Arizona Republican Party Calendar of Events
**August 2006**
This Calendar of Events is produced monthly.
To have your Republican event included, submit it to ksachs@azgop.org
Tuesday, August 1, 2006, Legislative District 28 will hold their monthly meeting featuring guest speaker Ron Drake at 7:00 p.m. at Pima County Republican Committee Headquarters (5447 E. 5th St #100) in Tucson. An optional pot luck dinner will precede the meeting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Chairman Wil Westholm at wtwestholm@aol.com or (520) 444-4541.
Sunday, August 6, 2006, The Pima County Republican Party is pleased to present a candidate forum featuring Legislative District 30 Republican Candidates. The event will take place at the Udall Center (7200 E. Tanque Verde) from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. and all Republican LD 30 candidates will be participating. For more information, please e-mail hq@pimagop.com.
Monday, August 7, 2006, Legislative District 13 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Capri Village Community Center (4211 W. Roosevelt Rd) in Phoenix. For more information, please contact Chairman Jason Wopperer at Jason.wopperer@lmco.com.
Tuesday, August 8, 2006, Legislative District 11 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Arizona American Italian Club (7509 N. 12th St) in Phoenix. For more information please contact Chairman Rob Haney at r_b_haney@yahoo.com or (602) 996-1004.
Tuesday, August 8, 2006, Legislative District 16 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Capri MHP (4211 W. Roosevelt Rd) in Phoenix. For more information, please contact Chairman Don Gold water at dongoldwater@yahoo.com or (602) 224-5525.
Wednesday, August 9, 2006, Legislative District 20 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Tempe Police Substation on Hardy Drive (exactly midway between Elliot and Warner Roads) in south Tempe. For more information, please contact Chairman Tom Morrissey at tpmorrissey@cox.net or (480) 598-0012.
Wednesday, August 9, 2006, There will be a meeting of the Western Pinal Republican Club at 6:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Casa Grande. For more information, please contact President Billy Bridwell at (520) 836-0001.
Wednesday, August 9, 2006, The PACyderm Coalition will be meeting at Q's Banquet Hall (15440 N. 35th Ave) beginning at 6:15 p.m. with dinner and the meeting following at 7:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Phil Mason at gopphil@aol.com.
Tuesday, August 10, 2006, Legislative District 8 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Mustang Library (10101 N. 90th St) in Scottsdale. Guest speakers include, Congressman J.D. Hayworth, Justice of Peace Michael Reagan, Clerk of Superior Court Michael Jeanes, Mine Inspector candidate Joe Hart, and the 3 Constable candidates Larry Haynes, Dan Ryan, and John Bracken. For more information, please contact Chairman Donna Reagan at donna_reagan@yahoo.com or (480) 451-1813.
Thursday, August 10, 2006, Legislative District 21 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Serrano's Mexican Restaurant (141 S. Arizona Ave) in Chandler. For more information, please contact Chairman Jerry Brooks at brooksdidit@aol.com or (480) 963-0750.
Thursday, August 10, 2006, Legislative District 22 will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Freestone Recreation Center (1141 E. Guadalupe) in Gilbert. For more information, please contact Chairman Bill Norton at bill@thesharperedge.com or (480) 632-2335.
Saturday, August 12, 2006, Legislative District 26 will hold their monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the Metro Water Building (6265 N. La Canada) in Tucson. For more information, please contact Chairman David Smith at dsmith@assocfire.com or (520) 579-5548.
Saturday, August 12, 2006, Legislative District 29 will hold their monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the Golden Corral Restaurant (4380 E. 22nd St) in Tucson. For more information, please contact Chairman Mike Jenkins at mjenkins1205@msn.com or (520) 751-8967.
Saturday, August 12, 2006, The Republican Party will be holding it's monthly Super Saturday event from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the following locations: Arizona Republican Party Headquarters 3501 N. 24th St. , Tempe Field Office 1232 E. Broadway #202 , West Phoenix Office 15440 N. 35th Ave #4 , Pima County Republican Party Headquarters 5447 E. 5th St. #100 , North West Tucson Field Office 5151 N. Oracle #130. Come join fellow Republicans for coffee, donuts, and phone banking to help the Republican Party. For more information, please contact Kara Karlson at (602) 957-7770 or kkarlson@azgop.org .
Saturday, August 12, 2006, The Republican Women of Prescott will be holding a Wine Tasting Party from 2-5 p.m. at the Granite Creek Winery in Chino Valley. This event is open to club members, friends, and the public but especially the candidates running for office. For more information or to make reservations, please contact 928.776.4500.
Monday, August 14, 2006, There will be a candidate forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene (500 W. Calle Concordia, just west of CDO High School). There will be refreshments, ample seating, and more than enough parking. It is non-partisan so make sure to show up and support your favorite Republican candidate.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006, Legislative District 7 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Black Mountain Baptist Church (33955 N. Cave Creek Road) in Cave Creek. For more information, please contact Chairman Cheryl Pietkiewicz at cpietk@aol.com or (602) 402-8862.
Thursday, August 17, 2006, Legislative District 9 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at 7121 W. Bell Rd (behind the Remax Building) in the lower level meeting room. For more information, please contact Chairman Jackie Miller at jrmgolf@msn.com or (623) 972-5647.
Thursday, August 17, 2006, Legislative District 19 will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at 7110 E. McKellips Rd. For more information, please contact Chairman Jared Langkilde at jared.langkilde@mcmail.maricopa.edu or (480) 641-8874.
Thursday, August 17, 2006, J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House, will be at the home of Sheriff Steve and Barbara Waugh (8615 Live Oak Drive, Prescott, AZ) for a special dinner honoring Congressman Rick Renzi. There will be a VIP Reception, Photo Op and Dinner beginning at 5:00 p.m. for $200 per person. At 5:30 p.m., the General Reception and dinner will begin, at the cost of $100 per person. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Chad Willems at (602) 708-1123.
Saturday, August 19, 2006, Legislative District 12 will hold their monthly meeting at 8:00 a.m. at the Vineyard SW (13770 W. Van Buren) in Avondale. For more information, please contact Chairman Sandy Weiers at ld12@cox.net or (623) 772-9962..
Saturday, August 19, 2006, Legislative District 27 will hold their monthly meeting. For more information, please contact Chairman David Wagemaker at dwagemaker@cox.net or (520) 975-1527.
