Arizona Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/arizona/ Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:13:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png Arizona Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/arizona/ 32 32 12773863 Republican Lawmakers Suing The Voters of Arizona https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republican-lawmakers-suing-the-voters-of-arizona/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republican-lawmakers-suing-the-voters-of-arizona/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2014 17:36:28 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55497 Republicans are so thirsty for power that they are taking the people of Arizona all the way to the Supreme Court. Arizona voters formed an independent commission to handle all the redistricting in the state. Their goal was to take the politics out of the process and have districts drawn in a more transparent manner. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republican-lawmakers-suing-the-voters-of-arizona/feed/ 0 55497 Cruel and Unusual Punishment Exhibited in Arizona’s Botched Execution https://ezkool.com/2014/07/cruel-and-unusual-punishment-exhibited-in-arizonas-botched-execution/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/cruel-and-unusual-punishment-exhibited-in-arizonas-botched-execution/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:36:23 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53387 The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly states that Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. The Amendment was originally designed for the federal government, but the section about cruel and unusual punishment was adopted by the states. The execution that happened in Arizona […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/cruel-and-unusual-punishment-exhibited-in-arizonas-botched-execution/feed/ 0 53387 Court Rules – Arizona Man Cannot Be Executed Until Drug’s Origin is Known https://ezkool.com/2014/07/court-rules-arizona-man-cannot-be-executed-until-drugs-origin-is-known/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/court-rules-arizona-man-cannot-be-executed-until-drugs-origin-is-known/#respond Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:29:56 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53232 Joseph Wood – (image source: AP/Arizona Department of Corrections) The ruling came from The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday. Arizona is set to execute Joseph Wood on Wednesday, but as of now, that execution is on hold until the source of the drugs are revealed. Joseph Wood, who killed his estranged girlfriend, Debra […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/court-rules-arizona-man-cannot-be-executed-until-drugs-origin-is-known/feed/ 0 53232 See What This Arizona Pizzeria Had To Say About The Arizona Discrimination Bill https://ezkool.com/2014/02/read-what-this-arizona-pizzeria-had-to-say-about-the-arizona-discrimination-bill/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/read-what-this-arizona-pizzeria-had-to-say-about-the-arizona-discrimination-bill/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:23:23 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48666 Rocco’s Little Chicago Pizzeria in Tucson had a message for the politicians who supported a bill that allows business owners to refuse to serve gays and lesbians. “We reserve the right to refuse service to Arizona legislators,” the sign read. “Funny how just being decent is starting to seem radical these days,” the restaurant commented […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/read-what-this-arizona-pizzeria-had-to-say-about-the-arizona-discrimination-bill/feed/ 0 48666 Finally! Fox News on The Right Side Of an Issue – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/02/finally-fox-news-on-the-right-side-of-an-issue-video/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/finally-fox-news-on-the-right-side-of-an-issue-video/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:56:06 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48657 Fox News Megyn Kelly summed it up well when talking to Brit Hume about the Arizona Discrimination Bill. “I look at this bill and I wonder whether this is … an overreaction [by religious] people who feel under attack on this score, and in the end, they may have struck back in a way that’s […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/finally-fox-news-on-the-right-side-of-an-issue-video/feed/ 0 48657 Sources – Arizona’s Jan Brewer Will Not Sign ‘Gay-Hating’ Bill Into Law https://ezkool.com/2014/02/sources-arizonas-jan-brewer-will-not-sign-gay-hating-bill-into-law/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/sources-arizonas-jan-brewer-will-not-sign-gay-hating-bill-into-law/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2014 20:28:34 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48608 The law would allow businesses in Arizona to legally discriminate against gays and anyone for that matter, on the basis of Religious beliefs. The legislation passed both the House and Senate in Arizona, and is waiting on Brewer’s desk for final signature to become law. However, NBC is reporting that this signature will not happen. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/sources-arizonas-jan-brewer-will-not-sign-gay-hating-bill-into-law/feed/ 0 48608 Losers: Republicans’ Lawsuit to Stop Medicaid Expansion for Arizona’s Poor https://ezkool.com/2014/02/losers-republicans-lawsuit-to-stop-medicaid-expansion-for-arizona-s-poor/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/losers-republicans-lawsuit-to-stop-medicaid-expansion-for-arizona-s-poor/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:52:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48004 A lawsuit challenging Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion plan that was filed by fellow Republicans in the state Legislature was dismissed in a ruling released Saturday, handing Brewer a major victory in her battle against conservative members of her own party. