Sep. 25th, 2010

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The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
King Abdullah II of Jordan
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The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Exclusive - King Abdullah II of Jordan Extended Interview
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With reasonable, well-spoken moderates like King Abdullah II of Jordan playing a part in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, perhaps there is hope for a better, peaceful future in the Middle East after all. Everyone should see this interview. Mainstream media should be covering it.

So, this week, Stephen Colbert goes to Congress to testify on immigration and worker's rights and Jon Stewart interviews the King of Jordan? What are FOX and CNN doing, sitting on their asses? Why do we even bother watching "real" news anymore?
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Officials: Sheriff Joe's Office Charged Luxury Trips To County, Misused Up To $80 Million

Ryan J. Reilly
Additional reporting by Johanna Barr

Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff infamous due to his attention-grabbing immigration enforcement related stunts and the accusations his office discriminates against Latinos, allegedly misused millions in funds intended for jail operations, Maricopa County officials said Wednesday.

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I want you to pay attention to the "General funds from the county" bit in the last paragraph of the article. What that means is "We are going to take necessary funding from other programs -- such as food stamps and nutritional programs for women, infants, and children (WIC) and education -- and use it to fix what Joe Arpaio fucked up."

I wonder what Joe Arpaio has on Governor Jan Brewer. The blackmail must be pretty steep if he hasn't been sacked yet.

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