Arizona continues to lead the fight against illegal immigration in spite of the fact that the federal government is of the mindset that they can't do it. You'll recall that last year the state tried to pass sweeping anti-illegal immigration legislation that would have made it safer and save it tons of money by getting illegals out of its borders. The Feds don't seem to want to stem the flow of illegals into this country and a federal court blocked key points of the Arizona laws. On Thursda... Continue reading ...
Google Under Scrutiny in Texas
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Monday, September 6, 2010,
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An ever-growing number of people are getting fed up with Google as its search engine continues to give preferential treatment to its own sites over the competition. European nations have a number of investigations under way because of complaints against the company. It's already common knowledge that the government of China and Google are far from being friends. In America, several lawsuits have been filed that also allege Google's search engine is biased. On Friday, Texas announced that ... Continue reading ...
Pepsi and War Can't Be Friends
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Friday, September 3, 2010,
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Business
Funk band War and PepsiCo just can't be friends. Some of the band's original members are suing Pepsi for over $10 million, saying that the soft drink company never negotiated with them to use their song "Why Can't We Be Friends" in its commercial for Pepsi MAX. Naturally, Pepsi says the suit has no merit, stating that "Pepsi has a long history of partnering with iconic celebrities and musicians, and we value our relationship with the music and entertainment industry". The statement doesn't... Continue reading ...
Store Chain Sued Over Pricing
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Friday, July 30, 2010,
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Business
Discount store chain 99 Cents Only announced a price hike in September of 2008 to 99.99 cents per item, and now a class action suit has been filed against them. The suit claims that the price hike means that people are unaware that they are paying one dollar per item instead of 99 cents. This is patently untrue because the chain spent a fortune in advertising the new price, and even today, their ads and in-store signage clearly states the price of 99.99 cents. It makes me wonder why these ... Continue reading ...
"America's Toughest Sheriff" Says He'll Arrest Protesters
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Wednesday, July 28, 2010,
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Politics
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says his tough enforcement will continue when the new Arizona anti-illegal immigration law goes into effect on July 29. He says he will arrest any protesters who disrupt the community and throw them in jail. Arpaio is famous for keeping inmates under rough but not inhumane conditions. There is no air conditioning for inmates his department holds captive, most of them living in tents. He also has those inmates dress in pink outfits to make them stand out ... Continue reading ...