Death Row Inmate Debra Jean Milke Has Convictions Overturned
Region: Arizona
Debra Jean Milke The convictions of Arizona death row inmate Debra Jean Milke were overturned Thursday by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Milke has spent the past 22 years on death row for the 1989 murder of her 4-year-old son Christopher. On the day of the murder, James Styers, a man Milke shared an apartment with, was supposed to have taken Christopher to a mall to see Santa Claus, ... more
Views: 2429U.S. Supreme Court Issues Key Decision on Anti-Immigration Law
Region: Arizona
The United States Supreme Court recently issued their decision in the case Arizona v. United States, putting into question the constitutionality of Law SB 1070. The Supreme Court struck down three sections of the law, but sent back to the lower court for consideration the provision of Section 2(B), which grants authorities the power to detain people that are suspected of lacking legal documents to be in Arizona. ... more
Views: 1223CollegeAmerica Launches GED® Test Tutoring Program Statewide in Arizona
Region: ArizonaCollegeAmerica announced today the launch of its GED Test tutoring program statewide. Complimentary GED Test tutoring is now available at all CollegeAmerica campus locations, including Flagstaff and Phoenix. The tutoring program is offered at no cost and is designed to help bring enrollees without a diploma a step closer to obtaining their dream jobs, by helping them earn the GED credential required to start college. ... more
Views: 2280Trump's ire on China questioned
Region: Arizona
American property developer Donald Trump has accused China of "ripping off the United States." His negative comment came at a time when China's President Hu Jintao visited Washington D.C. as an official guest of President Obama recently. His negative comment was considered timely. Or was it meant to drum up his political plans where Trump was reported to be planning to join the presidential race comes 2012? The issue ... more
Views: 1544Arizona Congresswoman and Others Shot Outside Grocery Store
Region: ArizonaCongresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) was among 12 people shot this morning outside a Tuscon, Arizona grocery store. Rep. Giffords was originally reported to have died, but is expected by her doctors to "pull through." Of the 12 people shot in this tragic incident, 6 have died including a Federal Judge, John Roll, and a 9-year-old girl. The alleged shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, a 21-year old man, was subdued a... more
Views: 1712Brain and Consciousness: Research Seminar online
Region: ArizonaARIZONA - As reported on http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/ Dr. Bernard Baars will continue his highly successful online Research Seminar about Brain and Consciousness. Seminar runs for ten weekends, on Sundays at 2 - 4 pm Pacific Time and covers a huge range of topics using brain imaging, behavioral studies, experiential, or reliable reports about conscious experiences. Theories of consciousness will also be discus... more
Views: 1090Dream Walkers Walk right into the Belly of the Beast
Region: ArizonaFresh off their Miami-to-Washington trek, which ended on May 1, four Dream Walkers, Juan Rodriguez (U.S. via Columbia), Felipe Matos (Brazil), Gaby Pacheco (Ecuador), and Carlos A. Roa (Venezuela), yesterday stared into the eyes of the monster, and the monster blinked. Three of the four are undocumented. The Dreamer Walkers paid a visit to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office in Maricopa County on Tuesday in order t... more
Views: 2067NFL Star Pat Tillman, Anti-War American Hero…Was EXECUTED! 3 M-16 Shots To His Face….VIDEO
Region: ArizonaNew Evidence Clearly Indicates Pat Tillman Was Executed Army medical examiners concluded Tillman was shot three times in the head from just 10 yards away, no evidence of “friendly fire” damage at scene, Army attorneys congratulated each other on cover-up, Wesley Clark concludes “orders came from the very top” to murder pro-football star because he was about to become an anti-war political icon ... more
Views: 3653Catalina Mountains, Oro Valley, Arizona
Region: Arizona
This is a beautiful capture of the Catalina Mountains from Oro Valley, AZ. more
Views: 1564University of Phoenix’s Curious Take on the Law
Region: Arizona
The University of Phoenix has 190 campuses operating in 39 states [1], the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The school says it has 420,000 students and tens of thousands of employees at its schools of nursing, business and education, among others. But it does not have a law school. Maybe it should. In an official response [2] (PDF) to our report on enrollment abuses at Phoenix [3], the university's parent compan... more
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