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NEWS ABOUT: Arizona

Arizona stories: 103 news summaries

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McCain's Run Jeopardizes Ariz. Solar Plant

Voting absences, political conflict may stall huge Solana plan

Jul 30, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A plan to construct the world’s largest solar plant in Arizona could be in jeopardy due in part to voting absences and political reluctance by John McCain, Politico reports. The fate of the nearly 2,000-acre plant hinges on energy tax credits that are due to expire—credits funded... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • solar energy

Arizona May Not Roll for McCain

Candidate shores up support as shift in demographics pushes home state into play

Jul 24, 08 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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 ... More »

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

 Poll: McCain
 Trails by 3
 in Arizona 

Libertarian Barr seen into GOP candidate's rightward flank

Jul 11, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland 

It takes 6,000 workers to keep park visitors safe

Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 6 Killed as
 Medical Choppers
 Collide 

Helicopters crash as both near Flagstaff hospital with patients

Jun 30, 08 4:50 AM CDT
(AP) - 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... More »

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Arizona • accident • hospital • helicopters

Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

Social service delivery, rides for elderly hit by skyrocketing prices

Jun 17, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

ANALYSIS

Illegal Immigration
Spurs Identity Theft

But many federal agencies aren't doing enough, City Journal says

May 18, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Arizona • identity theft • illegal immigration • Social Security • Internal Revenue Service • driver's license • permanent residency

Mac Boosted Top Backer's Land Swap

Donor who raised $100K to enjoy biggest Ariz. exchange ever

May 9, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • lobbyists • Steven Betts

Texas Raid Rocks Other Polygamists

Similar communities in Utah, Ariz., fear they might be next on list

May 8, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Arizona • polygamy • Utah • Mormonism • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Get Out Of School Already, Colleges Urge

Students feeling more pressure to graduate within 4 years

May 5, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Arizona • higher education • University of Arizona • graduation

OPINION

Doesn't Matter If Dems Fight: McCain Has Already Peaked

Lefty and righty both see a ceiling for Republican hopeful

Apr 23, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The bruising Obama-Clinton battle is giving Republicans hope and Dems heartburn, but those feelings are misplaced, bloggers right and left agree: John McCain isn’t gaining on either potential fall opponents—and might indeed have hit his ceiling. At a moment that “ought to be peak time” for McCain,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Arizona • glass ceiling

Police Fear Stonewall by Polygamist Settlers

Faithful see government as 'devil'

Apr 13, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Warren Jeffs' hand-picked, devoted settlers may refuse to testify against his polygamist compound in Texas, officials fear—making it tough to win cases of suspected child abuse. "All these girls are taught from the cradle not to trust anybody from the outside—especially the government," Utah's attorney general... More »

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Texas • Arizona • religion • polygamy • Utah • Warren Jeffs • FLDS • compound • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

ANALYSIS

Arizona's Black Leaders Haven't Felt the Mac Love

Senator has trouble 'feigning interest,' says scribe

Apr 8, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has "pretty well zero relationship" with African Americans in his home state, says one prominent civil rights leader, and many others say they've never even gotten their senior senator's attention—much less met him. McCain's perceived indifference may be one thing in Arizona, and quite another in... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • Jon Kyl • civil rights • African-American voters

Texas Pulls 52 Kids From Sect Compound

Rape charge sparks move at Warren Jeffs' polygamy site

Apr 4, 08 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Texas authorities pulled 52 kids from the compound of a polygamous sect today after a girl said she was raped there, the Houston Chronicle reports. Eighteen of the children were bussed out by court order, based on claims of abuse or neglect, and put into temporary custody. State troopers are... More »

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Texas • Arizona • rape • child abuse • polygamy • fundamentalism • Utah • Warren Jeffs • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Border Fence Will Skirt Environmental Laws

Dozens dumped to speed building

Apr 2, 08 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Homeland Security is ditching environmental laws in a push to finish 670 miles of border fence along Mexico by the end of this year, reports the Los Angeles Times. Congress has approved a waiver for more than 30 environmental and cultural laws to accelerate building. Critics say the plans are... More »

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Texas • Mexico • Arizona • Department of Homeland Security • Michael Chertoff • illegal immigration • border security • U.S. environmental laws • border fence

 Arizona Drafts Own Worker Bills 

State aims to make temporary labor faster, easier; measure could be national model

Mar 31, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • Arizona • Janet Napolitano • guest-worker program • Elaine Chao

Shining Sun Belt Beckons to Rust Belt's Weary

Southern populations, particularly in Texas, continue to explode

Mar 27, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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

Accidentally strangled trying to escape cuffs in Phoenix holding cell

Mar 27, 08 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Stowaway Cat Headed Home After 3 Weeks

Meatloaf survived trip from Florida to Phoenix without food, water

Feb 27, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Being a bit on the chubby side probably saved Meatloaf the cat's life, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The year-old feline wandered into a man's moving container in Florida and was rescued three weeks later when an employee at a Phoenix warehouse heard meowing coming from a crate. Meatloaf, emaciated... More »

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Florida • Arizona • Humane Society • stowaway • cat • Meatloaf the cat • moving container • tracking chip

Renzi Should Step Down, House GOP Leader Says

GOP doesn't want to weather another scandal

Feb 23, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - House Minority Leader John Boehner is pressuring Rep. Rick Renzi, indicted yesterday for extortion, money laundering, and fraud in connection with an Arizona land deal, to step down, urging his fellow Republican "to seriously consider whether he can continue to effectively represent his constituents under these circumstances.” Boehner... More »

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Congress • FBI • Arizona • GOP • House of Representatives • extortion • money laundering • John Boehner • wire fraud • federal indictment • Rick Renzi • political scandal

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