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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Arizona stories: 103 news summaries

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Arizona Rep. Renzi Indicted Over Land Deal

Charged with 35 counts of conspiracy, extortion, money laundering

Feb 22, 08 10:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Rep. Rick Renzi has racked up a 35-count indictment, including federal charges of conspiracy, extortion, wire fraud, insurance fraud, and money laundering, CNN reports. The Arizona Republican and two ex-business partners worked to sell land that buyers could then trade for federally-owned property, the AP reports; the sale brought one... More »

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Congress • FBI • Arizona • House of Representatives • extortion • conspiracy • money laundering • federal indictment • Rick Renzi

Families Battle Feds
Over US Border Fence

Many resist federal efforts, but judges order them to give up

Feb 16, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans on the southern US border are fuming over a federal fence that threatens to cut their properties in two, the Washington Post reports. The feds have erected about 165 miles of fence in the West and southwest, but some families, protecting land they have held for generations, are turning... More »

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California • Texas • Mexico • Arizona • Department of Homeland Security • illegal immigration • border fence

McCain More Popular
on the Road Than at Home

McCain fights for votes at home, but winning personality is carrying him nationally

Feb 4, 08 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - GOP frontrunner John McCain is limping in his home state thanks to his stance on immigration. One in 10 Arizonans is an illegal immigrant, and the senator's support for legislation opponents call amnesty dogs him: A recent straw poll in a bellwether county voted him the least acceptable GOP candidate,... More »

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immigration • John McCain • Arizona • likeability

Cops Nab 9 for Selling Forged Bowl Tickets

Police uncover 50 fake passes, dope, and
more than $6K in cash

Feb 3, 08 7:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Cops in Scottsdale, Ariz. nabbed nine people today for selling forged Super Bowl tickets, the AP reports. Police cottoned onto the scam when a Massachusetts couple reported doling out $2,500 for the fake passes. Cops tracked suspects to a Motel 6, where they found dozens of forged tickets, marijuana,... More »

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Arizona • police • Super Bowl • scam • ticket • arrest • forgeries • Scottsdale • forgery

For Dems, West May Be Winnable in November

The states moving fastest from right to left are not in the East

Feb 1, 08 8:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The political geography of Western states has been shifting from Republican to Democratic, and four—Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona—could be winnable for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for the first time in decades, Colorado Confidential writes. Party brass wouldn’t talk up a “Western strategy,”... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • Harry Reid • New Mexico • Latino voters • Nevada • Colorado

Fox, Phoenix Super Already

NFL's 8-figure take pales in comparison to TV, tourism dollars

Jan 31, 08 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - If you're a business with a stake in Super Bowl revenues, a good weekend lies ahead. Sunday's game is an economic powerhouse, and with millions in ticket sales and merchandising, the NFL is actually one of the lesser winners, BusinessWeek reports. Broadcaster Fox, for example, stands to make a mint:... More »

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television • NFL • Arizona • New England Patriots • HDTV • Phoenix • Fox • New York Giants • snack foods • Super Bowl XLII

Makes Cents:  Final Five
State Quarters Unveiled

Last coins will wrap up successful series

Nov 28, 07 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The 50-state quarter program will wrap up next year when quarters for the final five states will be released. The US Mint revealed their designs yesterday:
  • Oklahoma's quarter will feature the state bird, the scissortail flycatcher, and the state flower, the Indian blanket.
  • New Mexico's coin will be
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Alaska • Arizona • New Mexico • US states • Hawaii • quarters • Oklahoma • US Mint

Jeffs Gets
Two Terms on Rape Charges

Polygamy leader sentenced as accomplice in Utah

Nov 20, 07 5:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs received consecutive five-year-to-life terms today for two counts of accomplice to rape, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. A Utah judge also made him pay $18,500 on each count of forcing an underage girl to marry in 2001 at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ... More »

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prison • Arizona • rape • polygamy • Warren Jeffs • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Tyson Sentenced to 1 Day

Ex-boxer also gets 3 years' probation on cocaine, DUI charges

Nov 19, 07 7:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Tyson was scheduled today for a 1-night-only appearance—in the Phoenix slammer. The ex-heavyweight will serve 24 hours in jail and begin 3 years’ probation tomorrow after pleading guilty to cocaine possession and DUI charges stemming from a 2006 traffic stop, the AP reports. Tyson avoided a 4-plus-year sentence... More »

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boxing • drugs • Arizona • DUI • Mike Tyson

Bar Association Seeks to Halt Executions

Rampant inequities & sloppy cases demand moratorium, says group

Oct 29, 07 5:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a three-year study of the death penalty in eight states, the American Bar Association is calling for a nationwide moratorium on executions until prevalent problems in the system are rectified. Defense attorneys nationwide are under-qualified and underfunded, cases are plagued by sloppy evidence gathering, and race influences sentencing, the... More »

