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Komen foundation names new CEO
DALLAS - Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO. Judith A. Salerno will replace Nancy Brinker as CEO of the Dallas-based organization. Brinker, whose promise to her dying sister begat a fundraising powerhouse that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars ...
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4 women 4 men new NASA astronauts
Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of the eight are women, the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ever selected by ...
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Medicaid expanded in Arizona
PHOENIX -- Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed a law widening the state's Medicaid program to 300,000 more poor Arizonans. It was a victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Obama's health care ...
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Colorado rebuffed voter ID laws like those struck down in Arizona
Colorado's Republican legislators, with backing from Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler, unsuccessfully attempted to tighten the state's voter identification laws last year by requiring a photo ID to vote. But Colorado lawmakers have not gone as far as requiring proof of citizenship like Arizona.The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Arizona and other states cannot on their own ...
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Ariz. suspect in burnt body case pleads not guilty
An Arizona man accused of killing his roommate and then burning the body has pleaded not guilty in the case.Maricopa County prosecutors say 22-year-old Vrouyr Manoukian was arraigned Monday on second-degree murder charges. His next scheduled court date is July 31.Manoukian was arrested earlier this month in connection with the death of 24-year-old Matthew McMasters.Police say McMasters died from ...
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$509K of meth seized at border
NOGALES, AZ - Authorities arrested a Mexican national who tried to smuggle nearly $509,000 worth of methamphetamine into the United States. Teresa Small, spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the man was arrested Saturday after 31 packages of meth were found hidden inside the front bumper of his Mazda sedan. The man attempted to cross into the United States at the Mariposa ...
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Man missing after diving in Saguaro Lake
PHOENIX - Divers are searching Saguaro Lake trying to locate a missing man after he dove off a 300-foot cliff. Deputy Joaquin Enriquez, spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, said Justin Otto Lee Anderson jumped off a 300-foot cliff west of Sandy Beach, Sunday afternoon, June 16 into Saguaro Lake and never resurfaced. Witnesses told police that Anderson jumped off the cliff and ...
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Medicaid expansion
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer addresses the media about the Supreme Court's decision on SB1070 in Phoenix, Arizona, June 25, 2012. REUTERS/Darryl ...
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Not guilty plea for AZ roommate killing
PHOENIX - An Arizona man accused of killing his roommate and then burning the body has pleaded not guilty in the case. Maricopa County prosecutors say 22-year-old Vrouyr Manoukian was arraigned Monday on second-degree murder charges. His next scheduled court date is July ...
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Ted Cruz Vows to Offer Immigration Amendment in Reaction to Courts Arizona Decision
Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he will seek to tweak the comprehensive immigration reform measure currently before the Senate to allow states to require proof of citizenship before a resident can register to ...
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Supreme Court rejects Arizonas proof-of-citizenship voting law
In Missouri, a person can be fired, kicked out of an apartment or denied service for being gay or being perceived as gay. The push to change that law took a major step forward during the legislative session, and advocates are optimistic success is getting ...
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Budget cuts lead to longer lines at Grand Canyon
National Park Service budget cuts are blamed for longer lines, reduced hours and dirtier bathrooms at Grand Canyon National Park and other Arizona attractions.The Arizona Republic reports ...
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Feds raid 7-Eleven stores for ID theft
Federal authorizes seized 14 7-Eleven stores in New York and Virginia, and indicted nine owners and managers, charging them with stealing identities and exploiting more than 50 illegal immigrants. Farrukh and Bushra Baig, a married couple who owned or managed a dozen of the convenience stores, along with seven other owner-managers, were charged with identity theft, conspiracy to commit wire ...
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Arpaio sling now at least $2250
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's arm sling on eBay is going for at least $2,250 as of Monday afternoon. Sixty-five bids deep, the money will benefit the abused and neglected animals cared for by convicted inmates in Arpaio's MASH unit. The Maricopa County Sheriff tweeted Monday morning, "Somebody tell Drudge about my sling auction? Let him know a little over a day left @ Ebay. Money helps ...