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper agreed with Brewer that the lawmakers […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/losers-republicans-lawsuit-to-stop-medicaid-expansion-for-arizona-s-poor/feed/ 0 48004 Arizona Republican Party Formally Censures John McCain – Says He’s Too Libral! https://ezkool.com/2014/01/arizona-republican-party-formally-censured-john-mccain-says-hes-too-libral/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/arizona-republican-party-formally-censured-john-mccain-says-hes-too-libral/#respond Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:48:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47288 The Arizona Republican Party formally censured Sen. John McCain on Saturday, citing a voting record they say is insufficiently conservative. The resolution to censure McCain was approved by a voice-vote during a meeting of state committee members in Tempe, state party spokesman Tim Sifert said. It needed signatures from at least 20 percent of state […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/arizona-republican-party-formally-censured-john-mccain-says-hes-too-libral/feed/ 0 47288 Court to Arizona – You Cannot Defund Planned Parenthood https://ezkool.com/2013/08/court-to-arizona-you-cannot-defund-planned-parenthood/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/court-to-arizona-you-cannot-defund-planned-parenthood/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:50:00 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41919 Republicans fail again! The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a U.S. District Court ruling that will prevent Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s administration from effectively defunding Planned Parenthood. In their opinion, the panel of judges held that the Arizona law (HB 2800) violates the Medicaid Act’s requirement that Medicaid recipients are free to choose their provider “by […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/court-to-arizona-you-cannot-defund-planned-parenthood/feed/ 0 41919 Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Voter Suppression Law https://ezkool.com/2013/06/supreme-court-rejects-arizonas-voters-suppression-law/ https://ezkool.com/2013/06/supreme-court-rejects-arizonas-voters-suppression-law/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:34:31 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=37523 In a 7-2 decision announced Monday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States has rejected the state of Arizona’s efforts to add a proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration forms. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (a/k/a “The Motor Voter Law”) requires States to “accept and use” a uniform federal form to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/06/supreme-court-rejects-arizonas-voters-suppression-law/feed/ 0 37523 The Accident – His Father is Dead, The Four Year Old Son Pulled The Trigger https://ezkool.com/2013/06/the-accident-his-father-is-dead-the-four-year-old-son-pulled-the-trigger/ https://ezkool.com/2013/06/the-accident-his-father-is-dead-the-four-year-old-son-pulled-the-trigger/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:22:29 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=36816 PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. — Authorities in northern Arizona say a 4-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his father at a Prescott Valley home. Prescott Valley police say the shooting occurred just after noon Friday. The 35-year-old man and his young son were visiting from Phoenix and were at a friend’s house. Police say the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/06/the-accident-his-father-is-dead-the-four-year-old-son-pulled-the-trigger/feed/ 0 36816 Republican Gun Business Owner Takes Aim At Obama Supporters – “Your Business Not Welcome” https://ezkool.com/2012/11/republican-gun-business-owner-takes-aim-at-obama-supporters-your-business-not-welcome/ https://ezkool.com/2012/11/republican-gun-business-owner-takes-aim-at-obama-supporters-your-business-not-welcome/#respond Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:07:02 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=20667 There have been no shortage of sore losers in the aftermath of last week’s presidential election, but Pinetop, Arizona, may be home to the sorest loser of them all. Cope Reynolds, who runs the Southwest Shooting Authority gun shop in the small Navajo County town of 4,000, spent his own (presumably) hard-earned money to take […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/11/republican-gun-business-owner-takes-aim-at-obama-supporters-your-business-not-welcome/feed/ 0 20667 Arizona Spanish Voters Told Election Is On November 8th Instead of November 6th https://ezkool.com/2012/10/arizona-spanish-voters-told-election-is-on-november-8th-instead-of-november-6th/ https://ezkool.com/2012/10/arizona-spanish-voters-told-election-is-on-november-8th-instead-of-november-6th/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:59:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=19811 The wrong information was sent to Spanish speaking voters in Arizona, while the English voters received the correct information. According to election officials in the Republican controlled state, about 50 mailings went out to voters.