TV show jokes about alcoholism among Ariz. tribes

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TV show jokes about alcoholism among Ariz. tribes

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tv-show-jokes-alcoholism-among-ariz-tribes-224707347.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KpBCizIAZ.cnMRbBMxelrA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4fd2a9879f9937072b0f6a70670024ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image released by CBS, Billy Gardell, left, and Melissa McCarthy are shown in a scene from the sitcom &quot;Mike &amp; Molly.&quot; Arizona tribal members say they're shocked by the sitcom after one of the characters on the CBS show joked last week about drunken Indians in Arizona. Navajo Nation spokesman Erny Zah says while alcoholism is easy to judge from the outside, the disease isn't funny. He says it can lead to assaults, break up families and instill fear in children. The Native American Journalists Association says CBS should apologize. (AP Photo/CBS, Michael Ansell)" align="left" title="In this image released by CBS, Billy Gardell, left, and Melissa McCarthy are shown in a scene from the sitcom &quot;Mike &amp; Molly.&quot; Arizona tribal members say they're shocked by the sitcom after one of the characters on the CBS show joked last week about drunken Indians in Arizona. Navajo Nation spokesman Erny Zah says while alcoholism is easy to judge from the outside, the disease isn't funny. He says it can lead to assaults, break up families and instill fear in children. The Native American Journalists Association says CBS should apologize. (AP Photo/CBS, Michael Ansell)" border="0" /></a>FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) â€" Arizona tribal members say they're shocked by a television sitcom that made fun of one of the most pervasive social ills on American Indian reservations â€" alcoholism.</p><br clear="all"/>

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