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Citizens United President: Ben Quayle Campaign Acting Like (Gasp!) Obama's

Turns out, we weren't the only ones who found yesterday's comments from Congressman Ben Quayle's campaign a little...weird.In fact, the president of Citizens United -- which is supporting Quayle's primary opponent, David Schweikert -- says Quayle's campaign is doing stuff you'd expect from President ... More >>

"Religious Freedom" From Contraception Bill Changed; ACLU Still Not Remotely Pleased

Amid heavy dissent from the public over Arizona's bill allowing employers to drop coverage for contraception in their health care plans if they have "religious objections," House Bill 2625 was voted down by the Senate late last month.Thanks to those gems of procedure in the Arizona Legislature, Sena ... More >>

Employers Not Covering Contraception for Religious or Moral Reasons: Yay or Nay?

​The Arizona Senate is currently considering a bill that would keep all of the existing prescription drug coverage for any medications your doctor prescribes for you, unless it's contraception.It's been the law in Arizona since 2003 that prescription contraception is treated just like any other m ... More >>

Arizona Bill Calls for "Freedom" in Prescription Drug Coverage -- Unless You're a Woman and Your Boss Can Cite a Diety

​The Arizona Senate is currently considering a bill -- which has already been passed by the House -- that would keep all of the existing prescription drug coverage you're getting through your employer or health insurance company... if you're a dude.If you're a woman, and Jesus or a similar figure ... More >>

Talking "Rock and Roe" and Birth Control with Russian Arms and Optics

Behold, sluts! You can now combine your love of live music with your desire to get the government to cover your floozy behavior.  Just kidding. Sort of. On March 15, those of you who aren't at Radiohead can visit Crescent Ballroom with Crash Coordinates, French Girls, Chicano Power Revival, Barefo ... More >>

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik Praised and Cursed in Thousands of E-mails Received Days After Giffords Shooting

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik received more than 5,000 e-mails in the three days following the January 8 Tucson massacre​ Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has nearly become a household name across the country following his emotional, public statements that talk radio and "vi ... More >>

OxyContin Bandits Rob More Than 5,000 Pills From Phoenix Pharmacy

Phoenix PoliceSeen these guys? Give Phoenix PD a jingle.​​Phoenix police are searching for three men who robbed a CVS Pharmacy of more than 5,000 prescription pills early Thursday morning. Police say most of the approximately 5,200 pills taken from the pharmacy were OxyContin, a powerful painki ... More >>

Ohio Radio Station Holds Contest to Send Listeners to Phoenix to "Chase Aliens"

​A radio station in Columbus, Ohio, held a contest this week where the grand prize was a weekend getaway to Phoenix where the winner could spend their time "chasing aliens" -- presumably of the illegal variety.See? Not everyone's boycotting Arizona.However, if you were thinking "I bet Rush Limbaug ... More >>

May 20 In Blogs: Gary Pierce, The Blunt Club, Tradiciones, and Cage Fighters

​​​​​​​​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Michelle Obama Embarrassed by 2nd Grader; and Why Arizona Cor ... More >>

Sketchy Situation

Chicago comedy institution warms up to Phoenix

Henry Rollins' 8 Most Memorable Quips Last Night at Marquee Theatre

​I'd never given much credence to the occasional rumors that Henry Rollins is gay. Until last night, that is. Probably right around the moment he uttered the following during his spoken word appearance at the Marquee Theatre: "What am I doing? I'm getting turned on by a guy? I'm not being a good ... More >>

Ruth McGregor, Former AZ Supreme Court Chief Justice, Appointed "Special Master" for Maricopa County Disputes

​We wouldn't wish this job on our worst enemy.Seeking to somehow manage the chaos that has engulfed the justice system in Maricopa County -- what with the county's presiding criminal court judge facing bizarre charges, a host of judges accused of being part of a "criminal enterprise," and ... More >>

Cari Gerchick, Spokeswoman for Arizona Supreme Court, Another Layoff Victim

El Rushbo proved no match for departing court spokeswoman Cari Gerchick.​More bad news for journalists: Cari Gerchick, one of the more helpful public information officers in Arizona, has fallen victim to budget cuts.Gerchick, who is also a lawyer, announced in an email this afternoon that her posi ... More >>

