arizona is hot. we were meeting in arizona at the time. he was not talking about the temperature, he was talking about the fact that news was breaking here. sitting to my left is a professor at arizona state university and his work is on the electoral process. if she was active in party politics and served as a precinct captain and a member of the electoral college. next to her art hamilton. he founded a public relations firm in 2008 after serving 26 years in the arizona house of representatives. he was 18 consecutive years as the leader of the house. the arizona republic has named him one of the 10 best modern legislators in arizona history. he was the first african- american and only arizona and to be elected president of the national conference of state legislatures which represents all 50 state legislatures in their dealings with the federal government. he continues to serve on their foundation. next to him is a fifth generation arizonan. he has worked as a speechwriter for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. he was a reporter for many n

that the people of arizona want. >> congressman raul grijalva of arizona.to have you on the show. >> my pleasure. >>> apparently herman cain, republican presidential candidate, was not aware that china already has nuclear weapons. missed the last 40 years or so. very busy blaming other republican candidates for his sexual harassment allegations, apparently. lawrence will be breaking that down on "the last word" tonight. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability

that the people of arizona want. >> congressman raul grijalva of arizona. it's always a pleasure to have you on the show. >> my pleasure. >>> apparently herman cain, republican presidential candidate, was not aware that china already has nuclear weapons. missed the last 40 years or so. very busy blaming other republican candidates for his sexual harassment allegations, apparently. lawrence will be breaking that down on "the last word" tonight. >>> in the fall of 2008, the minerals management service became the most famous agency within our nation's very unfamous interior department. yay, minerals management service. but they did not become famous in the good kind of famous. it was the kind of famous you get for earning headlines like this. sex, drug use and graft cited in interior department report. an inspector general's report found, quote, a culture of ethical failure. more specifically, a number of managers, quote, frequently consumed alcohol at industry functions, had used cocaine and marijuana and had sexual relationships with oil and gas company repr

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and finally, arizona got its flag. >> arizona is one of my favorite flags. actually, the last five states added to the union used very simplistic, distinctive designs, and arizona is one of those. it's known as the "copper star flag" because copper mining was so popular in arizona. >> arizona still produces more copper than any other state in the nation, but it's also known for its magnificent natural beauty. >> since arizona's in the west, there's a reference to the setting sun, with 13 beams of sunlight. the number 13 is chosen as a reference to the original 13 colonies. >> beams are red and gold like an arizona sunset, but they're also the colors of the spanish conquistadors -- arizona's first european visitors. beneath the rays, a large field of blue represents loyalty. by the way, arizona is sometimes called "the valentine state" because it was admitted to the union on february 14th -- valentine's day. with "flag facts," i'm scott. >> you want to w back behind your head, okay? and the racket face is gonna brush up... >> this is the john mcenroe tennis a

arizona politics since the extreme wing of the republican party took over. russell pearce was the architec1 of all this debacle we're having with our jo%mqi%q%9 w3 and so his defeat is a domino effect. and many people in this state are going to have to reconsider, that they can't use those same á politics, those anti-immigrant politics to covdc up the fact that there's a legacy of failure. so i think the people in arizona are looking for solutions, they're tired of the rhetoric, it hasn't worked, and they're tired of the reputation this state has acquired as a consequence of people like russell pearce and the policies that he promoted, and é@ unfortunately got passed through this legislature.u >> u.s. congressman raul grijalva, democrat of arizona. thanks very much for joining us tonight, sir. thanks for being here. >> thank you, rachel. appreciate it. "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell, lawrence will be breaking down tonight's çó republican presidential de0a+q and here among other things, yesterday's elections were also sort of gay. you, it's true. t

joining us now is democratic congressman, raul grijalva of arizona.very much for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> why do you think that russell appea pearce was recalled? >> i think at some point, the basic decency of the people in arizona and certainly in this district came to force. excellent work on the part of many people to organize, certainly the now-elect senator lewis put together a wonderful team. people like randy paris, falcone did ooflt work to energize, build a coalition of people that were -- wanted decency returned to our policy making. russell pearce has been a power in this state. he's now gone. and so his defeat sends a ripple effect not only across the state, but i think across the nation. because many people have tried to mimic what he does and use that as a call per to keep themselves in office or get elected. it was a resounding message, and for those of us in arizona that feel that decency should take over, it was a really good night. >> the man replacing russell pearce in the senate is not a democrat. he seems like a mainstr

