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Airplane Up for Auction in Mesa Did Act as Air Force One, Historian Says; Still No Bids Yet

The supposed Air Force One airplane up for auction at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport definitely did act as Air Force One, according to an Air Force historian.The General Services Administration is a couple of days into the two-week online auction, which had zero bids at the time of this post, but ... More >>

Abdullatif Aldosary, Alleged Casa Grande Bomber, Now a Murder Suspect?

Abdullatif Aldosary -- the Iraqi refugee accused of detonating an "explosive device" outside the Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande in November -- apparently will be charged in a murder that occurred just days before the bombing.Orlando Requena, 26, was working the overnight shif ... More >>

Vincent Guerithault on Who He's Cooked For and Where He Gets His Macarons

Vincent Guerithault Vincent on Camelback, Vincent's Market Bistro 3930 East Camelback Road 602-224-0225, www.vincentsoncamelback.com See also: -- Taste Maker #53: Vincent Guerithault -- James Beard Award-Winning Celebrity Chef Teams Up with Phoenix's Justin Beckett for Special Dinner (Spoiler Ale ... More >>

Trent Franks Makes List of the 10 Weirdest Members of Congress

Is Paul Gosar's Demand for Answers on Bombing Suspect Totally Bogus?

Republican Congressman Paul Gosar claims he wants answers to his questions about alleged federal-building bomber Abdullatif Aldosary.A letter from Gosar's chief of staff to immigration officials says Gosar wants to know why Aldosary -- whom Gosar falsely claims is a "known terrorist" -- wasn't depor ... More >>

Debbie Schlussel: Why Did Paul Gosar Do Nothing About "Known Terrorist" in District?

Conservative political commentator Debbie Schlussel can sometimes wildly miss the mark on her points -- occasionally dabbling in conspiracy-theory-level stuff -- but she's got one hell of a question for Republican Congressman Paul Gosar.If Gosar knew in 2011 that Abdullatif Aldosary was a "known ter ... More >>

Abdullatif Aldosary Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Casa Grande Bombing Case

Abdullatif Aldosary -- the Coolidge resident accused of detonating an "explosive device" outside the Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande a couple weeks ago -- pleaded not guilty today on two charges related to that bombing.Aldosary, an Iraqi refugee, faces just one charge related ... More >>

Paul Gosar Thinks Abdullatif Aldosary, Alleged Bomber, Is a "Known Terrorist"; He Is Not

Republican Congressman Paul Gosar wants Homeland Security officials to explain to him why Abdullatif Aldosary -- the Coolidge resident accused of detonating an "explosive device" outside the Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande last week -- has been allowed to stay in the United St ... More >>

Desecration: Unearthed Native Burial Site Causes Uproar

Catholic Conundrum: What's an Anti-Abortion, Pro-Immigrant Voter to Do?

Paul Ryan, You Might Wanna Relisten to These Rage Against the Machine Songs

Dear Paul Ryan, Congrats on getting the nod for Romney's VP. Must be a big month for you. While you and I probably won't ever agree politically, I realize we have a few things in common. You and I are both male carbon-based lifeforms that breath oxygen and the melanin in our epidermis means we don' ... More >>

Sarah Palin Endorses Jeff Flake; No Word on Flake Seeing Mexico From His Backyard

Former Alaska Governor and Vice President runner-up Sarah Palin says Congressman Jeff Flake should be the next U.S. Senator from Arizona.The gaffe-prone ex-governor -- who briefly wanted to "stand with our North Korean allies" and sparked concerns about the "Department of Law" -- says Flake's the ki ... More >>

Kevin Binkley, Shinji Kurita, Kelly Fletcher, and More Scheduled for Beau Mac's 2012 Lunch & Learn Series

You know it's summer in the Valley when celebu-chef and flat leaf parsley fan Beau MacMillan brings some of the stars of the culinary world out to the Paradise Valley resort Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain for his popular Lunch & Learn series. Beginning Saturday, July 14, food fans can hook up wit ... More >>