Saturday, August 19, 2006, Legislative District 30 will hold their monthly meeting. For more information, please contact Chairman Jim Coniglio at jjconiglio@earthlink.net or (520) 546-3684.
Saturday, August 19, 2006, Palo Verde Republican Women will host a "Meet the Candidates" special luncheon at 11:00 a.m. at the Chaparral Suites Resort (5001 N. Scottsdale Rd) in Scottsdale. Invited guests include Senator Jon Kyl, Congressman J.D. Hayworth (CD5) and John Shadegg (CD3), Secretary of State Jan Brewer, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, and Clerk of the Superior Court Michael Jeanes. Republican candidates for Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Corporation Commission and Mine Inspector have also been invited as well as Republican candidates from Legislative Districts 7, 8, and 11. To meet and hear the candidates, call 602.955.7104 for a reservation by August 14. Cost of the luncheon is $30.00.
Monday, August 21, 2006, Legislative District 4 will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the County Building (12975 W. Bell Rd) in Surprise. For more information, please contact Chairman Lyle Tuttle at ltuttle24@earthlink.net or (623) 451-6928.
Monday, August 21, 2006, Legislative District 10 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Thank Q Rentals (15440 N. 35th Ave) in Phoenix. For more information, please contact Chairman Kimberly Yee at Kimberly@kimberlyyee.com or (602) 750-9507.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006, The Highway 69 Republicans will be meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the Prescott Country Club (1030 Prescott Country Club Rd, Dewey). Dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m., the meeting itself will take place at 7:30 p.m. To RSVP please contact febs113@highstream.net or 928.899.1907. More information, including guest speakers, can be found on www.highway69republicans.com.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006, Pima County Republican Women's Club will have a dinner meeting at El Parador (2744 E. Broadway Blvd, Tucson) beginning at 6:00 p.m. with registration. The program itself will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature Congressman Jim Kolbe. Guests are welcome although reservations are required. The cost of dinner is $20. For more information, please contact Sharron Wilson at (520) 747-0432.
Thursday, August 24, 2006, Legislative District 18 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Mesa Community College Library-1st Floor. For more information, please contact Chairman Jeff Groscost at azspeaker@aol.com or (480) 892-892-5672.
Thursday, August 24, 2006, The next meeting of the AAARC will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Republican Party State Headquarters (3501 N. 24th St). The meeting will consist of a pot luck and everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact Clyde Bowen at aaarc6@msn.com.
Saturday, August 26, 2006, The Yavapai Republican Committee will hold its 2nd Annual Kite Flying Contest and Picnic from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Granite Creek Park and Ramada in Prescott, AZ. Categories for the competition include: *Elected officials and Candidates *Kids *Clubs (3 competitors per club). For more information or to RSVP, please contact the Yavapai Republican Committee at (928) 776-4500 or yavgop@theriver.com.
Saturday, August 26, 2006, The Tucson Republican Women are proud to present the 8th Biennial "Breakfast with the Candidates" at Tucson Country Club (2950 N. Camino Principal). Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the program following at 9:30 a.m. Tickets for the event are $35 which includes $10 for the TRW-PAC. Advance paid reservations need be made by August 22nd. For more information, please contact Sue Jamison at 520.795.5209.
Sunday, August 27, 2006, Senator Kyl will "whistle stop" in Gold Canyon on Sunday, August 27, 2006 from 12:00 noon to 12:45 p.m. at the Sunset Room in the MountainBrook Activity Center.
Monday, August 28, 2006, Legislative District 6 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Deer Valley Airport Restaurant (7th Ave and Deer Valley Road) in Phoenix. For more information, please contact Chairman Kerry Martin at kmartin@azdistrict6gop.org or (480) 502-8352.
Monday, August 28, 2006, Wickenburg Republican Club will hold their monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Super 8 (975 N. Tegner, Wickenburg). For more details, please contact Frosty at (928) 684-1221.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006, Legislative District 17 will hold their monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Pyle Center in Tempe. For more information, please contact Chairman Ray Devine at (480) 784-4953 or rdevine_az@cox.net.
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Monday, July 31, 2006
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Campaign Finance Effort Resumes, Without McCain
Campaign Finance Effort Resumes, Without McCain
The quartet of lawmakers behind every major federal campaign finance restriction in the past decade is suddenly missing one of its members.
The elided surnames of the four men, "McCain-Feingold-Shays-Meehan," have become synonymous with so-called campaign finance reform, but Senator McCain, a Republican of Arizona, is conspicuously absent from the latest effort.
On Wednesday, Senator Feingold, a Democrat of Wisconsin, Rep. Martin Meehan, a Democrat of Massachusetts, and Rep. Christopher Shays, a Republican of Connecticut, introduced a bill to revive the crumbling system for public financing of presidential campaigns.
The bill is largely identical to a measure all four men introduced in 2003, but this time around Mr. McCain is not on board.
A spokeswoman for Mr. McCain, Eileen McMenamin, did not return calls seeking comment for this article, but several people involved in discussions about the legislation said the senator's absence was related to his widely expected bid for the presidency in 2008.
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The quartet of lawmakers behind every major federal campaign finance restriction in the past decade is suddenly missing one of its members.
The elided surnames of the four men, "McCain-Feingold-Shays-Meehan," have become synonymous with so-called campaign finance reform, but Senator McCain, a Republican of Arizona, is conspicuously absent from the latest effort.
On Wednesday, Senator Feingold, a Democrat of Wisconsin, Rep. Martin Meehan, a Democrat of Massachusetts, and Rep. Christopher Shays, a Republican of Connecticut, introduced a bill to revive the crumbling system for public financing of presidential campaigns.
The bill is largely identical to a measure all four men introduced in 2003, but this time around Mr. McCain is not on board.
A spokeswoman for Mr. McCain, Eileen McMenamin, did not return calls seeking comment for this article, but several people involved in discussions about the legislation said the senator's absence was related to his widely expected bid for the presidency in 2008.
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Friday, July 28, 2006
Senator Mccain to give $100 billion in royalities to Indians ????
$100 billion in dispute
Senator Mccain to give $100 billion in royalities to Indians ????
