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Like Someone in Love: Iranian Master Kiarostami's Audacious Romance

John Leonardo, Arizona U.S. Attorney, Supports Obama's Gun-Control Plan

John Leonardo, Arizona U.S. Attorney, released a letter to the public today that expresses support for banning certain kinds of guns and requiring background checks for all sales of firearms. Leonardo begins his letter by explaining that the "political climate for a constructive discussion about gu ... More >>

Arizona Organix Steps Out as the State's First Authorized Medical-Marijuana Dispensary

Governor Brewer to Ponder Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Ruling While Keeping Her Ban on Dispensaries; Supporters of Law Praise Ruling

Governor Jan Brewer and her legal counsel will study today's dismissal of her lawsuit against the medical marijuana law while keeping a ban on dispensaries, a spokesman says.Brewer, with the help of state Attorney General Tom Horne, filed the federal complaint back in May, claiming a letter by a for ... More >>

Arizona Sheriffs Call for Independent Investigation of "Fast and Furious" Gunwalking Scandal

Ten Arizona sheriffs -- five Democrat, five Republican -- gathered at the Arizona State Capitol on Friday to call for an independent investigation into the "Fast and Furious" gunwalking scandal. The sheriffs held a news conference in front of the Arizona Peace Officers Memorial, decrying the "blood ... More >>

James Chaney, Owner of Tempe Pot Club Raided by DEA, Also Suspected of Possessing Meth

The owner of a Tempe medical marijuana club raided by the DEA last week was already being sought by cops for possession of methamphetamine, records show.James Chaney, 37, was arrested along with co-worker Rachel Beeder, 25, on September 29 during the morning raid of the Arizona Go Green Compassion C ... More >>

Tom Liddy was Andrew Kunasek's Deep Throat; County Supervisor Describes Tip on Arpaio/Thomas Plot to Overthrow Board

Image: www.ij.orgTom Liddy, a Maricopa deputy county attorney and son of G. Gordon Liddy, tipped off County Supervisor Andy Kunasek to a plot to "destabilize" county government, Kunasek testified yesterday.​Tom Liddy, a deputy prosecutor who also happens to be son of infamous Watergate villain G. ... More >>

Dennis Burke's Ouster Tied to Botched Grenades Case; Former U.S. Attorney Also Entwined in "Fast and Furious" Scandal

Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke's firearms scandal has expanded to a firearms-and-grenades scandal.​ Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke's apparently forced resignation last week stemmed not only from the "Fast and Furious" scandal, but also from a botched case involving grenades.The Wall Stre ... More >>

Federal Judge Changes Mind, Let's AG Tom Horne File Long Response in Marijuana Lawsuit

Tom Horne, Arizona Attorney General​ U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton let Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne file his extra-long response in Governor Jan Brewer's federal marijuana lawsuit after all.So much for Horne's quip that the response, made to refute the defendants' motion to dism ... More >>

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Allow Marijuana Dispensaries as Governor Jan Brewer Keeps Thwarting Voters

Image: Office of NJ Governor Chris ChristieNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he'll allow medical marijuana dispensaries without federal approval. Meanwhile, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer keeps thwarting her state's voters.​New Jersey Governor Chris Christie isn't scare of the feds anymore when ... More >>

Medical Marijuana Is Under Attack in Arizona Again -- But This Time, Voters and Patients Hold the High Ground

ACLU Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Governor Brewer's Lawsuit Against Medical Marijuana Act

Governor Jan Brewer​ Governor Jan Brewer is using a supposed threat to state workers as a "pretext" for thwarting the will of voters, says the American Civil Liberties Union in a court action filed today.Lawyers for the ACLU's Arizona chapter and the Valley firm Gammage & Burnham, who repr ... More >>

Dennis Burke Won't Prosecute Sheriff Arpaio or His Employees Over "Exorbitant" Extradition Costs

​ Extraditions performed by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office were "inexplicably exorbitant" but not a criminal misuse of public funds, U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke has decided. At the request of County Manager David Smith (see below), Burke's office conducted a review of how Sheri ... More >>

Tom Horne, Arizona Attorney General, Worked With Anti-Prop-203 Leader Carolyn Short on Federal Lawsuit Idea

Image: Carolyn Short's Facebook siteCarolyn Short, leader of the "No on 203" movement, admits she's actively trying to defeat the voter-approved medical marijuana law. Tom Horne and Jan Brewer appear to be taking her cues.​ Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne discussed a plan to launc ... More >>

The Feds Have Evidence That Joe Arpaio Broke the Law -- When Will The Indictments Come?

