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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:36 PM

'He never gets a break from the mean-spirited liberal media'

If newspapers don't endorse your campaign, toss them in the trash. Rootin', tootin' Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix, Ariz., (see item below, not to mention previous blog items about his disdain for FOI and the media in February and
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:30 PM

Phoenix New Times lawsuit against sheriff tossed out of court

Today a federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by The Phoenix New Times against the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for the arrests last year of two of the newspaper's executives, according to an AP story. Michael Lacey and Jim Larken were arrested
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:35 PM

Blogger questions Oregon's media executive session exception

A blogger in Oregon is questioning a state law that allows "representatives of the news media" and no other citizens to sit in on executive sessions. An author of a political blog wanted to sit in on the Lake Oswego City Council's executive session
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