McCain races to solve tribal funds dispute
WASHINGTON - The next few days may be Sen. John McCain's last best opportunity to resolve 10-year-old litigation against the federal government over billions of dollars in mineral royalties and land leases long denied to Native American landowners.
With time running out on the congressional session as well as on McCain's chairmanship of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, the Arizona Republican has set a hearing for Wednesday to finalize details of his bill to settle the class-action dispute.
The effort to bring together the opposing sides is a test of McCain's political pull and power of persuasion as he eyes a possible run for the presidency in 2008. advertisement
He needs to forge a settlement that satisfies Native Americans while it overcomes objections from congressional opponents who worry about the costs to taxpayers, including funds for retracing and verifying individual accounts and money owed. That is a goal that no one to date has managed to accomplish.
The case could linger for years longer in the court system if McCain's bill cannot solve the matter.
"I'm taking him for his word that he would work as hard as he could to get justice for Indian people," Eloise Cobell, a Blackfoot rancher and banker from Montana who filed the class-action lawsuit in 1996, said Thursday.
The lawsuit, Cobell vs. Kempthorne, seeks to force the government to account for billions of dollars held in trust for as many as 500,000 American Indians and their heirs. It alleges that royalty payments the federal government was supposed to distribute to thousands of individual Native Americans have been mismanaged for more than a century.
$100 billion in dispute
Cobell's lawyers have asserted that the Department of the Interior owes the landowners at least $100 billion, much of it tied to royalties for farming, grazing, mining, logging and other activities on tribal lands.
In Arizona, thousands of Native Americans and their heirs could be owed money.
Last summer, McCain and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., top Democrat on the Indian Affairs Committee, filed a bill to resolve the long-standing lawsuit. It called for creation of a settlement fund and an overhaul of how the Interior Department manages land and money for tribes and individual landowners.
But before unveiling that legislation, McCain warned at a March 9, 2005, hearing that although he promised as Indian Affairs Committee chairman to make reforming the trust fund a priority, he would give the effort "only one good shot."
"If it looks like we're not getting anywhere, if the tribes, the government or other interested parties cannot come to terms on a settlement of the lawsuit and what trust reform should be, then I will leave that task to a future Congress and the courts," McCain said.
If Republicans retain control of the Senate, McCain is widely expected to become chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee next year when Sen. John Warner, R-Va., steps down after his six-year term ends. If that happens, McCain would not continue as Indian Affairs chairman.
'One good shot'
Cobell said she believes the upcoming week is McCain's self-described "one good shot."
McCain's communications director, Eileen McMenamin, had no comment Thursday on the senator's efforts.
But one of Cobell's lawyers, Keith Harper, said the dollar amount McCain proposes for the settlement fund and other specifics of the bill will be key to whether Congress will have a real chance to settle the issue this year.
Given Congress' scheduled recess, Aug. 7-Sept. 4, and midterm elections, any further delays likely would mean an end to the bill, Harper said.
Last year, plaintiffs in the long-running lawsuit offered to settle the case for $25 billion despite their claims that the amounts owed by the Interior Department to Indian landowners exceeded $100 billion.
But Cobell and her lawyers say they have learned McCain's bill would put the settlement amount to be paid by the government even lower, at $8 billion .
"We haven't commented on that," McMenamin said.
Dorgan's office did not return a call Thursday seeking comment.
"It's much less than what we wanted," Cobell said. "I don't think it's fair."
But as lead plaintiff in the case, Cobell said she must consider that rejecting that amount would result in the bill's likely death and continuing court battles.
She said many of the would-be beneficiaries are elderly and are going to die before a settlement.
Cobell said the Indian plaintiffs would prefer to settle and move on. But she said she also doesn't want to just discard hard-fought District Court victories that have validated claims that the government's handling of the accounts was a breach of trust.
"We've got to hope that McCain will take up our cause in a rightful way," Cobell said, adding that what also is at stake is how the trust accounts will be managed in the future.
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Senator Mccain to give $100 billion in royalities to Indians ????
McCain races to solve tribal funds dispute
WASHINGTON - The next few days may be Sen. John McCain's last best opportunity to resolve 10-year-old litigation against the federal government over billions of dollars in mineral royalties and land leases long denied to Native American landowners.
With time running out on the congressional session as well as on McCain's chairmanship of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, the Arizona Republican has set a hearing for Wednesday to finalize details of his bill to settle the class-action dispute.
The effort to bring together the opposing sides is a test of McCain's political pull and power of persuasion as he eyes a possible run for the presidency in 2008. advertisement
He needs to forge a settlement that satisfies Native Americans while it overcomes objections from congressional opponents who worry about the costs to taxpayers, including funds for retracing and verifying individual accounts and money owed. That is a goal that no one to date has managed to accomplish.
The case could linger for years longer in the court system if McCain's bill cannot solve the matter.
"I'm taking him for his word that he would work as hard as he could to get justice for Indian people," Eloise Cobell, a Blackfoot rancher and banker from Montana who filed the class-action lawsuit in 1996, said Thursday.
The lawsuit, Cobell vs. Kempthorne, seeks to force the government to account for billions of dollars held in trust for as many as 500,000 American Indians and their heirs. It alleges that royalty payments the federal government was supposed to distribute to thousands of individual Native Americans have been mismanaged for more than a century.
$100 billion in dispute
Cobell's lawyers have asserted that the Department of the Interior owes the landowners at least $100 billion, much of it tied to royalties for farming, grazing, mining, logging and other activities on tribal lands.
In Arizona, thousands of Native Americans and their heirs could be owed money.
Last summer, McCain and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., top Democrat on the Indian Affairs Committee, filed a bill to resolve the long-standing lawsuit. It called for creation of a settlement fund and an overhaul of how the Interior Department manages land and money for tribes and individual landowners.
But before unveiling that legislation, McCain warned at a March 9, 2005, hearing that although he promised as Indian Affairs Committee chairman to make reforming the trust fund a priority, he would give the effort "only one good shot."
"If it looks like we're not getting anywhere, if the tribes, the government or other interested parties cannot come to terms on a settlement of the lawsuit and what trust reform should be, then I will leave that task to a future Congress and the courts," McCain said.
If Republicans retain control of the Senate, McCain is widely expected to become chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee next year when Sen. John Warner, R-Va., steps down after his six-year term ends. If that happens, McCain would not continue as Indian Affairs chairman.
