Prop 203 Still has Chance: Lead by Opponents Shrinks Again

  No matter which way this thing goes, it’s been a hell of a race. The fight for Proposition 203, Arizona’s medical marijuana measure, is still on as of Monday evening. Another positive blip for 203 in the late vote counts put the measure at only 3,800 votes behind, according to the latest figures…

Keith Olbermann Back on Air Starting Tuesday

The wrist-slap that is the MSNBC suspension of liberal talk show host Keith Olbermann will be coming to an end, the network announced last night.Olbermann was suspended last week after news broke that he contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of two Arizona Congressional candidates — a violation of…

Prop 203 Loses More Ground in Weekend Vote Counts

Arizona’s medical marijuana proposition fared poorly in vote counts over the weekend, reversing the temporary positive trend we wrote about on Thursday. The numbers now stand at 773,555 against, and 766, 923 for Proposition 203, for a difference of 6,632. Election officials must have encountered a random pocket support on…

Keith Olbermann Suspended Without Pay for Donating to Arizona Congressional Campaigns

Since our earlier post about MSNBC’s most obnoxious liberal commentator, Keith Olbermann, and some controversial donations he made to the campaigns of two Arizona Congressional candidates, MSNBC has suspended the Edward Murrow wannabe indefinitely and without pay.News of Olbermann’s suspension came in a one-sentence statement from MSNBC TV President Phil…

Claude Mattox Reports Screamin’ Javelinas Are Still Together

Although Phoenix City Councilman Claude Mattox is the only one listed for a Sunday afternoon musical performance at the CityScape Block Party, rest assured that the 90-minute set also includes the rest of Mattox’s band — the Screamin’ Javelinas.Speculation ran rampant (in at least one New Times’ office) about whether…

Arizona Election 2010: Goddard Concedes to Brewer Amid Conservative Field Day

Terry Goddard won’t follow in his father’s footsteps as Arizona Governor, at least not this time.The high-profile Democrat was just one more body thrown on the pyre following Arizona’s Election Day slaughter by Republicans. Goddard conceded to Governor Janice Brewer at about 10 p.m., admitting, “This is not a great…

Arizona Medical Marijuana Bill Still Too Close to Call

As we reported, more than 70 percent of precincts have delivered voting results — and Proposition 203, Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Initiative, is losing by a narrow margin. As this is being written, Prop 203’s down by less than a percentage point.   In other words, Prop 203 looks like it’s…