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death penalty • Florida • Arizona • Ohio • Georgia • Pennsylvania • Alabama • Tennessee • legal defense • American Bar Association • National District Attorneys Association

West's Water Woes May Be Permanent

Diminishing snowcap, shrinking reservoirs could 'wipe out' states

Oct 21, 07 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Officials out West are worried about water, the New York Times reports, and not just for the short-term. In what the Times calls the "other water problem" caused by global warming, snowcaps that feed the the Colorado River—which quenches the thirst of 30 million people in seven states—... More »

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environment • California • drought • global warming • water • Arizona • New Mexico • Utah • Wyoming • Nevada • Colorado

6 Die From Brain-Eating Amoeba 

Global warming may make cases more common

Sep 29, 07 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's an ominous name—Naegleria fowleri. And it's a more ominous creature, a waterborne amoeba that enters a swimmer's nose, latches onto the olfactory nerve, and travels to the brain, where it feeds until its victim dies. A 14-year-old Arizona boy died this month from Naegleria—one of six US... More »

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Florida • Texas • global warming • Arizona • amoeba • brain eating amoeba • Lake Havesu

D-Backs Clinch Playoff Spot

Arizona makes the postseason for the first time in five years

Sep 29, 07 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Arizona Diamondbacks clinched a playoff spot for the first time in five years with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies last night. With the win, Arizona secured at least a wild-card berth and still can win the NL West. The victory snapped Colorado's 11-game winning streak and dampened... More »

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Arizona • Arizona Diamondbacks • NL playoffs

Schools Report Declining Enrollment

New immigration
laws cited for fewer youngsters

Sep 24, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Student enrollment is down at schools across Arizona, California and Texas—especially at those with high Hispanic populations.  Why? Some cite the sudden dearth of construction jobs as the housing boom has petered out. But anecdotal evidence points to immigration crackdowns, and school districts are feeling the effects: Mesa,... More »

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California • Texas • Mexico • Arizona • illegal immigration • school districts • Hispanic

Ten-Year-Old Spends Night in Mine Shaft With Sister's Body

Girl's ATV drove into unmarked 125-foot drop

Sep 3, 07 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 10-year-old girl spent the night in an abandoned Arizona mine shaft with the body of her 13-year-old sister, who was killed when the ATV she was driving fell into the unmarked 125-foot shaft. Rescuers searching all night failed to find the shaft until morning because the entrance was concealed... More »

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Arizona • Rikki Howard • Cassie Hicks • mine shaft • ATV • Chloride

Record Heat Fries Phoenix

Nearly a month’s
worth of temps
topping 110

Aug 30, 07 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Phoenix citizens can’t blunt this hot spell with claims of “dry heat”: The city’s just marked its 29th day in a year of 110-degree temperatures. Urbanization and global warming are likely factors in the chart-topping season, though Phoenicians have been spared a highest-ever figure, the AP reports—... More »

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climate change • weather • global warming • Arizona • temperature • Phoenix • heat • urbanization

Renegade Rep Pummels Pork

Arizona Republican is
on a one-man crusade against pet spending

Aug 27, 07 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressman Jeff Flake is waging a one-man war against earmarks, slice the size of the federal budget and scare colleagues away from pet projects. When the Arizona Republican rises to speak, the Los Angeles Times reports, the whole House “grimaces”—bracing for an attack on the pork barrel.... More »

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Congress • Arizona • earmarks • Tom DeLay • House of Representatives • Jeff Flake

DMX Hounded by Dog Abuse Claims

Officials seize 12 pit bulls, weapons from rapper’s AZ home

Aug 25, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities seized 12 distressed pit bulls and a large cache of weapons from the Arizona home of rapper DMX yesterday, MTV says, after receiving a tip that the dogs were housed in inhumane conditions. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Earl Simmons, wasn’t home at the time of... More »

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Arizona • New Jersey • Michael Vick • animal cruelty • abuse • weapon • dogfighting • DMX • Earl Simmons • Cave Creek • dog

9 Best Places to Spoil Yourself

Forget that city stress—these getaway spas will have you relaxing in no time

Aug 18, 07 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The nine most delicious getaway spa experiences, from the readers of Condé Nast Traveler.
  1. Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington, Conn.
  2. Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin, Texas
  3. Cal-A-Vie: Vista, Calif.
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travel • California • Texas • Mexico • Arizona • list • Connecticut • Utah • vacation • relaxation • getaway • spa • ranch

Phoenix News Choppers Collide

Jul 28, 07 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Television reporters had to focus on their own yesterday, after a pair of news choppers from different stations collided over a Phoenix park, killing two pilots and two photographers. Both choppers were sending live footage of a police chase involving a stolen truck. "There was a huge boom,"... More »

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Arizona • crash • reporter • helicopter • journalist

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