Word: arizona
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...symbol of thrift and Americana that also happens to be an incredible annoyance; 58% of Americans stash pennies instead of spending them like real money. And while the debate over the penny's demise has raged for decades on the fringes of society (thanks to an Arizona Congressman, a part-time lobbying group and a biophysics grad student), recent events have caused this fight to spill out onto America's streets. Now everyone is choosing sides, including the slacker dude who married Britney Spears...
...most powerful penny opponent is Republican Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe, who keeps pushing his Legal Tender Modernization Act. He's very concerned about the coming penny Armageddon. "At some point you'll find a burgeoning business of people melting them down to metal," says Kolbe, "and selling them back to the Mint for more pennies." Kolbe, who advocates rounding to the nearest nickel, argues that parking meters, Laundromats, transit systems and vending machines don't accept pennies. Merchants hate them and won't let you pay for things with a stack of them. They pile up or get thrown away...
...They hope voters will go to the polls for this cause, then support Democrats in races that could help the party take back Congress. Clinton and ex-Senator John Edwards will head to Ohio this week to stump for that state's measure. Edwards then plans to go to Arizona to rally for an initiative there...
...boys, never meanin’ no harm…Just good ol’ boys, wouldn’t change if they could,” croons a singer in an old western melody. The lyrics have been ringing in my ears for the past few weeks. If recent Arizona politics had a theme song, this tune might be it.A few weeks ago, I sat in a hotel conference room here, slouched in the audience of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission’s quarterly meeting. I was there with my mother, who is active in statewide conservation efforts...
...whoever does come out the winner this week will have nothing even remotely resembling a mandate. With the Congress looking more or less evenly divided between the PAN, PRD and PRI, turning any presidential agenda into law will be as precarious as a Mexican migrant's trek through the Arizona desert. Which means the political stalemate is likely to continue south of the border, even after the electoral deadlock is resolved...