The Arizona Republic

Fox News' Suicide SNAFU: Suspect's Kids Watched Dad Kill Himself

Last week, Fox News accidentally aired a video-feed of a car-jacking suspect blow his brains out on live TV. The dead suspect has been identified as 33-year-old Jodon Romero, a multiple felon who led police on an hour-long chase after at firing at cops following the car-jacking.The fact that Romero ... More >>

Medical Marijuana: Arizona's Dispensary Lottery Results in Legal Confusion

Well, we really don't know what to make of all this... As we have been attentively tracking any and all U.S. drug policy developments, a common motif is the legal confusion surrounding medical marijuana. In California, for example, some municipalities have held back on clearly defining dispensar ... More >>

Medical Marijuana: Delays Cause Confusion in New Jersey

Though the feds have come down on California dispensaries, including Oakland's Harborside Health Center, other states are pushing ahead with prescription pot initiatives. New Jersey, in fact, is so down with medical marijuana that one lawmaker has criticized state bureaucracy for taking too long to ... More >>

Bowling for Chumps

How insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities

Obama to Introduce 'Buffett Rule'; Mayweather Wins Controversial Bout; Profile of Reno Air Crash Victim

​President Obama will announce his proposal for a rewrite of the U.S. tax code Monday. The major change Obama plans to make will target the wealthiest 0.3% of the country. He is reportedly calling it the "Buffett Rule" after billionaire Warren Buffett's Op-Ed in the New York Times complaining ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Releases New Photos On Her Facebook Page

Office of Gabrielle Giffords​The office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was the victim of a shooting in Tucson this winter that killed six and injured 13, has released new photos of the congresswoman on her Facebook page. Apart from her cropped haircut, she seems almost unchanged; there are fe ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Can Stand On Her Own; Yemen Protests Escalate As Pres. Says He'll Quit

​Doctors say Gabrielle Giffords can now stand on her own and walk a little bit, and is working on her gait. Her left side is fine, but she's only been able to use her right side on a limited basis. According to the Arizona Republic, Giffords is still struggling with longer sentences, mostly st ... More >>

Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About the New York Times Paywall, But Were Too Poor to Ask

​Big news in the world of meta media news today! Details of the long-awaited, vaguely teased New York Times paywall have arrived via a press release from the Paper of Record. It's sort of expensive, compared to free! It's also sort of reasonable, if you feel inclined to support the making of good ... More >>

FAIR-y Tales

Pinalcchio: Renowned Forensics Experts Say a Pinal County Deputy's High-Profile Tale About Getting Shot After Encountering Drug Smugglers Doesn't Add Up

Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio takes on the feds

​Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose aggressive racial profiling, attempted intimidation of the press, and flashy abusive treatment of the prisoners under his supervision have made him a hero on the nativist right, says the feds are not the boss of him. Arpaio, who has carried out 11 "sweeps" of suspec ... More >>

New 'Phoenix Lights': A Hoax By Some Joker With Flares

McCain and the Mortgage Crisis: A Profile in Gall

Slaughterhouse Jive: Jesus, Muhammad, Al Qaeda, and the World Series

The New Electable Howard Dean

Evolution of a Not-So-Radical Contender

The Right Stuff

How Bush Met His Maker in South Carolina

Pat Jumps

Third Party Lock & Load

Peace Blitz

Hawks in the Dark Over Belgrade

Anti-Rebel Yell

Wingers nail Veep

A Famous Sheriff Fights Nudity

Playboy Would Create a Hostile Working Environment in Jail