Boycott Arizona. Here's a list of the state's House and Senate members. Here are the Senate sponsors of S.B. 1070. Here are the Senators who voted for and against it. Arizona needs 17 people to run against them, or if the deadline has passed, to campaign for their opponents.

The Arizona House passed the bill on April 13. Here's the list of Arizona House members. Here's how the House members voted. 35 House members need to be replaced in November.

Tonight on TV: A new episode of "Breaking Bad," Celebrity Apprentice, the Pacific, Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. It will be sad to watch Bret Michaels, knowing he is still in intensive care in critical condition. Since the show is taped, I hope tonight isn't the episode where he gets fired. Send good thoughts his way.

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Boycott Arizona!

Yanks and Rays off to a fast start in the AL East. The Padres have won 8 straight and lead the NL West.

9 Gators were chosen in the NFL Draft, the most from any school.

The Celtics will put the Heat out of their misery today (where will Wade play next year? He has to be upset with the lack of support.) The Bulls try to scare the Cavs and even their series today (as Durant and the Thunder did to the Lakers last night.) As expected the series in the West have been very competitive. The Mavs play for their season tonight in San Antonio, the Blazers have tied the Suns and the Jazz lead the Nuggets.

In cycling, returning from his 2 year suspension, Vino wins his second L-B-L on a podium that included Valverde. The anti-doping movement takes a hit today I think. As does Johan Bruyneel.

HBO debuts "You Don't Know Jack" , Barry Levinson's film about Jack Kevorkian, starring Al Pacino, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Brenda Vaccaro tonight. Danny Huston plays Kevorkian lawyer Jeff Fieger.

Sen. Lindsay Graham is up to old tricks. Now he's pulling support for the Climate bill because the Dems want to act on immigration.

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Bill Belichick has decided to draft every available Florida Gator. Good move. (Kidding aside, Hernandez in the 4th was a steal. He'll catch 60 balls from Brady next year. Gronkowski (NE's 2nd round pick) won't see the field ahead of Hernandez imo.)

Can the Bulls even their series with the King? I'll be watching this afternoon to see. (No I won't. Game is tomorrow.)

Tomorrow is the Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling race. I'm going to go with Andy Schleck to repeat.

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Think good thoughts for Bret Michaels, who is in ICU after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage today.

TMZ reports he's awake and talking. The next few days will be critical.

Here's the original video to the song, what a classic.

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For some reason, the comments got really ugly here today. I've read and cleaned two threads, but am turning my attention now to other things...like Survivor and Nurse Jackie. Please stop attacking each other.

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I'm very busy today. Will post late this afternoon at the earliest.

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Cadel Evans beat Alberto Contador up an uphill finish at the La Fleche Wallone cycling race. Remarkable.

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If you missed last night's finale of Damages, it was very bloody but tied up all the loose ends. I hate cliff-hangers used as a lure for the next season, and this didn't have any. Also, no ambiguities like the Sopranos. On the other hand, it may be the last season, unless a deal comes along to save it. "24" was really good, and now only 6 hours left.

Tonight will probably see Kate Gosselin (finally) go home on DWTS. And the 7 remaining contestants sing on American Idol.

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Today, for the first time since 2002, I rejected an ad for TalkLeft because of the message. Most people realize that ads on the site don't represent the point of view of the blogger. I've accepted ads before I don't agree with, and when I've thought about what kind of ad I would reject in the past, the only thing that came to mind was an ad supporting the death penalty.

So what pushed me over the top this time? It was an ad for gun control, that began in big letters, "Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Criminals" and urged people to support new laws on sales at gun shows.

Given the focus of this blog, to protect the rights of those accused of crime and particularly, constitutional rights, I would have recoiled every time I logged on to my own blog. So, even though it would have paid for TalkLeft's hosting service for a full month (no small amount since we're on our own server), I rejected it. [More...]

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Miley Cyrus, liberal threat to the Republic? Who knew? In the threads, Amanda Marcotte informs me at least that Dolly Parton is actually a fantastic liberal. I admit that I did not know that. Go Dolly!

Jeralyn should be taking over soon and I am urging and hoping for some words from her on "The McVeigh Tapes" which will be on MSNBC this evening. I'll DVR it cuz NBA playoffs are always my first viewing choice this time of the year.

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