c-span's "the contenders" coming to you from phoenix, arizona. we look at his political influence during the second half of the 20th century. we welcome you tonight and our audience at the goldwater institute and our three guests who will walk us through the life and political career of barry goldwater beginning with rick perlstein. he has written for "the nation ," and is also the author of the book "nixonland." darcy olsen darcyolsen -- also, darcy olsen. her editorials have appeared in the washington journal and the national review. he served two turn to the state legislature including one term in the senate. he has produced 90 documentary's including "barry goldwater, an american life." he called himself a different kind of a candidate for a different kind of an election year. how so? >> i think the thing that may have most different is that he was a reluctant presidential candidate. if we think about all of the people running for president in 2012, we cannot say any of them are reluctant. it is a full-time job. it is consuming. ever since 19

este phoenix, arizona.s de campaÑa serÁn más grandes ante las inclemencias del tiempo. las redes sociales de alguna nera han fortalecido el movimiento de ocupemos wall street, ayudaron a organizar los levantamientos en paÍses Árabes y los indignados en europa. precisamente para hablar de los papeles de estas redes sociales y la participaciÓn de los disparos tenemos a ana roca, fundadora de la red de latinos en redes sociales.con nosotros gracias por escon nosotros. ¿n mÁs menos activos los latinos que el pÚblico en general? >> son muchos mÁs activos, mas es contra os, tenemos a traer las cosas que usamos en el dÍa a dÍa. tenemos mÚsica, pachanga y voto y voto. >> van a realizar una conferencia ¿porque va a ser bilingüe? >> la queremos hacer bilingüe porque precisamente nosotros no podemos levantar mÁs barreras por medio del idioma asÍ que elegimos que sea la primera conferencia que sea completamente bilingüe, para que la gente se sienta cÓmoda para hablar su idioma y para entendernos unos a los otros sin im

se involucrÓ, enviaron una carta al lÍder del senado de arizona, el republicano pierce, con Él impactoidad. aparecen tres candidatos en la contienda. este phoenix, arizona. >> ahora pasamos a otro tema, el paisaje de ocuparnos wall street, estÁ al punto de cambiar. seÑalaron que planean aumentar la seguridad de la comunicaciÓn entre ellos y dijeron que ahora que se acerca el invierno, las tiendas de campaÑa serÁn más grandes ante las inclemencias del tiempo. las redes sociales de alguna manera han fortalecido el movimiento de ocupemos wall street, ayudaron a organizar los levantamientos en paÍses Árabes y los indignados en europa. precisamente para hablar de los papeles de estas redes sociales y la participaciÓn de los disparos tenemos a ana roca, fundadora de la red de latinos en redes sociales.con nosotros gracias por estar con nosotros. ¿son mÁs menos activos los latinos que el pÚblico en general? >> son muchos mÁs activos, mas es contra aÑos, tenemos a traer las cosas que usamos en el dÍa a dÍa. tenemos mÚsica, pachanga y voto y voto. >> van a realizar una conferencia ¿porque va a

arizona. in its wisdom formed itself an independent redistricting commission a decade ago to avoid texas-style partisan embarrassment -- hi, tom -- on the subject. earlier this month as their independent commission was finishing up their work on a draft for a congressional district map for 2012, arizona's republican governor jan brewer decided she was going to move the head of the commission. so much for independent, right? governor brewer accused the commission chair of gross misconduct and with a two-thirds vote, a party-line vote from the republican majority in the arizona state senator, governor brewer removed the chair of the commission from her post. though this is an independent commission that's supposed to act outside partisan politics, the governor does have the right to remove a commissioner but only if that commissioner has substantially neglected his or her duties or found guilty of gross misconduct. now, had the commissioner done something that could be construed of gross miscond

arizona. an independent redistricting commission a decade ago to avoid texas-style partisan embarrassment -- hi, tom -- on the subject. earlier this month as their independent commission was finishing up their work on a draft for a congressional district map for 2012, arizona's republican governor jan brewer decided she was going to move the head of the commission. so much for independent, right? governor brewer accused the commission chair of gross misconduct and with a two-thirds vote, a party-line vote from the republican majority in the arizona state senator, governor brewer removed the chair of the commission from her post. though this is an independent commission that's supposed to work outside partisan pliolitic the governor has a right to move the commissioner but only if the commissioner neglected his or her duties or found guilty of gross misconduct. now, had the commissioner done something that could be construed as gross misconduct, what had she done that was so awful? the governor