Vernon Parker Leads Republicans in CD9, According to Vernon Parker's Poll

Paradise Valley Town Councilman Vernon Parker is leading the Republican field in the state's Ninth Congressional District, according to a poll commissioned by Vernon Parker.It's pretty much impossible to tell how legitimate the poll is, as one anonymous person on the Internet says it sounded a lot l ... More >>

George H.W. Bush Approves of Vernon Parker; One-Time President Seems to Think Parker Has the Vision Thing

Congressional candidate Vernon Parker, who once kind of ran for governor for a bit, now has the stamp of approval from his ex-boss, former President George H.W. Bush.Parker's among the approximate truckload of candidates running for Congress in the newly formed Ninth Congressional District, which ju ... More >>

John McCain Earns a Daily Show Cameo for His Endorsement of President Obama... Er, Mitt Romney -- That's the Guy

Representatives of the "meth lab of democracy" are apparently comedy gold for The Daily Show, as U.S. Senator John McCain was featured in one of the show's segments earlier this week.McCain's appearance was actually in the same episode as Michael Hicks, a Tucson Unified School District governing boa ... More >>

Institute for Political Civility Opens at U of A in Response to Tucson Shootings. Greta Van Susteren to Serve on Board

Greta Van Susteren ​If any good came from the shooting rampage in Tucson last month, it's an institution opening today at the University of Arizona with the goal of getting politicos to tone down the rhetoric.The National Institute for Civil Discourse opens today in Tucson. The organization is des ... More >>

John Roll, Chief Judge of District Court in Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit's Release

Photo issued by the 9th Circuit of deceased jurist John Roll Normally, I do not post press releases in their entirety on this blog, but I think an exception is warranted in the case of this statement from the United States' Ninth Circuit Court regarding Arizona's Chief District Judge John ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shooter: Chilling YouTube Video Believed to Be Made by Suspect, 22-Year-Old Jared Loughner; Doctors "Optimistic" Congresswoman Will Survive

Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot this morning in Tucson.​Authorities confirm to New Times that the man suspected of shooting U.S. Congresswoman Gabriell Giffords and several others this morning in Tucson is 22-year-old Jared Loughner.A motive for the shooting is unknown at the ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords, John Roll, and the Valley of Misinformation

Gabrielle Giffords: Her shooting became a rabbit hole of confusion for the vaunted Fourth Estate. Morning news flash: Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot, and is in critical condition. Five more are dead, including a child. The shooting occurred as the Congresswoman ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shooting: Second Suspect Sought by Authorities

Jared Loughner (above) may have had an accomplice in this morning's shooting rampage that left six people dead.​Law enforcement officials investigating this morning's shooting rampage in Tucson just wrapped up a press conference and say they have reason to believe there could be a second sus ... More >>

Tater Tot: Ben Quayle's Smart. He Can Spell Potato. But He Wouldn't Be a GOP Congressional Nominee Without the Name Daddy Dan Made Infamous

President Physician

Former White House doctor tells all

Geronimo's Heirs Declare War on Yale's Skull and Bones: It's About Damn Time

from the University of Arizona's State MuseumIf Yale's Bone-heads really do have Geronimo's noggin, someone should flay George W.'s honkey ass, or John Kerry's...My question is, what took 'em so long? I'm talking about the descendants of the Apache warrior Geronimo demanding his remains back from "o ... More >>

John McCain's Pitch: Vote For Me Because I Was Tortured.

Automatons for the People: Captured! By Robots @ Rhythm Room on November 29

Snake on a Plane

Continental Airlines had a cold-blooded killer on board but refused law enforcement's pleas to land

Back and Black

But not here

Biltmore Vegas

The Kelis of the PHX and her 300-pound Nas the Nasty hit the swank, new club IO

Hardball

Dads' egos can run amok in super-competitive Valley youth baseball, and that's dangerous

Great Clips

Eighth-graders learn about the Holocaust

Rocking the Casbah

The hawks and doves of the local music scene

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