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Director of ICE to resign in July
John Morton, the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will leave his post at the end of July to take a position at a private company, ICE's office of public affairs said Monday. Appointed by President Barack Obama in May 2009, he is the third and longest serving director in the agency's history, according to ICE. In a note to employees, Morton thanked them for their ...
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Gay marriage on the ballot in 2016
PHOENIX - Gay marriage proponents want voters to change the Arizona constitution to define marriage as between two persons rather than a man and a woman. Equal Marriage Arizona submitted paperwork to launch their campaign Monday with the Arizona Secretary of State's office. The petition drive comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to release its ruling this month on gay marriage. Equal ...
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Violent weekend in Chicago kills 7
CHICAGO - It was a bloody Father's Day weekend in Chicago, but police said murder and shooting rates are significantly below those at the same time last year. Seven people were shot to death and there were 26 "shooting incidents" from Friday to Sunday, according to the Chicago Police Department spokesman Adam Collins. But to put it into perspective, Collins said, eight more people ...
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Google seeks to scrub Web of child porn
Google spending a total of $7 million to ramp up fight against child porn Search giant's "fingerprinting" helps find images, prosecute those who post them Child Protection Technology Fund will look for new ...
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Arizona bus driver caught punching passenger police say
PHOENIX – Police say a Phoenix bus driver was caught on cellphone video repeatedly punching a passenger and slamming the man's head against a bench. Authorities say 45-year-old Todd Allen Shields was charged with assault and other counts and placed on leave. According to police, passenger Desirae Madrid recorded Shields fighting with a 21-year-old man after the man tried boarding ...
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Arizona Gets Rare Smackdown From Justice Scalia
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Arizona's determined campaign to establish its own independent immigration policy received yet another setback Monday at the unlikely hands of Justice Antonin Scalia, who as recently as last June was the state's most ferocious judicial ...
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Supreme Court Rules Against Arizona Registration Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday Arizona's requirement of proof of citizenship before voter registration is pre-empted by federal law. If it translates to other challenges in other states, the ruling is a major blow to voter ID efforts. Seventeen states have enacted laws requiring the presentation of some type of government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's ...
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FBI Passenger claims he poisoned NJ-bound flight from Hong Kong
NEWARK — FBI agents are going to meet an incoming flight at a New Jersey airport after reports that a passenger claimed that everyone aboard had been poisoned. United Airlines Flight 116 from Hong Kong is scheduled to land at 2 p.m. Eastern on Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, outside New York ...
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SCOTUS rejects Arizona voter rule
The Supreme Court ruled Monday against an Arizona ballot measure requiring new voters to present proof of citizenship before being added to the voting rolls - but the justices dodged the question of whether states could ever impose such a requirement without federal approval.The justices ruled, 7-2, that Arizona’s effort to establish proof-of-citizenship requirements for new voters ran ...
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FBI searching for Hoffas body in MI
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MI - The FBI is planning to dig in a Detroit-area field Monday in a hunt for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, according to a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the investigation. Agents on Monday morning were executing a search warrant for a field in Oakland Township, north of Detroit, based in part on information provided by Tony Zerilli, a man ...
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Do you agree with Snowdens actions
WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans don't approve of the actions of the man who leaked classified documents on U.S. surveillance programs, and they think he should be brought to justice, according to a new national poll. A CNN/ORC International survey released Monday morning indicates that 52% of the public disapproves of Edward Snowden's actions, with 44% saying they approve of the ...
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Arizona may need to use prison labor
With Arizona’s budget deficit at state level soaring past $3 billion and projections for the next few years suggesting it might reach $10 billion, due to a highly controversial decision by the state legislature to sell a number of public buildings and then lease them back. Fortunately, not all financial news and outlooks for the state are negative, one small border town called Douglas, may just have a solution to the cash crisis facing some municipalities across the state.
Arizona’s financial situation in the wake of the universally destructive Great Recession has become dire. Our deficit for 2010 is many times higher than what it was a few years ago, before the crash of late 2008, and because of this the state legislature has become desperate to save money by cutting budgets and raise money by selling public buildings. Read more
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