Levi Johnston's Druggie Mom Gets the Joe Arpaio Pink Handcuff Treatment

from sheriffjoe.org Dare to dream: With any luck, maybe Joe'll get to don a pair someday...So what's this deal about hockey-stud Levi Johnston's druggie ma having Sheriff Joe Arpaio's pink handcuffs slapped on her in an Alaska courtroom after pleading guilty for illegally possessing OxyContin, ... More >>

Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor Called Racist by the Racists

Sonia Sotomayor, a racist? Riiiiiight.... You know it's taken a turn for the surreal when an obnoxious lout like William Gheen is calling you a racist. Gheen is a nasty piece of work, the founder of the extremist nativist Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, which is headquartered in Rale ... More >>

Q&A: Ted Nugent Talks Guns, Meth, and Hippies Before NRA Convention in Phoenix

The Motor City Madman: Ted NugentTed Nugent talks a lot about discipline. Speaking on the phone from his ranch outside Waco, Texas, the Detroit-born guitarist of "Cat Scratch Fever" fame comes back to it again and again. His life of clean living is the way to go, he says, living another way is nothi ... More >>

On Words Betraying Political Beliefs and a Nagging Familia

The Pelican Sticks a Fork in Nova M, Finds Out if Obama is a Red, and Logs On to Grant Woods' Web Cast

Tucson Extremist Roy Warden's Upcoming "Rally" to "Impeach" AZ Supreme Ruth McGregor

Roy Warden: Este pendejo, indeed...Anti-immigrant nutjob and Mexican flag-burner Roy Warden's coming to town Wednesday, December 10 for a "rally" to "impeach" Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor. Well, supposedly. According to e-mails the wacky Warden's sent out to the state Supreme Co ... More >>

Rush Limbaugh Backpedals on Bogus Tale of Politically Correct Arizona Courts

Limbaugh blathered on November 10 about the outrageous ban in the Arizona judicial system on perceived derogatory terms referring to immigrants. Problem was, no such ban had been decreed.

Rush Limbaugh and all the other wing-nuts hate John McCain, and that's good for the Dems.

Fifteen years after the Squaw Peak Pots debacle, the Phoenix art community rallies around a public-art project

Andrea Dworkin's ghost haunts the Maricopa County Republican Party.

The liberals' problem with Freedom of Speech: Why Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Michael Savage are correct on the Fairness Doctrine.

Bird Boycott

The truculent tweeter tackles Mayor Phil, PHX City Council hypocrisy, and goofball prez wanna-be Fred Thompson

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, April 5, 2007

HAG's Naughty Nurses, Still Stickin' It to the CNA

Shrine Whine

Governor Photo-Op was wrapping herself in the flag over the new AZ 9/11 shrine. Now, she who puts the P in politician's running for cover

Living With Post-War

M. Ward's recipe for political change: Let's ignore the president

Karma and Camus

The cure for existential munchies

Mano-a-Mono

Scorpion City goes radio gaga

Hung Fury

Fiorito paints "The Art of Propaganda"

Brazilian Bust

Brazeiro's guests will be getting only a watered-down Rio, at best

Covert Fuzz

Short-wave radio, with its fringe elements and bizarre discoveries, is a living, breathing organism

Swish Cheese

When Pigs Fly delivers gay show-tune lovers to hog heaven

Flashes

Beware of the Dogma

When KFYI radio host John Dayl spews mindless hate, David Winkler listens

Letters

RECORDINGS:

ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS, PARLIAMENT, JEFFERSON STARSHIP

TAPES IN THE MAIL

LAST WEEK, LIVE

CHARLES, NOT IN CHARGE

THE REAL DAVID BROCK. YECCH.

SOMETHING TO INFURIATE EVERYONE

WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR

RUSH'S QUIET DIET TRIBEHAVE DINERS HAD THEIR FILL OF LIMBAUGH?

CLASS IS OUT

THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT JUST LOVES TO RECALL BOARD MEMBERS. THIS TIME THE FIGHTING VERGES ON THE CHILDISH.

It Can't Happen Here, Can It?