-board would be the military, domestic security, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical marijuana: City of Mesa clears way for new &#8216;Mormon Trail&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2010/12/11/medical-marijuana-city-of-mesa-clears-way-for-new-mormon-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the early 1980s, I interviewed an old rancher who lived in Dragoon, Arizona for a feature story about rural Cochise County. His 1800s stone ranch house was decorated with rustic furniture, a smattering of family heirlooms, and a large collection of old glass bottles. Being somewhat of an antique buff myself, I remarked [...]]]></description>
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