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		<title>Mines’ non-disclosure agreement a bad deal for environment</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/mines%e2%80%99-non-disclosure-agreement-a-bad-deal-for-environment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a lifelong resident of Superior, I resent Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick for promoting a mine here for two foreign companies, BHP and Rio Tinto.]]></description>
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		<title>Mining companies shouldn’t receive environmental exemptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Apache hope they might get jobs from the proposed Oak Flat/Apache Leap Resolution Copper mine.

They hope these British/Australian mining companies (BHP and Rio Tinto) will hire Native Americans. In fact, the "block cave" mining jobs are highly specialized and not about truck driving or picks and shovels.]]></description>
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		<title>Ending the casino monopoly a good idea</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/ending-the-casino-monopoly-a-good-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proposal to end the tribal casino monopoly and allow other businesses to own and operate casinos across Arizona should be thoughtfully considered.]]></description>
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		<title>1,000s of patients depend on state for life itself</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/1000s-of-patients-depend-on-state-for-life-itself/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/1000s-of-patients-depend-on-state-for-life-itself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past 34 years, nearly 10,000 infants, children and teens have received care necessary to sustain their lives. Hacienda HealthCare touches the lives of more than 1,200 developmentally disabled Arizona residents and their families. A very high percentage of our patients are medically fragile and require constant care by doctors, nurses, therapists and aides.]]></description>
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		<title>Why no bridge on 35th Avenue?</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/why-no-bridge-on-35th-avenue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article on the new bridge near Isaac Elementary School ("A call to the arts: Phoenix program unites engineers with artists," Sept. 11 issue of the Arizona Capitol Times) gives the impression to anyone who hasn't been by that west side school that all the students have a nice bridge to safely cross over a busy city street.]]></description>
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		<title>Sinema v. Kyl</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/sinema-v-kyl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recall that in a guest column ("Kyl Overlooks AZ Benefits of Stimulus," Aug. 21 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times), State Rep. Kyrsten Sinema called Sen. Jon Kyl to task for daring to criticize President Obama's stimulus bill as ineffective. She claimed that he was out of touch and that "here in Arizona, we have proof that it is working."]]></description>
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		<title>Women on subs? What were they thinking?</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/women-on-subs-what-were-they-thinking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent news articles suggest that senior Navy officials are studying the idea of allowing women to serve on submarines. Have we really sunk this low in our clamor to be politically correct?]]></description>
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		<title>Former opponent calls Murphy a Clean Elections hypocrite</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/former-opponent-calls-murphy-a-clean-elections-hypocrite/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/former-opponent-calls-murphy-a-clean-elections-hypocrite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must respond to remarks made by Rep. Rick Murphy in the June 5 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times. Murphy castigates Clean Elections as violating the First Amendment "matching funds" rights of candidates, independent groups and citizens - and says therefore it should be struck down.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain dropped the ball; Obama lied</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/mccain-dropped-the-ball-obama-lied/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/12/mccain-dropped-the-ball-obama-lied/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. John McCain lost the presidential election because did not acknowledge the implications of Barack Obama taking us down the road to destruction.]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Elections opens the door for you&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/06/clean-elections-opens-the-door-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/06/clean-elections-opens-the-door-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1998 Arizona voters decided that they should hold the power in the political process and enacted Clean Elections. The success of the Clean Elections program has been undeniable, with 70 percent of today's legislative and statewide officeholders participating in the Clean Elections system at least once.]]></description>
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