'One good shot'
Cobell said she believes the upcoming week is McCain's self-described "one good shot."
McCain's communications director, Eileen McMenamin, had no comment Thursday on the senator's efforts.
But one of Cobell's lawyers, Keith Harper, said the dollar amount McCain proposes for the settlement fund and other specifics of the bill will be key to whether Congress will have a real chance to settle the issue this year.
Given Congress' scheduled recess, Aug. 7-Sept. 4, and midterm elections, any further delays likely would mean an end to the bill, Harper said.
Last year, plaintiffs in the long-running lawsuit offered to settle the case for $25 billion despite their claims that the amounts owed by the Interior Department to Indian landowners exceeded $100 billion.
But Cobell and her lawyers say they have learned McCain's bill would put the settlement amount to be paid by the government even lower, at $8 billion .
"We haven't commented on that," McMenamin said.
Dorgan's office did not return a call Thursday seeking comment.
"It's much less than what we wanted," Cobell said. "I don't think it's fair."
But as lead plaintiff in the case, Cobell said she must consider that rejecting that amount would result in the bill's likely death and continuing court battles.
She said many of the would-be beneficiaries are elderly and are going to die before a settlement.
Cobell said the Indian plaintiffs would prefer to settle and move on. But she said she also doesn't want to just discard hard-fought District Court victories that have validated claims that the government's handling of the accounts was a breach of trust.
"We've got to hope that McCain will take up our cause in a rightful way," Cobell said, adding that what also is at stake is how the trust accounts will be managed in the future.
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Upcoming Events: Speaker Dennis Hastert to Appear at Rick Renzi Dinner
Upcoming Events
Speaker Dennis Hastert to Appear at Rick Renzi Dinner
Congressman Rick Renzi welcomes Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to a special dinner in Prescott at the home of Sheriff Steve and Barbara Waugh on Thursday, August 17, 2006.
5:00 p.m. - VIP Reception, Photo Op & Dinner - $200 per person ($2,000 PAC Contribution)
5:30 p.m. - General Reception & Dinner - $100 per person ($1,000 PAC Contribution)
8615 Live Oak Dr., Prescott, AZ
Business casual attire
RSVP to Chad Willems, (602) 708-1123
Let the AZ GOP Know About Your Event
Have an event you'd like to appear on our event calendar? Let us know!
Send Katie Sachs an e-mail or give her a call at headquarters at (602) 957-7770.
For a full calendar of events, please visit www.azgop.org.
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Speaker Dennis Hastert to Appear at Rick Renzi Dinner
Congressman Rick Renzi welcomes Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to a special dinner in Prescott at the home of Sheriff Steve and Barbara Waugh on Thursday, August 17, 2006.
5:00 p.m. - VIP Reception, Photo Op & Dinner - $200 per person ($2,000 PAC Contribution)
5:30 p.m. - General Reception & Dinner - $100 per person ($1,000 PAC Contribution)
8615 Live Oak Dr., Prescott, AZ
Business casual attire
RSVP to Chad Willems, (602) 708-1123
Let the AZ GOP Know About Your Event
Have an event you'd like to appear on our event calendar? Let us know!
Send Katie Sachs an e-mail or give her a call at headquarters at (602) 957-7770.
For a full calendar of events, please visit www.azgop.org.
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Pederson Goes Green, Misleads Voters
Pederson Goes Green, Misleads Voters
Strip mall developer turned Arizona Democratic Party Chairman turned US Senate candidate has recently returned to the airwaves with a new ad featuring his take on our country's energy situation.
The ads contain a glimpse of gas prices on a gas station sign displaying gas prices of $3.57 and $3.79, which according to AAA data, are prices much higher than those ever seen in Arizona.
This begs the question, where does Mr. Pederson buy his gas?
In other Pederson campaign news, Pederson is on his third car of the campaign. Pederson started out driving a Mercedes sedan, but then later switch to a gas-guzzling Lincoln Navigator. Having been criticized for driving a car that only gets 13 miles per gallon while talking about the need to cut our dependence on foreign oil, Pederson quickly went shopping again, this time for a hybrid.
The liberal strip mall developer is now driving a Mariner Hybrid, which gets 33 miles per gallon in the city and 29 on highways.
The used car dealers are making a fortune off of Jim Pederson's campaign, since he buys a new car to fit every persona his image-makers create. But Arizona voters aren't fooled by Pederson's shameless pandering.
The AZ GOP predicts that Pederson will be tooling around town on a moped by Election Day.
Strip mall developer turned Arizona Democratic Party Chairman turned US Senate candidate has recently returned to the airwaves with a new ad featuring his take on our country's energy situation.
The ads contain a glimpse of gas prices on a gas station sign displaying gas prices of $3.57 and $3.79, which according to AAA data, are prices much higher than those ever seen in Arizona.
This begs the question, where does Mr. Pederson buy his gas?
In other Pederson campaign news, Pederson is on his third car of the campaign. Pederson started out driving a Mercedes sedan, but then later switch to a gas-guzzling Lincoln Navigator. Having been criticized for driving a car that only gets 13 miles per gallon while talking about the need to cut our dependence on foreign oil, Pederson quickly went shopping again, this time for a hybrid.
The liberal strip mall developer is now driving a Mariner Hybrid, which gets 33 miles per gallon in the city and 29 on highways.
The used car dealers are making a fortune off of Jim Pederson's campaign, since he buys a new car to fit every persona his image-makers create. But Arizona voters aren't fooled by Pederson's shameless pandering.
The AZ GOP predicts that Pederson will be tooling around town on a moped by Election Day.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Arizona Republican Marc Spitzer to be Sworn in to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Arizona Republican Marc Spitzer to be Sworn in to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Congratulations to Arizona Corporation Commissioner Marc Spitzer upon his recent U.S. Senate confirmation to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Mr. Spitzer will be sworn in on Monday, July 24th, at 11:30 a.m. at the Arizona Corporation Commission's Main Hearing Room (1st floor) at 1200 W. Washington St. in Phoenix.
The ceremony is open to the public, but space is limited.
We look forward to Mr. Spitzer serving our nation just as honorably as he has served the people of Arizona over the last several years on the Corporation Commission.