♪. >>> auspició al controversial ley anti inmigrante ley sb 1070 en arizona, fue destituido por los votantes>> una gran mayoría de latinos está convencido que se le de la oportunidad de ser ciudadanos a los inmigrantes. >>> se enfrentan hoy en un nuevo debate los aspirantes republicanos. >>> se piensa viajar en el día de acción de gracias o el fin de año, prepárese a pagar mucho más por sus boletos de avión. >>> este es su noticiero univisión con jorge ramos y maría elena salinas desde los Ángeles california ♪. >>> qué tal, muy buenas noches, desde el centro de la ciudad de los Ángeles, donde será esta tarde una manifestación contra el sistema financiero, donde se tomen medidas para evitar recortes masivos, pero vamos a empezar con el legislador de arizona, que fue el creador de la ley ley sb 1070, en contra de los inmigrantes, a causa de esa legislación, es el primer funcionario elegido en ese estado que se le aplica el desafuero. >>> ante la derrota del arquitecto de la polémica ley sb 1070, líderes del capitolio llegaron para decir que no tolerarán más leyes contra los inmigrantes indocum

also there's huge news tonight in arizona, gov.an brewer is here to tell you what is going on in her state. and a new warning tonight, mexico's drug cartels are taking aim at american children. that's new coming up! >> mr. herman cain insists accusations of sexual harassment against him are false. here's more of our interview with mr. cain. >> why do you think this is coming up now? >> i believe this is coming up now because i'm doing so well in this republican presidential campaign. i'm in the top tier. i'm statistically tied with mit romney, and in some of the policy i'm actually in first place. i have no idea who is egging this on, who is on this witch-hunt, but i am convinced, and my staff and i are convinced that it is intended to, one, distract us, and it is a distraction. secondly, a lot of people have a problem with the fact that i am doing so well and i'm likable. third, sense they cannot shoot holes in my proposals, my plans, they are going to try to shoot holes in me, the candidate. so that's the reason it is coming up n

. >>> and raising arizona. what do you do when an independent commission for a congressional redistricting comes up with a new map you don't like? well, if you're governor jan brewer of arizona and her republican senate, you fire the head of the commission. in other words, it's okay to be independent, as long as you do what we tell you. >>> let me finish tonight with a lesson barack obama can still learn to his credit from president kennedy. >>> we start with the big mess in the republican field. it's getting messier. alex burns is with politico and dana milbank is a columnist for "the washington post." alex, then dana, same question to you. late-breaking news late this afternoon. it seems like herman cain is now dealing in direct contradictions with what we were hearing what he did. here he is telling sean hannity this afternoon, quote, sean, this is absolutely fabrication, man. i don't know what else to say. how many more ways can i say it? this stuff is totally fabricated. that was in direct response to a qu

confiscoada es solo una parte del operativo en que participaron mÁs de 20 agencias policÍacas de arizonado pinal. >> pararon y encontraron droga iniciaron una investigaciÓn, una averiguaciÓn previa para identificar la inteligencia y de dÓnde venÍa la droga. >> las investigaciones pronto los llevarÍan a uno de los narcotraficantes mÁs buscados de todos los tiempos, joaquÍn el chapo guzmÁn. >> conocido como el padrino del mmndo de las drogas. >> nuestra investigaciÓn indica que es el responsable de mucho x en esta zona, por eso el enfoque en chapo guzmÁn. >> acuerdo a autoridades las cÉlulas ue este cartel tiene en arizona han obtenido ganancias mensuales de 33 millones de dÓlares. >> tiempo que estiman han operado en este estado. >> el crimen organizado presenta una amenaza a la comunidad en su ma manera integra, puede desplazar la violencia se puede aumentar por tratar de proteger su producto y llegar a su destino final. >> tan solo Últimas semanas bajo este operativo se lograron decomisar mÁs de dos toneladas & de marihuana y decenas de armas como esta, ahÍ la preocupaciÓn de asegurar l