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/10/arizona-spanish-voters-told-election-is-on-november-8th-instead-of-november-6th/feed/ 2 19811 Arizona Declares Women Pregnant Two Weeks Before Sex https://ezkool.com/2012/04/arizona-declares-women-pregnant-two-weeks-before-sex/ https://ezkool.com/2012/04/arizona-declares-women-pregnant-two-weeks-before-sex/#respond Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:07:00 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=16867 A measure that passed Arizona’s Senate claims that it would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, but experts say that the bill is far more restrictive, effectively banning abortions after 18 weeks and declaring that a woman could be pregnant 2 weeks before she even had sex. Arizona’s HB 2036 takes Nebraska’s 20-week abortion […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/04/arizona-declares-women-pregnant-two-weeks-before-sex/feed/ 0 16867 Mitt Nicks Rick In Mich Mish-Mosh: Four Head to O-HI-O! https://ezkool.com/2012/02/romney-mish-mosh/ https://ezkool.com/2012/02/romney-mish-mosh/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:16:18 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=15903 Mitt May Win Right To Lose Michigan in the Fall! Democrats, Pro-Vomit Vote Not Enough For Santorum! Arizona Goes Romney! Border Remains Calm! Mitt Romney did almost enough to dispel any lingering doubts that he will be the Republican Party’s nominee for president by defeating Rick Santorum in the all-important Michigan primary yesterday.  Romney crossed […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/02/romney-mish-mosh/feed/ 2 15903 Polling Report: Special Michigan and Arizona Edition https://ezkool.com/2012/02/special-michigan-and-arizona-edition/ https://ezkool.com/2012/02/special-michigan-and-arizona-edition/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:06:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=15870 This week’s report begins with a question: What would you call a candidate who LOST the following primaries: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, California, Florida and Michigan? How about, Mr. President. That’s right. Candidate Barack Obama lost every one of those primaries, and more, in 2008 yet won the nomination. That’s why I’m […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/02/special-michigan-and-arizona-edition/feed/ 0 15870 Arizona Birthers Forms “Posse” To Investigate President Obama https://ezkool.com/2011/09/arizona-birthers-forms-posse-to-investigate-president-obama/ https://ezkool.com/2011/09/arizona-birthers-forms-posse-to-investigate-president-obama/#respond Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:34:21 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=11955 The Birthers are back, or maybe they just never left. Even after President Obama officially put an end to the nonsense of Birtherism by providing the very document they’ve asked for since he walked into office, some people just can’t accept the fact that this Black man is living in the White House. Arizona Sheriff, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/09/arizona-birthers-forms-posse-to-investigate-president-obama/feed/ 0 11955 Charles Barkley Calls Glen Rice His “Hero” For Sleeping With Sarah Palin https://ezkool.com/2011/09/charles-barkley-calls-glen-rice-his-hero-for-sleeping-with-sarah-palin/ https://ezkool.com/2011/09/charles-barkley-calls-glen-rice-his-hero-for-sleeping-with-sarah-palin/#respond Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:37:24 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=11860 Charles Barkley couldn’t wait for the conversation to come up. During an on-air radio segment on ESPN Radio, the group briefly spoke about Joe McGinniss’s book, where the claim was made that Glen Rice had a one night stand with former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin. Barkley, who has a history of looking for the most controversial […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/09/charles-barkley-calls-glen-rice-his-hero-for-sleeping-with-sarah-palin/feed/ 0 11860 Arizona Republicans Raffle Same Type Of Gun Used On Gabrielle Giffords https://ezkool.com/2011/09/arizona-republican-raffles-same-type-of-gun-used-on-gabrielle-giffords/ https://ezkool.com/2011/09/arizona-republican-raffles-same-type-of-gun-used-on-gabrielle-giffords/#respond Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:19:56 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=11328 Just eight months ago, a crazy gunman walked up to Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona at a democratic political rally,  shot the congresswoman in the head in an apparent assassination attempt and  killed six people as he emptied his glock into the crowd. Today, a Republican fundraiser in Arizona is offering the same type of weapon, a glock […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/09/arizona-republican-raffles-same-type-of-gun-used-on-gabrielle-giffords/feed/ 0 11328 America Slowly Abandons The Spectacle That Is Sarah Palin https://ezkool.com/2011/07/america-abandon-sarah-palin/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/america-abandon-sarah-palin/#respond Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:48:51 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=9987 Even in Alaska, Sarah Palin’s popularity is plummeting. A new poll is shedding some light on the Republican and her possible quest to run for President in 2012. Ivan Moore Research finds that nearly half of all Alaska voters view Ms. Palin in negative terms. Forty-nine percent of the 647 registered Alaskan voters it polled […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/america-abandon-sarah-palin/feed/ 0 9987 Arizona Immigration-Type Bill Signed Into Law In Georgia https://ezkool.com/2011/05/immigration-in-georgia/ https://ezkool.com/2011/05/immigration-in-georgia/#respond Sat, 14 May 2011 23:09:27 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=9072 By the Associated Press Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill that cracks down on illegal immigration by increasing some enforcement powers and