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		<title>Border Patrol orders removal of shrine&#8230; again (video)</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/10/04/border-patrols-orders-removal-of-shrine-again-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in July, I reported that the Border Patrol ordered removal of a shrine in memory of 19-year-old, US citizen Carlos Lamadrid, who was shot by the Border Patrol in March 2011. Yes, Carlos was running marijuana along the border, but he was a US citizen and a human being. He didn&#8217;t deserve to die. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers call for investigation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas&#8230; finally</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/09/29/lawmakers-call-for-investigation-of-supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-finally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progressive groups like Common Cause have been calling for a conflict of interest investigation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for months now. Back in January, Common Cause linked Justices Thomas and Antonin Scalia to the infamous Koch brothers. From the Tucson Progressive&#8230; The watchdog group Common Cause is now raising the question of conflict of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Randy Parraz updates Progressive Dems on Pearce Recall (video)&#8211; UPDATED</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randy Parraz, primary cheerleader for the Recall Russell Pearce campaign, updated the Progressive Caucus of the Arizona Democratic Party at their recent meeting in Tucson. The recall effort has exceeded the minimum number of signatures needed, but since some signatures are always rejected as invalid, they will use the next 40 or so days to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear, President Obama, please help us!</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/02/23/dear-president-obama-help-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear President Obama, We, the loyal citizens of Baja Arizona, desperately need your help. We are being held captive by a band of marauding, Narcissistic know-nothings from the north. Under the ironclad control of their ruthless, maniacal leader, Emperor Russell Pearce and his hand-maiden Jan Brewer, the Empire of Maricopa has lost sight of what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Koch Brothers and Wall Street buy governors, as well as Supreme Court Justices</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/02/22/koch-brothers-and-wall-street-buy-governors-as-well-as-supreme-court-justices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Brothers’ Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute from the New York Times may belong in the &#8220;duh&#8221; category, but I think it worthwhile to note the connection between billionaire right-wing philanthropists Charles G. and David Koch, Wall Street, and the current union-busting activities in Wisconsin and other states. According to the Times, Koch Industries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Democrats of America: 300 Tucsonans ready to fight back</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who said the progressive movement was dead? It is alive and well in Tucson, Arizona. An estimated 300 activists, liberals, Green Party members, and Democratic Party foot soldiers crammed into a large meeting room at the YWCA on the west side of Tucson Monday night for the inaugural meeting of the Progressive Democrats of America [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White Panthers: The corporatists and cronies who run Arizona with Russell Pearce&#8217;s help</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2011/02/01/white-panthers-the-corporatists-and-cronies-who-run-arizona-with-russell-pearces-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona has been in a state of devolution since Governor Jan Brewer, her right-hand man State Senate President Russell Pearce, and their lobbyist cronies took two years ago. You know the details&#8211; over $1 billion in debit with no plans to fix it; sacrificing K-12 and higher education to fund private prisons; ducking out of [...]]]></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>&#8216;Scrooge of the Year&#8217; Award: Brewer coasts to easy victory</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/tucson-progressive/2010/12/13/scrooge-of-the-year-award-brewer-coasts-to-easy-victory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Jan Brewer handily won the Tucson Jobs with Justice Scrooge of the Year Award on Saturday evening at the anual awards dinner. Seven people were nominated for the 2010 Scrooge Award, but Repulbican politicians dominated the field with  five of the seven nominations. Tucsonans who nominated these would-be Scrooges&#8211; two teachers, a former politician, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to eliminate the US budget deficit in a few easy steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Powers Hannley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget were two right wing rallying cries in the recent election. Repeatedly, Sarah Palin, Ruth McClung and other Mama Grizzlies offered the schmaltzy recommendation that we &#8220;sit around the kitchen table like a family&#8221; and work together to balance the US budget. Unfortunately, the right wing Mama Grizzlies were just [...]]]></description>
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