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Congratulations to Arizona Corporation Commissioner Marc Spitzer upon his recent U.S. Senate confirmation to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Mr. Spitzer will be sworn in on Monday, July 24th, at 11:30 a.m. at the Arizona Corporation Commission's Main Hearing Room (1st floor) at 1200 W. Washington St. in Phoenix.
The ceremony is open to the public, but space is limited.
We look forward to Mr. Spitzer serving our nation just as honorably as he has served the people of Arizona over the last several years on the Corporation Commission.
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Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
European criticism of Israel 'amazes' senator John Mccain
European criticism of Israel 'amazes' senator John Mccain
John McCain, the US senator, yesterday challenged European leaders who have criticised Israel's military operations in Lebanon as excessive, saying that "no nation in the world would react any differently than Israel has".
"I continue to be amazed by some of our European friends who have called on the Israelis" to rein in their military
campaign in Lebanon, Senator John McCain said. "Do I want the Israelis to exercise restraint? Yes, but only while doing what they
need to do to ensure theirsecurity."
Mr McCain, who sits on the Senate armed services committee and is expected to seek the Republican nomination for president
in 2008, made the remarks in a wide-ranging talk before
members of the Manhattan Institute, a conservative
think-tank in New York.
Mr McCain's comments come after President George W. Bush
sought at the G8 summit to play down differences with other countries over the confict, particularly France and Russia. While Mr Bush has repeatedly emphasised that blame for the Israeli incursions into Lebanon rests with Hizbollah and defended Israel's right to defend itself, in Paris and
Moscow there has been criticism of Israel for its "disproportionate response".
Mr McCain warned that the crisis could "widen rather dramatically" and expressed concern about Iran's role as possible supplier of rockets to Hizbollah, as well
as Iran's ultimate goals in the region.
"The Iranians are emerging in an interesting fashion," he said.
"We should have perhaps anticipated this a bit more after the speech . . . where [Iranian president] Mahmoud
Ahmadi-Nejad vowed to wipe Israel off the map."
He argued that if "liberty were extinguished in the state of Israel", then the US would be the next target of Hizbollah
and Hamas. "We cannot allow Iran to destroy Israel."
He said Russia should use its influence over Iran to
defuse the crisis. And he said the US should be working
to foster opposition inside Iran.
see more at.........
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1aa40b12-15fa-11db-9950-0000779e2340.html
John McCain, the US senator, yesterday challenged European leaders who have criticised Israel's military operations in Lebanon as excessive, saying that "no nation in the world would react any differently than Israel has".
"I continue to be amazed by some of our European friends who have called on the Israelis" to rein in their military
campaign in Lebanon, Senator John McCain said. "Do I want the Israelis to exercise restraint? Yes, but only while doing what they
need to do to ensure theirsecurity."
Mr McCain, who sits on the Senate armed services committee and is expected to seek the Republican nomination for president
in 2008, made the remarks in a wide-ranging talk before
members of the Manhattan Institute, a conservative
think-tank in New York.
Mr McCain's comments come after President George W. Bush
sought at the G8 summit to play down differences with other countries over the confict, particularly France and Russia. While Mr Bush has repeatedly emphasised that blame for the Israeli incursions into Lebanon rests with Hizbollah and defended Israel's right to defend itself, in Paris and
Moscow there has been criticism of Israel for its "disproportionate response".
Mr McCain warned that the crisis could "widen rather dramatically" and expressed concern about Iran's role as possible supplier of rockets to Hizbollah, as well
as Iran's ultimate goals in the region.
"The Iranians are emerging in an interesting fashion," he said.
"We should have perhaps anticipated this a bit more after the speech . . . where [Iranian president] Mahmoud
Ahmadi-Nejad vowed to wipe Israel off the map."
He argued that if "liberty were extinguished in the state of Israel", then the US would be the next target of Hizbollah
and Hamas. "We cannot allow Iran to destroy Israel."
He said Russia should use its influence over Iran to
defuse the crisis. And he said the US should be working
to foster opposition inside Iran.
see more at.........
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1aa40b12-15fa-11db-9950-0000779e2340.html
Senator John Mccain on stem-cell research..........
Senator John Mccain on stem-cell research..........
A number of Republicans with rumored presidential ambitions have wrestled with the political implications of the stem-cell research. While Senator Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican and a co-sponsor of the bill banning fetal farming, has consistently opposed embryonic stem-cell research, other likely members of the 2008 GOP field including Frist, Senator John McCain of Arizona and Senator George Allen of Virginia have been equivocal or reversed course.
Senator John Mccain on stem-cell research..........
Frist, a transplant surgeon, has said he will vote for all three bills in the package, which his spokesperson, Carolyn Weyforth, said was intended to broaden "the spectrum and allows people to vote according to their conscience and according to science."
Hadar Susskind, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs' representative in Washington, told the Forward that "there's no question" Frist "is trying to have it both ways."
"I give him credit for bringing it up and doing what he said he would do," Susskind said. But, he added, "I would not exactly call him a champion on this issue."
Allen who political observers say will need religious conservatives if he hopes to emerge from the primaries as the GOP presidential candidate was initially supportive of federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. But he reversed course last summer, and said he would only support research that did not destroy embryos.
In contrast, McCain, who depends on support from independent voters, has grown increasingly supportive of stem cell research.
Senator John Mccain on stem-cell research..........
While he was not among the 58 U.S. senators who in June 2004 signed a letter asking the president to loosen his restrictions, in May of last year he told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that he favored embryonic stem cell research, albeit with caveats.
"I think we need to expand it, but I think we've got to be very, very careful that we don't in any way get into
cloning," McCain reportedly said. "And I'm not smart
enough to ... know where that line is ... I think that
we need to expand stem cell research, but I would also
err on the side of caution."
This election season, meanwhile, Democrats are raising the stem-cell debate in a host of races the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has financed television advertisements highlighting the issue in a number of races while Republicans around the country are finding it to
be an Achilles' heel.
see more at...............
http://www.forward.com/articles/8098
Senator John Mccain on stem-cell research..........
A number of Republicans with rumored presidential ambitions have wrestled with the political implications of the stem-cell research. While Senator Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican and a co-sponsor of the bill banning fetal farming, has consistently opposed embryonic stem-cell research, other likely members of the 2008 GOP field including Frist, Senator John McCain of Arizona and Senator George Allen of Virginia have been equivocal or reversed course.