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arizona, encuentran s mejor aliado.uvo lleno de ofertas y de gente haciendo compras por todas partes. se tratÓ de la iniciativa llamada, el buen fin. donde los kmezs bajaron su precios y vieron atractivas promociones. el viernes negro, que tendremos esta semana en estados unidos. raÚl torres tiene el reporte de las compras. >>> no, no era un hormiguero, tampoco una explosiÓn que lanzo gente a las calles. era el buen fin, fin de semana que el gobierno adelantÓ bonos de fin de aÑo y que dieron facilidades de pago. los artÍculos electrÓnicos fueron los mÁs comprados. >>> no lo voy a pagar al contado si no aplazos. y tienen un descuento extra de 10%. >>> en el centro de la ciudad, parecÍa que la crisis econÓmica desapareciÓ y que todo tenÍan dinero y comenzaban asÍ las compras de navidad. gabriela fue con su familia a comprar ropa. >>> sÍ, vale la pena hay mucha gente, pero sÍ, vale la pena. >>> el gobierno mexicano, llamÓ a ga jar los precios, por lo menos este fin de semana la idea es reactivar a la economÍa. la capital d

south carolina and the state that started it all, arizona.eat it, "scorpions for breakfast,," the title of jan brewer's new book. governor brewer is with us today. most of this book is about your fight with sb-10 in the state, your fight with the federal government over immigration reform. and you're very, very critical of the president of the united states in this book. i want to read something. you met him at the white house to discuss this issue. "we sat down and started with some chitchat. but after a few minutes, the president's tone got serious and condesce condescending. it wasn't long before i realized i was hearing the president's stump speech. only i was supposed to listen without talking. it was as though president obama thought he would lecture me and i would learn at his knee. he was patronizing." it's a harsh perspective, it's very different -- remember, we had a conversation just as you walked out of the white house that day. >> well, i feel as i left the day that i was further ahead than i was before i met with him, because i

it was all focused on the border between arizona and mexico. those border towns where they entered the united states. they were using backpackers, a vehicle's and safe houses are around the city of phoenix. this operation is said to live made something like $2 billion in profits over the last five years. a huge operation. >> this would be seen as a victory for u.s. officials. the problem of drug smuggling is a large one for the authorities in america. >> it is being seen as a huge success against this particular cartel. it is considered to be the most powerful of the mexican drug cartels. some of the authorities in arizona are concerned about this. they do not want the city centers of arizona to be the focus of the mexican drug trade. they are determined to continue this crackdown. it extends much further than arizona. >> united nations security council has expressed concern over the face of the massive stockpiles built up by colonel gaddafi. the council called on libya and its neighbors. many weapons were destroyed in nato airstrikes. official

the clerk: the senator from arizona, mr. mccain, for other senators proposes en bloc amendments number 1200, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1119, 1090, 1089, 1056, and 1116. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: thank you, mr. president. and let me first say before i offer my amendments, i had the opportunity yesterday to listen to senator levin, senator mccain, senator durbin, and many other senators with regard to the debate on this bill, and i thought that it was excellent debate. i thought it was lively, it was robust, it was to the point, and it was the senate at its best. and i don't know how we get to the point where we have the kind of debate that you are having on this defense authorization bill, but i hope that we can do more of it. and i look forward to the, to returning after thanksgiving and having the opportunity to do that. so i compliment the two top members of that committee and the other senators that were here on that debate. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to s

is that what they eat in arizona?d some really tough battles so i think it's been pretty tough. bill: i don't know what you had breakfast this morning! why did you write the book? >> i wrote the book because i believe that after the signing of 1070 a lot of misinformation was provided to the people and i believe in truth telling and i believe that book is a truth telling book. it tells the people of america exactly why we did it, what the ramifications were, that if we didn't stand up and protect us, and -- and where america itself is headed if we don't secure our border. bill: how big of an issue is this in 2012? >> i think it's a huge issue, a flashpoint in the election. bill: a flashpoint. >> i do. when you look at the polls and talk to people around the country, 70 percent of america agrees with what we've done in arizona. it's very, very important. and it's important for people to read the book to understand just exactly what arizona has been facing and what we are putting up with, and we need to have the federal

we opposed block in arizona. what happens in arizona, stays in arizona. it did not work out that way. then we went to alabama. this idea of racial profiling against muslims. the aclu recently put out a report called "three faces of racial profiling." id used -- in addition to driving while black, we have flying small muslim and going to school while latino. the aclu has challenged the alabama and the arizona outlaws. more success in arizona and alabama. those are not american values. to invite people to profile children. we're hearing stories about little children walking to school by themselves because their parents are afraid to drive them to school because they're afraid they will be stopped or targeted because they are latino. that is not what we're about as a nation. we are a nation of immigrants. tavis: there have been a lot of articles written of late about the attack on the voting rights of all kinds of americans. these attacks are bound to have a particular impact on communities of color. >> we just started a campaign called liberty watch leading

arizona ended gore's season last year when he suffered a fractured hip in the contest. gore was a decision by harbaugh, giving him some rest. he practiced on thursday. he'll be ready sunday. >> frank's going to do -- frank's going to get the gold standard of medical care, just like all our fellas. but frank's just a little bit more, a little extra for frank. >>> all righty. let's take a peek at something, you know, just very, very tragic. at a football game tonight, oklahoma state and iowa state and prior to the game, the moment of silence, two basketball coaches, head coach and his assistant from the oklahoma state women's program, died in a plane crash.