Governor Brewer Fails to Defend Will of Voters in Attack on Medical Pot; Supports Enforcement of Federal Drugs Laws

Governor Jan Brewer is failing to stand up for Arizona's voters following the Arizona U.S. Attorney's threat to arrest participants of the state's new medical marijuana program.​ Governor Jan Brewer ought to just come out and admit it: She's thwarting the will of voters who approved Ari ... More >>

The Feds Have Been Investigating Arpaio Since 2008, So Where the Hell are the Indictments?

US Attorney Dennis Burke's Buzz-Kill on Medical Marijuana: Feds to Act Against "Large" Grow Operations -- But Won't Define "Large"

Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke says the feds will target "large" marijuana-growing operations -- even if they're approved by state law. "Large," however, isn't being defined.​   Federal agents may bust anyone participating in a "large" pot-growing operation, despite Arizona's vot ... More >>

Will the $100 Million Hole Joe Arpaio Dug Kill Him in the 2012 Election?

Jared Loughner Federally Indicted for Murders of All Victims -- Not Just Federal Employees

Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage, has been formally charged with murder.​The U.S. Attorney's Office announced this morning that a 49-count federal indictment has been returned charging Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage, ... More >>

Andrew Thomas May End Up Disbarred, But He Really Belongs in a Prison Cell

Joe Arpaio in the Feds' Crosshairs: Dennis Burke's Team To Be Sworn In as Special Deputy County Attorneys

U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke, gunning for the MCSOIt's not lookin' good for Maricopa County's corrupt top constable, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and that bottomless pit of iniquity known as the MCSO.You'd think things were bad enough with a federal grand jury probing the sheriff's office on crimin ... More >>

Grinding Justice: Operation Streamline Costs Millions, Tramples the Constitution, Treats Migrants Like Cattle, and Doesn't Work

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 7, 2010

Joe Arpaio's E-Mails to Remain With County Pending Hearing March 29

Sheriff Joe Arpaio still can't get his employees' emails back. Poor dude.​E-mails penned by Maricopa County sheriff's officers -- as well as all other county employees -- will stay for now with Maricopa County officials, and not the Sheriff's Office, a judge has ruled.At a hearing in Tucson ... More >>

Sheriff Joe’s Tortured in Hades, and Will Arizona’s New U.S. Attorney Follow El Diablo’s Lead?

Saguaro Cactus Rustler Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison Should Have Called APS

A bulldozer shreds a saguaro in this image from a YouTube video.​ Two Tucson men were sentenced recently for stealing Saguaro cacti from inside Saguaro National Park, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today. Joseph Tillman, 50, will serve eight months in federal prison. His b ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, November 19, 2009

Does U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke Have the Stones to Take on Sheriff Joe?

Ex-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias on Joe Arpaio: "I Would Seek an Indictment" (w/Video)

from CBS 5 KPHOFormer federal prosecutor David Iglesias said he would seek an indictment against Sheriff ArpaioCBS 5's nearly ten-minute segment on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's abuse of power last night did not disappoint. Essentially, reporter Morgan Loew and producer Gilbert Zermeno laid out all of the ma ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 15, 2009

Minibosses, The Advantage, and sBACH Prove Video Game-Influenced Music Isn't Just Playing Around

Year of the Goat

This dastardly dodo dogs Phil "Goober" Gordon, lambastes Gilbert mayor Steve Berman, and assigns guilt for the Suns' Game 6 loss

NBA Commish David Stern: Jackass du jour...

Teensters' Union

Youth-driven Get Over It doesn't offer much to surmount

Weiser's Bud

Calendar for the week

Fife's Cross to Bear

After years of denials, posturing and preparation, Symington takes the stand and answers prosecutors--sort of

Reversal Hall

Star swings; Chapter Two goes into Chapter 11

THE GOVERNOR'S 800-POUND GORILLA