requiring many employers to check the immigration status of new hires. Deal on Friday signed the bill that has some similarities to a controversial bill enacted last year in Arizona. Most […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/05/immigration-in-georgia/feed/ 0 9072 Jan Brewer Officially Falls Off The Birther Bandwagon https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewer-officially-falls-off-the-birther-bandwagon/ https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewer-officially-falls-off-the-birther-bandwagon/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:16:48 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=8594 Jan Brewer appeared on CNN this week to discuss her veto of the latest attempt by the Birthers movement to stop President Obama’s re-election campaign. The bill, if it was signed into law in Arizona would have required all elected officials to give proof of citizenship before their name would be allowed on the Arizona […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewer-officially-falls-off-the-birther-bandwagon/feed/ 0 8594 Jan Brewer Kills Birther Bill In Arizona https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewer-kills-birther-bill-in-arizona/ https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewer-kills-birther-bill-in-arizona/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:06:30 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=8322 We didn’t think she had it in her. But today, Jan Brewer vetoed a bill passed by both the Arizona Senate and House, and would have required all Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates to prove they are United States citizens. The bill, which was sponsored in part and written to appease the Birther movement, would […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewer-kills-birther-bill-in-arizona/feed/ 0 8322 Arizona Needs To Know What A Presidential Candidate’s Penis Looks Like https://ezkool.com/2011/04/arizona-need-to-know-what-a-presidential-candidate-penis-looks-like/ https://ezkool.com/2011/04/arizona-need-to-know-what-a-presidential-candidate-penis-looks-like/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:32:43 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=8213 Great! Just when you thought it was safe to go to Arizona, the Birthers officially took over the place. Today, the Arizona Republican Senate bowed to the Birthers, and passed a bill requiring all presidential candidates to prove he or she is a natural-born citizen of the United States, prove their age and also prove […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/04/arizona-need-to-know-what-a-presidential-candidate-penis-looks-like/feed/ 6 8213 Jan Brewer’s Racist Law Voted Down… Again https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewers-racist-law-voted-down-again/ https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewers-racist-law-voted-down-again/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:25:58 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=8113 Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona who fought tooth and nail to make her racial profiling bill become law, took yet another blow on Monday when the United States of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit called the law “unconstitutional”: PHOENIX — The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against the State […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/04/jan-brewers-racist-law-voted-down-again/feed/ 2 8113 Jan Brewer Makes It Illegal For Minorities To Get Abortion Procedures https://ezkool.com/2011/03/jan-brewer-makes-it-illegal-for-minorities-to-get-abortion-services/ https://ezkool.com/2011/03/jan-brewer-makes-it-illegal-for-minorities-to-get-abortion-services/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:05:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=7878 You want your government small and non-intrusive? Well try this one on for size! Jan Brewer, the same Republican governor who tried to make racial profiling legal in her state of Arizona, just signed another racially motivated bill into law. This time, Mrs. Brewer is targeting minority women electing to get a legal abortion in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/03/jan-brewer-makes-it-illegal-for-minorities-to-get-abortion-services/feed/ 3 7878 Teaparty Says Nothing Wrong with Guns at Political Rallies https://ezkool.com/2011/01/teaparty-leader-sees-nothing-wrong-with-guns-at-political-rallies/ https://ezkool.com/2011/01/teaparty-leader-sees-nothing-wrong-with-guns-at-political-rallies/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:11:34 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=5499 Some people just don’t get it, either because they’re ignorant, or they’re uninterested in reality. But in either case, they come across as just plain stupid, and in this case, a liar too! That was exactly how Jason Phillips, founder of the Teaparty Nation appeared, when he was interviewed today on Chris Matthews show on […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/01/teaparty-leader-sees-nothing-wrong-with-guns-at-political-rallies/feed/ 12 5499 For Sarah Palin, It’s Too Little, Too Late https://ezkool.com/2011/01/for-sarah-palin-too-little-too-late/ https://ezkool.com/2011/01/for-sarah-palin-too-little-too-late/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:11:03 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=5456 In an effort to distance themselves from the shootings yesterday in Arizona, where 6 people were innocently killed including a Federal Judge and a nine year old girl, Sarah Palin and her followers have begun a campaign to suggest that all the coincidences surrounding the incident were just that… coincidences. The we-had-nothing-to-do-with-it campaign began shortly […]

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