Senator John Mccain on stem-cell research..........
Frist, a transplant surgeon, has said he will vote for all three bills in the package, which his spokesperson, Carolyn Weyforth, said was intended to broaden "the spectrum and allows people to vote according to their conscience and according to science."
Hadar Susskind, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs' representative in Washington, told the Forward that "there's no question" Frist "is trying to have it both ways."
"I give him credit for bringing it up and doing what he said he would do," Susskind said. But, he added, "I would not exactly call him a champion on this issue."
Allen who political observers say will need religious conservatives if he hopes to emerge from the primaries as the GOP presidential candidate was initially supportive of federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. But he reversed course last summer, and said he would only support research that did not destroy embryos.
In contrast, McCain, who depends on support from independent voters, has grown increasingly supportive of stem cell research.
Senator John Mccain on stem-cell research..........
While he was not among the 58 U.S. senators who in June 2004 signed a letter asking the president to loosen his restrictions, in May of last year he told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that he favored embryonic stem cell research, albeit with caveats.
"I think we need to expand it, but I think we've got to be very, very careful that we don't in any way get into
cloning," McCain reportedly said. "And I'm not smart
enough to ... know where that line is ... I think that
we need to expand stem cell research, but I would also
err on the side of caution."
This election season, meanwhile, Democrats are raising the stem-cell debate in a host of races the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has financed television advertisements highlighting the issue in a number of races while Republicans around the country are finding it to
be an Achilles' heel.
see more at...............
http://www.forward.com/articles/8098
Senator John Mccain on stem-cell research..........
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Senator John McCain Gives Support To Topinka
Senator John McCain Gives Support To Topinka
Blagojevich Campaign Spokesperson Brushes
Off McCain's Stumping As Merely
"Part Of The Political Process.
Judy Baar Topinka rubbed shoulders Saturday with fellow Republican John McCain and got a little fundraising help from him, hopeful the U.S. senator known for his maverick streak will attract swing voters to her quest to unseat Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
"When somebody of John McCain's reputation comes to
support me for governor, I'm thrilled by it. I'm quite awed,"
Topinka said after a luncheon featuring McCain at Stonewolf Golf Course in this St. Louis suburb. "He could be just
about anywhere else, but he chooses to be here with me,
which I think does tell you it's going to be a close
race. And yes, it will be a close race."
The Arizona senator's visit followed recent appearances on the three-term state treasurer's behalf by other high-profile Republicans including President Bush and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who are trying to add to a campaign war chest that's dwarfed by Blagojevich's.
"I'm here because Judy Barr Topinka is a quality candidate and one who has the experience and talent to be elected," McCain told reporters. "We think it's winnable, and we think that we have a winning candidate. I think you're going to see a lot of people here between now and November in support of Judy's candidacy."
Blagojevich campaign spokeswoman Sheila Nix brushed off senator McCain's stumping for Topinka as merely "part of the political process."
Come November, Nix said, voters will decide the race
"based on what the state has done for them and how it has benefited their kids more than who came in for a
campaign visit in July."
A Topinka aide could not specify how much was raised by Saturday's fundraiser, which featured lunch for the
roughly 120 who attended, though Topinka later remarked
she was well aware of the disparity between her campaign coffers and her rival's.
"He's got money to burn," she said.
see more at
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_196165753.html
www.mccainalert.com
Blagojevich Campaign Spokesperson Brushes
Off McCain's Stumping As Merely
"Part Of The Political Process.
Judy Baar Topinka rubbed shoulders Saturday with fellow Republican John McCain and got a little fundraising help from him, hopeful the U.S. senator known for his maverick streak will attract swing voters to her quest to unseat Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
"When somebody of John McCain's reputation comes to
support me for governor, I'm thrilled by it. I'm quite awed,"
Topinka said after a luncheon featuring McCain at Stonewolf Golf Course in this St. Louis suburb. "He could be just
about anywhere else, but he chooses to be here with me,
which I think does tell you it's going to be a close
race. And yes, it will be a close race."
The Arizona senator's visit followed recent appearances on the three-term state treasurer's behalf by other high-profile Republicans including President Bush and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who are trying to add to a campaign war chest that's dwarfed by Blagojevich's.
"I'm here because Judy Barr Topinka is a quality candidate and one who has the experience and talent to be elected," McCain told reporters. "We think it's winnable, and we think that we have a winning candidate. I think you're going to see a lot of people here between now and November in support of Judy's candidacy."
Blagojevich campaign spokeswoman Sheila Nix brushed off senator McCain's stumping for Topinka as merely "part of the political process."
Come November, Nix said, voters will decide the race
"based on what the state has done for them and how it has benefited their kids more than who came in for a
campaign visit in July."
A Topinka aide could not specify how much was raised by Saturday's fundraiser, which featured lunch for the
roughly 120 who attended, though Topinka later remarked
she was well aware of the disparity between her campaign coffers and her rival's.
"He's got money to burn," she said.
see more at
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_196165753.html
www.mccainalert.com
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Senator Jon Kyl wants to ban internet gambling.
Senator Jon Kyl wants to ban internet gambling.
Sen. Jon Kyl (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., is leading support for the ban in the Senate. The issue has not been debated in that chamber this year, and the measure hasn't been identified by Senate leaders as a top priority.
If the horse provision were stricken from the bill, there's a good chance the measure would run into objections from Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and others from racing states.
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The bill is H.R.4411
Sen. Jon Kyl (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., is leading support for the ban in the Senate. The issue has not been debated in that chamber this year, and the measure hasn't been identified by Senate leaders as a top priority.
If the horse provision were stricken from the bill, there's a good chance the measure would run into objections from Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and others from racing states.
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The bill is H.R.4411
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Arizona Tucson Pima county area real estate news and realty info
Arizona Tucson Pima county area real estate news and realty info
Arizona Incumbent Prepares for Election Fight over Immigration
Arizona Incumbent Prepares for Election Fight over Immigration
Immigration has become a key election issue in Arizona this year as Republican Senator John Kyl tries to retain his seat and voters consider ballot initiatives to make English the official state language and deny undocumented workers certain state services.
