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  • July 2008

    • Arizona May Not Roll for McCain

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 24, 08 7:12 AM CDT

      Arizona May Not Roll for McCain

      Al Gore's 2000 loss of Tennessee aside, normally a presidential candidate can expect to win his home state relatively easily. But this month John McCain, a full press retinue in tow, made a campaign stop in Arizona, shaking hands and encouraging volunteers to get out the vote. As the New York Times writes, Arizona's demographics are changing, and McCain's own campaign now lists the state he's served for more than 25 years as one of its battlegrounds. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Arizona  • demographics  • swing states  • Janet Napolitano

    • Poll: McCain Trails by 3 in Arizona

      newser  |  Washington Independent  |  Jul 11, 08 12:36 PM CDT

      Poll: McCain Trails by 3 in Arizona

      A new online poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 42%-39% in the Republican’s home state of Arizona. Libertarian hopeful Bob Barr is playing a sizable spoiler role, the Washington Independent reports, with 7% of Arizona voters giving him their backing—including 16% who call themselves very conservative. (Independent Ralph Nader claims 2%, and 5% are undecided.) More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Internet  • Arizona  • Bob Barr  • opinion polls  • conservative vote

    • Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland

      newser  |  NPR  |  Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT

      Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland

      Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony ride at Disneyland," warns a mule manager about the steep trip down the canyon. More »

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      travel  • Arizona  • tourists  • national park  • Grand Canyon  • adventure travel  • West  • visitors  • Wild West  • National Park Service

  • June 2008

    • 6 Killed as Medical Choppers Collide

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 30, 08 4:50 AM CDT

      6 Killed as Medical Choppers Collide

      Six people were killed yesterday when a medical helicopter ferrying a patient crashed into another chopper with a patient as they headed for the same northern Arizona hospital. Three people in each chopper—including the pilots and the patients—were killed and a nurse was critically injured. An explosion in one of the helicopters after the crash also injured two emergency workers responding to the accident. More »

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      accident  • Arizona  • hospital

    • Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

      newser  |  Reznet News  |  Jun 17, 08 2:26 AM CDT

      Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

      Higher gas prices are forcing Native American tribal governments to cut back on transportation services, reports Reznet News. The Rosebud Sioux tribe provides its police, education and social services departments with transportation, as well as rides for the elderly and trips to medical appointments. But with coffers running on empty, the South Dakota tribe is changing its driving practices, reallocating funding—and may be forced to shelve programs entirely. More »

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      gas prices  • Arizona  • New Mexico  • Montana  • transportation  • South Dakota  • Native Americans  • tribes

  • May 2008

    • Illegal Immigration Spurs Identity Theft

      newser  |  City Journal  |  May 18, 08 6:15 PM CDT

      Illegal Immigration Spurs Identity Theft

      Identity theft and illegal immigration are not only keeping cops busy, they're often linked, Steven Malanga writes in City Journal . Illegals are known to swipe US workers' data to obtain jobs or commit crimes, and the top five states for identity theft have large immigrant populations. But efforts to stop the ID crime wave are drying up. More »

    • Mac Boosted Top Backer's Land Swap

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 9, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Mac Boosted Top Backer's Land Swap

      John McCain fought successfully for a bill to swap an Arizona rancher’s remote forest holdings for expensive, development-ready federal land in a deal that benefits one of Mac’s biggest campaign fundraisers, the Washington Post reports. The 55,000-acre swap, said to be Arizona's biggest ever, led to a deal for Steve Betts, the McCain donor, to build 12,000 homes on the site. More »

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      John McCain  • Arizona  • lobbyists

    • Texas Raid Rocks Other Polygamists

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 8, 08 10:40 AM CDT

      Texas Raid Rocks Other Polygamists

      The raid on the Texas compound of a polygamist sect has similar communities worried, reports the New York Times . Groups of polygamists belonging to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints live along the Utah-Arizona border and many fear that the crackdown on their Texas brethren means they could be next as the federal government leans on states to get tough on illegal practices. More »

    • Get Out Of School Already, Colleges Urge

      newser  |  Arizona Republic (Phoenix)  |  May 5, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Get Out Of School Already, Colleges Urge

      It turns out kids are staying in school … for entirely too long, the Arizona Republic reports. Across the country, colleges are urging students to get in and get out in 4 years. The paper found that just 30% of students graduated state universities in 4 years, a problematic number for legislatures looking to stretch education dollars to the max. More »

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      Arizona  • higher education  • University of Arizona  • graduation

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Arizona Drafts Own Worker Bills

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 31, 08 10:31 AM CDT

      Arizona Drafts Own Worker Bills

      Arizona is working on its own guest-worker program, hoping to supply state farmers with labor—and serve as a model for the rest of the country in the process, the Christian Science Monitor reports. But though top lawmakers are behind the measure, getting permission from the federal government—whose own guest-worker program is notoriously clunky—won’t be easy. More »

    • Shining Sun Belt Beckons to Rust Belt's Weary

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 27, 08 8:43 AM CDT

      Shining Sun Belt Beckons to Rust Belt's Weary

      Americans are continuing to flock to the Sun Belt, reports the AP. Almost all of the 50 fastest-growing metro areas in 2006 and 2007 were in the South and West, and four of the top 10 were in Texas. None were in the Northeast. Experts say the Sun Belt's strong economies and low house prices are drawing in people, especially from the Rust Belt. More »

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      Texas  • housing market  • Detroit  • Arizona  • Atlanta  • population  • Dallas  • migration  • cities  • Southwest

    • Family Sues for $8M in NY Mom's Airport Death

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 27, 08 5:14 AM CDT

      Family Sues for $8M in NY Mom's Airport Death

      The family of a New York woman who died in a holding cell at a Phoenix airport is suing the police department and city for $8 million, CNN reports. Carol Gotbaum became agitated after missing a flight last September and cops put her alone in a cell where she accidentally strangled herself as she tried to escape her handcuffs. Gotbaum, the stepdaughter-in-law of a New York City official, had been traveling alone to Tucson to enter an alcohol rehabilitation center. More »

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      police  • Arizona  • airport  • rehab  • alcohol abuse  • accidental death  • Phoenix  • strangulation  • Carol Gotbaum

  • February 2008

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