the southern half was arizona. the northern half was new mexico. the unions that troops in to reclaim the land from texans who would mean it as there were several battles won by the u.n. troops cemetery was reclaimed by the union. or something else about this in a population among the rio grande is many of them have darker skin and so this is what john was when we come back to congress in 1861 also spoke to in terms of this horizontal -- this vertical boundary he proposed. i find his words fascinating. third many men in the territory of new mexico who pay living constantly in the open-air and exposed to the raise of the burning sun have become bronzing complexion. he's stepping race. whatever may be their color, the treaty stipulations between the united states and republic of mexico have invested them with privileges and immunities of american citizens. the first duty which the government owes to his people is to give military and civil protection. in this case the government is under a total obligation. texaco was compelled to relinquish her righ

so when in arizona, support the cardinals, the phoenix suns, the coyotes, arizona state university sun devils, if you have to, the wildcats and lumberjacks. that's what you've got. being from detroit i respect that. >> that's right. >> but in arizona incarceration, we do try to indoctrinate you into our philosophy of arizona sports. >> i shall amalgamate these feelings, these thoughts and, please pause while i vomit. >> but harrington has taken some matters into his own hands. including the extermination of tent city pests. >> it's a jailhouse mousetrap. only 370,000 more to go. >> sheriff joe, if you are watching this, spent 24 hours in your own tents, eat your own food and then you survey your own damage. you know? >> i slept twice in that tent with all the inmates. just to say if i can do it they can do it. i go in the tents quite frequently. what have you got here? >> it's your postcard. joe camel. >> is this a bad check writer? anybody else? >> all my staff are worried, they're going to hit him and kill him. i don't worry about these guys. i feel safer in a jail than i do walking

the southern half was arizona. the northern half was new mexico.the union sent troops in to reclaim that land from confederate troops from texas who were defending it, and there were several battles, all of which were won by the union troops, and so this area was reclaimed by the union. among the union troops was francisco. something else about this hispanic population along the rio grande is that there were many of them darker skinned. so this is what john watts, come back to congress in 1861, also spoke to in terms of this horizontal, vertical boundary that he proposed. i find his words fascinating. that aren't many men in the of new mexico who, by living constantly in the open air and exposed to the raise of the burning sun has become bronze in complexion. what ever may their color, the treaty stipulation between the united states and the republic of mexico have invested them with all the privileges and communities of american citizens. the first duty which the government owes to its people is to give both military and civil protection. in this

arizona, this was his answer. said he could call 10,000 people in this state by their first names. he built the republican party in arizona. >> i am going to call on you for just a moment because you remember going to the cold water department store. >> when i first came to arizona in 1970, i worked for the hotel in downtown, and i bought a bathing suits at the goldwater department store on central avenue. at the time, you talk about him being in marketing. they gave you with every purchase a little vial of water that has gold flakes in it, and everybody that had flown in from texas to buy the hotel -- when i went back to that hotel, they all went down and bought a bathing suit said they could get a vial of water with gold flakes in it. so he was good at marketing. >> i just want to comment about the 1952 election. barry rand against dennis mcfarland, who was the majority leader of united states senate at the time. barry had supported mcfarland in earlier elections, raised money for him and all that. barry did not

how bad is it along the arizona/new mexico/california/texas borders?e a war zone south of the border. and the state right below arizona, state of sonora, it's, you know, the gun fights, drug cartels are in charge. you get along the texas border they're shooting and murdering people on a regular basis and the bottom line is it's spilling over. >> more dangerous than say iraq or afghanistan as far as more killings go we have correspondents coming and telling us that. why isn't there the focus on that drug war with the rest of america? >> well, that is my question. i think 70% of america agrees with us, with the people in arizona, and those that live in texas and california. you screw up our borders because that spillover comes over into arizona. actually let me tell you, joe. they secured the borders pretty tight in texas and california. arizona is not secure. >> why is that? we are the funnel way. for whatever the reason. we don't know. that is why we keep requesting and asking because we are the recipient of crime on a consistent basis with the cartels