KWAME HOLMAN: The Fourth of July congressional break provides members, particularly those with an eye on the fall elections, with a good opportunity to meet with constituents and discuss the issues. And what better place to do it than at a parade?
SEN. JON KYL (R), Arizona: Hi, guys! How are you?
KWAME HOLMAN: Arizona Senator Jon Kyl worked both sides of the street at the Frontier Days celebration in Prescott during his break.
PARADE ATTENDEE: We'll mosey on down to the OK Corral.
KWAME HOLMAN: The two-term Republican is counting on his conservative supporters here to send him back to Washington for a third term. But with Congress and President Bush saddled with low approval ratings, Kyl knows Republican voters might need to be motivated to turn out on Election Day, and he believes his positions on immigration will give them a reason to.
SEN. JON KYL: Immigration is the issue in Arizona. More than half of the illegal immigrants coming into the United States pass through Arizona. Some stay. And everyone here is aware of it. It is the big issue.
First of all, make sure that you have in place
see more at..........
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/arizona_07-10.html
Immigration has become a key election issue in Arizona this year as Republican Senator John Kyl tries to retain his seat and voters consider ballot initiatives to make English the official state language and deny undocumented workers certain state services.
KWAME HOLMAN: The Fourth of July congressional break provides members, particularly those with an eye on the fall elections, with a good opportunity to meet with constituents and discuss the issues. And what better place to do it than at a parade?
SEN. JON KYL (R), Arizona: Hi, guys! How are you?
KWAME HOLMAN: Arizona Senator Jon Kyl worked both sides of the street at the Frontier Days celebration in Prescott during his break.
PARADE ATTENDEE: We'll mosey on down to the OK Corral.
KWAME HOLMAN: The two-term Republican is counting on his conservative supporters here to send him back to Washington for a third term. But with Congress and President Bush saddled with low approval ratings, Kyl knows Republican voters might need to be motivated to turn out on Election Day, and he believes his positions on immigration will give them a reason to.
SEN. JON KYL: Immigration is the issue in Arizona. More than half of the illegal immigrants coming into the United States pass through Arizona. Some stay. And everyone here is aware of it. It is the big issue.
First of all, make sure that you have in place
see more at..........
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/arizona_07-10.html
Monday, July 10, 2006
Senator John McCain, Giuliani to visit Illinois and campaign for Topinka
McCain, Giuliani to visit Illinois and campaign for Topinka
Senator John McCain, Giuliani to visit Illinois and campaign for Topinka
Judy Baar Topinka said former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Senator John McCain will travel to Illinois in the next week to stump for her campaign.
Giuliani, who has been mentioned as a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, is scheduled to appear Tuesday at a campaign event in Bolingbrook in Will County.
McCain, a Republican from Arizona, is slated to appear with Topinka at a campaign event in Fairview Heights near St. Louis on Saturday.
Giuliani and McCain aren't the only high-profile Republicans to try and help Topinka oust Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Last week, Pres. George W. Bush traveled to Chicago and helped Topinka raise $1.2 million during a posh $500-a-plate fund-raiser at the Drake Hotel.
see more
http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=12670
Senator John McCain, Giuliani to visit Illinois and campaign for Topinka
Judy Baar Topinka said former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Senator John McCain will travel to Illinois in the next week to stump for her campaign.
Giuliani, who has been mentioned as a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, is scheduled to appear Tuesday at a campaign event in Bolingbrook in Will County.
McCain, a Republican from Arizona, is slated to appear with Topinka at a campaign event in Fairview Heights near St. Louis on Saturday.
Giuliani and McCain aren't the only high-profile Republicans to try and help Topinka oust Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Last week, Pres. George W. Bush traveled to Chicago and helped Topinka raise $1.2 million during a posh $500-a-plate fund-raiser at the Drake Hotel.
see more
http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=12670
Defense industry moves to thwart McCain provision
Defense industry moves to thwart McCain provision
The defense aerospace industry is fighting to kill
Senate legislation that seeks to curb the rising
costs of weapons systems.
The provision, crafted by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
and adopted as part of the Senate’s 2007 defense
authorization bill, calls for the Pentagon to award
fixed-price contracts for the research and
development stage of major weapons systems.
McCain, a senior member of the Senate Armed
Services Committee and probably the panel’s
next chairman in 2007, is a critic of Pentagon
contracting practices and of its delayed, and
increasingly expensive, next-generation weapons.
Senator McCain is among a growing number of lawmakers
who have expressed concern that, despite the
delays and cost overruns of defense programs,
contractors continue receiving incentive
bonuses from the government.
The senator’s solution is to prevent the
Pentagon from awarding any other types of contracts
that normally allow for fees or profits above
the actual cost of developing and producing a
weapons system. Therefore, fixed-price contracts
set a limit on the cost of a defense product.
The Senate provision, however, stipulates that
the secretary of defense can circumvent the use
of fixed-price contracts if he deems the program
so complex and technologically challenging that it
would be impractical to use a fixed-price contract.
see more at http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/071106_mccain.html
The defense aerospace industry is fighting to kill
Senate legislation that seeks to curb the rising
costs of weapons systems.
The provision, crafted by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
and adopted as part of the Senate’s 2007 defense
authorization bill, calls for the Pentagon to award
fixed-price contracts for the research and
development stage of major weapons systems.
McCain, a senior member of the Senate Armed
Services Committee and probably the panel’s
next chairman in 2007, is a critic of Pentagon
contracting practices and of its delayed, and
increasingly expensive, next-generation weapons.
Senator McCain is among a growing number of lawmakers
who have expressed concern that, despite the
delays and cost overruns of defense programs,
contractors continue receiving incentive
bonuses from the government.
The senator’s solution is to prevent the
Pentagon from awarding any other types of contracts
that normally allow for fees or profits above
the actual cost of developing and producing a
weapons system. Therefore, fixed-price contracts
set a limit on the cost of a defense product.
