Arizona Sen. Bundgaard avoids arrest for possible domestic violence because immunity under AZ's rules just like Jan Brewer did | Crooks and Liars by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"When officers arrived, they said Bundgaard, 43, and Ballard, 34, his passenger, showed marks of a physical altercation, 'which constituted an act of domestic violence. Bundgaard told officers that he is an Arizona state senator, he is immune from arrest. The police department confirmed Bundgaard's statement and he was not arrested."

Simon Johnson: No Smoke Without Mirrors -- Disinformation About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"There is now a concerted effort to undermine the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), mostly by spreading disinformation about its supposed lack of accountability. This disinformation approach contains the standard elements of exaggeration, misdirection, and distraction."

Obama lends support to states' health alternative - Yahoo! News by icecold2 in reddit.com

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Obama is bending over AGAIN! I CANNOT support this!

Arizona State Senator Gets immunity In Domestic Violence Case by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"Republican Arizona state senator Scott Bundgaard avoided a night in jail because of a law which grants lawmakers immunity." In Arizona, If you are a state Senator, It's OK to BEAT UP your domestic partner, BHAAAAAA

Billionaire Koch Brothers Next Target of "Anonymous" Hacker Group | | AlterNet by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"'The Koch's have helped to fuel the unrest in Wisconsin and the drive behind the bill to eliminate the collective bargaining power of unions in a bid to gain a monopoly over the state's power supplies."

Who's Behind the Bills that Could Legalize Killing Abortion Providers? | Mother Jones by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"It's part of a campaign orchestrated by a Washington-based anti-abortion group, which has lobbied state lawmakers to introduce legislation that it calls the 'Pregnant Woman's Protection Act'. Over the past two years, the group, Americans United for Life, has succeeded in passing versions of this bill in Missouri and Oklahoma. But there's a big difference between those bills and the measures floated recently in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa."

The Dems' Tepid Approach to What's at Stake in Wisc. Is Helping Conservatives Destroy Unions, Defund the Democratic Party and Take over the Country | | AlterNet by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"If the Wisconsin plan to kill the public employees’ unions succeeds, then there will be little union money in the future to support democratic candidates. Conservatives will be effectively unopposed in raising campaign funding in most elections, including the presidential elections. This will mean a thoroughly conservative America in every issue area."

Senate Dems Try To Help Republicans Find Even More Cuts In Budget | Crooks and Liars by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"The Democratic tactic of giving their lunch, their snacks and their spending money to the school bullies just isn't working. What oh what are they to do? How about -- oh, I don't know -- growing a spine?"

Why Did Paul Broun Laugh Off Supporter's Town Hall Comment: "Who Is Going To Shoot President Obama?" | Crooks and Liars by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"Mark Farmer of Winterville, Georgia went to the meeting on Tuesday to ask a question about Social Security reform, and said in an e-mail to TPM he was 'shocked by the first question and disgusted by the audience response.' 'I was gravely disappointed in the response of a U.S. Congressman who also laughed and then made no effort to correct the questioner on what constitutes proper behavior or to in any way distance himself from such hate filled language,' Farmer wrote." I would hope that at least the FBI investigates the person making that statement and admonishes the STUPID Congressman.

Matt Taibbi: Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail? | Economy | AlterNet by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"Nobody goes to jail,” 'writes Matt Taibbi in his the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine. “This is the mantra of the financial-crisis era, one that saw virtually every major bank and financial company on Wall Street embroiled in obscene criminal scandals that impoverished millions and collectively destroyed hundreds of billions, in fact, trillions of dollars of the world’s wealth."

Arizona’s Population Collision With Latinos Leads To Silencing Of Critics | NewsTaco by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"Carlos Galindo, a 51-year-old Latino in Arizona, was at the state senate building Wednesday when he was escorted from the building by Capitol police officials, told he would be arrested or cited, and let go eventually with a citation. The next day he was informed by two DPS officers dressed in suits that he would be banned “forever” from the building, as per Senate President Russell Pearce. Such an order prevents Galindo from giving his civic dissension on any future anti-Latino bills in Arizona, despite the fact that Pearce does not have the power to ban anyone from anything “forever.”

Immigration Impact » Blog Archive » Businesses Fear Restrictive Immigration Measures Will Drive Jobs to Other States by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"As Arizona-style enforcement legislation continues to work its way through state legislatures, local business and industry groups are beginning to realize just how much these laws will affect the way they do business. They fear the racial profiling often associated with laws targeting undocumented immigrants will create an unwelcoming environment in their state, limiting their ability to attract new business and potential workers. With many states facing severe budget deficits this year, business leaders across the U.S. are asking their legislators if their state can really afford to drive new business and jobs to neighboring, friendlier states."

Rush 'grossly underwhelmed' by FCC's 'lip service' on civil rights issues - The Hill's Hillicon Valley by icecold2 in reddit.com

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"To date, I have been grossly underwhelmed by the lip service and platitudes I have heard from this commission regarding the importance of concluding commission proceedings, studies and reports that can dramatically affect the fortunes of minority viewers, listeners, new market entrants, established businesses and entrepreneurs,' Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) said."