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Outrage Against Arizona Immigration Law Growing

Aaron Perman |
April 28, 2010 | 9:37 a.m. PDT

Staff Reporter

Protest against Arizona immigrant law (Fibonacci Blue - Flicker/Creative Commons)
Outrage against the Arizona Immigration law is growing with both LA City Councilmembers and Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom, looking at ways for their respective municipalities to boycott doing business with Arizona
In more news on the Arizona Immigration law, supporters and detractors are not hesitating to take to the airwaves, with Sarah Palin stating "There is no ability or opportunity in there for the racial profiling...Shame on the lame stream media again" and civil rights leader Al Sharpton going head-to-head with tough guy Arizona Mayor Joe Arpaio.
About a week ago I had covered WellPoint Insurance's notorious policy of targeting breast cancer patients for retroactive policy cancellations. In accordance with the healthcare legislation that will soon be going into effect, WellPoint has announced they will stop this practice on Saturday and other insurance companies will be following them in the very near future. 
Senate Republicans have changed tactics and will now allow debate on the financial reform bill winding through the Senate.  Democrats had been thwarted three times to allow debate on the bill.
In what seems to be an ever more frequent occurrence a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Washington was diverted to North Carolina because of a threatening message found in the bathroom. At this rate flight diversions, which used to be front page, seem to barely even make it from the wire into an actual newspaper. 
Reporters aren't happy with President Obama - with some even comparing him to...Bush? Surprisingly so, especially with his promises for a more open and transparent White House. 
Beef Powered Trains? Yup, in a test project Amtrak's Heartland Flyer between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City will run on 20 percent beef-based bio fuel. Now my real question - will riding this train be kosher? 
Winds seem to have turned against the Coast Guard in the catastrophic oil spill that started with an explosion on a BP leased oil rig about a week ago. With wind now blowing oil close to the shore, it appears the coast guard will be forced to burn it off. Ironically, Cape Wind, the first US offshore wind farm, was approved today - with the oil spill reinforcing the need for safe, clean, renewable energy. 


 

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