The Senate provision, however, stipulates that
the secretary of defense can circumvent the use
of fixed-price contracts if he deems the program
so complex and technologically challenging that it
would be impractical to use a fixed-price contract.
see more at http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/071106_mccain.html
Friday, July 07, 2006
Jim Gilchrist, of the Minuteman Project, Speaks Out In A New Book Released Today
Jim Gilchrist Speaks Out In A New Book Released Today
Buy The Book
July 4, 2006 (Laguna Hills, CA) – has announced a new undertaking: the Minuteman Book Club, which will offer the latest and best books on issues of critical concern to all patriotic Americans. The first offering to become available through the club is the newly released Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America’s Borders, co-written by the New York Times bestselling author Jerome Corsi, known for his previous work, “Unfit for Command,” and Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project. “Minutemen” is certain to become one of the most controversial titles of 2006. The book promises to energize, infuriate and mobilize millions of Americans concerned about our nation’s illegal immigration problem.
While researching “Minutemen,” Corsi and Gilchrist uncovered the Bush Administration’s establishment of an office in the Department of Commerce to collaborate on ways to harmonize regulations with the Mexican and Canadian governments, leading to a seamless market and increasing labor mobility between the three countries by 2010 – all without participation or oversight from Congress. The topics raised by the Corsi-Gilchrist book have already aroused concerns in Congress from Rep. Mary Kaptur (D-OH) and Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), as well as CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs. The Minuteman Book Club offers benefits no other book club offers, including personally signed books by the authors. A signed “Minutemen” book is an exceptional value available only through the Minuteman Book Club for $24.95 The book may be ordered online from the Minuteman Book Club at www.minutemanbookclub.com.
Buy The Book
July 4, 2006 (Laguna Hills, CA) – has announced a new undertaking: the Minuteman Book Club, which will offer the latest and best books on issues of critical concern to all patriotic Americans. The first offering to become available through the club is the newly released Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America’s Borders, co-written by the New York Times bestselling author Jerome Corsi, known for his previous work, “Unfit for Command,” and Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project. “Minutemen” is certain to become one of the most controversial titles of 2006. The book promises to energize, infuriate and mobilize millions of Americans concerned about our nation’s illegal immigration problem.
While researching “Minutemen,” Corsi and Gilchrist uncovered the Bush Administration’s establishment of an office in the Department of Commerce to collaborate on ways to harmonize regulations with the Mexican and Canadian governments, leading to a seamless market and increasing labor mobility between the three countries by 2010 – all without participation or oversight from Congress. The topics raised by the Corsi-Gilchrist book have already aroused concerns in Congress from Rep. Mary Kaptur (D-OH) and Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), as well as CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs. The Minuteman Book Club offers benefits no other book club offers, including personally signed books by the authors. A signed “Minutemen” book is an exceptional value available only through the Minuteman Book Club for $24.95 The book may be ordered online from the Minuteman Book Club at www.minutemanbookclub.com.
Monday, July 03, 2006
AZ GOP Announces the Debut of Vetojanet.org
AZ GOP Announces the Debut of Vetojanet.org
The Arizona Republican Party announced the debut of vetojanet.org last week to highlight the record number of vetoes by Governor Napolitano. By navigating the website, one can go through each of the 125 record-breaking vetoes that our obstructionist governor has issued.
As part of our party's ongoing voter education efforts, this web site is a convenient tool to learn more about the real Napolitano record.
www.vetojanet.org will continue to be a one-stop shop for Arizonans looking to learn more about the governor's tenure. Visitors to the site can download a .pdf version of the report to view it in its entirety.
Governor Thumbs Nose at One of America's Fastest Growing Counties
Instead of helping Pinal County - Arizona's fastest growing county, and the seventh-fastest in the country - confront its growth by expanding the county's board of supervisors from three seats to five, the governor instead chose to side with entrenched and parochial Democratic interests in Florence over equal representation for all residents of Pinal County.
A bill to expand the board was sponsored by Republican State Representative Cheryl Chase in the House where it passed overwhelmingly. In the State Senate, Rebecca Rios, who represents much of Pinal County, begrudgingly voted "yes," but only after originally voting "no" on the measure, leaving the residents of Pinal to question exactly where she stands on this important issue.
Representative Chase worked very hard on this legislation for the people of Pinal County despite the governor's consistent partisan opposition. The people of Pinal County know they have a true advocate in Cheryl Chase.
www.azgop.org.
The Arizona Republican Party announced the debut of vetojanet.org last week to highlight the record number of vetoes by Governor Napolitano. By navigating the website, one can go through each of the 125 record-breaking vetoes that our obstructionist governor has issued.
As part of our party's ongoing voter education efforts, this web site is a convenient tool to learn more about the real Napolitano record.
www.vetojanet.org will continue to be a one-stop shop for Arizonans looking to learn more about the governor's tenure. Visitors to the site can download a .pdf version of the report to view it in its entirety.
Governor Thumbs Nose at One of America's Fastest Growing Counties
Instead of helping Pinal County - Arizona's fastest growing county, and the seventh-fastest in the country - confront its growth by expanding the county's board of supervisors from three seats to five, the governor instead chose to side with entrenched and parochial Democratic interests in Florence over equal representation for all residents of Pinal County.
A bill to expand the board was sponsored by Republican State Representative Cheryl Chase in the House where it passed overwhelmingly. In the State Senate, Rebecca Rios, who represents much of Pinal County, begrudgingly voted "yes," but only after originally voting "no" on the measure, leaving the residents of Pinal to question exactly where she stands on this important issue.
Representative Chase worked very hard on this legislation for the people of Pinal County despite the governor's consistent partisan opposition. The people of Pinal County know they have a true advocate in Cheryl Chase.
www.azgop.org.
looking for a fresher financial disclosure for Senator Jos Lieberman
looking for a fresher financial disclosure for Senator Jos Lieberman, see
prior here
looking for a more recent disclosure
http://www.publicintegrity.org/docs/bop2004/dw/Lieberman/FD_02.pdf
offical senator Lieberman financial disclosure form
mccain alert
prior here
looking for a more recent disclosure
http://www.publicintegrity.org/docs/bop2004/dw/Lieberman/FD_02.pdf
offical senator Lieberman financial disclosure form
mccain alert
are illegal aliens the new "coolies of this century ?
are illegal aliens the new "coolies of this century ?
Cheap imported labor from China was used to build
the Transcontinental Railroad in US and the Canadian
Pacific Railway in Western Canada.
does that sound like NAFTA CAFTA to you ?
more info
Cheap imported labor from China was used to build
the Transcontinental Railroad in US and the Canadian
Pacific Railway in Western Canada.
does that sound like NAFTA CAFTA to you ?
more info
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