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Friday May 17 | The Arizona Republic

Plan to allow copper mine near Superior clears a congressional hurdle

A land swap that would pave the way for the creation of North America's biggest copper mine near Superior was approved on Wednesday by a key House panel.

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Related Topix: Superior, AZ, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Paul Gosar, Republican, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, Representative Markwayne Mullin

Thu May 16, 2013

USA Today

Copper exec says ex-congressman issued land-swap threat Copper exec...

A self-addressed, handwritten letter became a key piece of evidence Wednesday in the corruption and extortion trial of former U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Rick Renzi, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Paul Gosar, Democrat, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick

Tucson Weekly

The Border Battle

Last week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee started the markup of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, a comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced by eight U.S. senators, including Arizona Republicans John McCain and Jeff Flake.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jeff Flake, US Senate, John McCain, Senator Jeff Flake, Republican

Tue May 14, 2013

KOLD-TV Tucson

GOP's Saucedo Mercer to run again in CD3

Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer says she's going to challenge Democratic Rep.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sat May 11, 2013

NewsOK.com

Bill calls for expanding boundary of Saguaro park

Legislation introduced this week by Rep. Raul Grijalva calls for expanding the boundary of the Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US National Parks, Saguaro National Park

Thu May 09, 2013

Daily Kos

What's Happenin'? 5.9.13

What's really unfortunate is that this was not streamed or covered by C-SPAN. I'm wondering if there is any video at all.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barbara Lee, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Keith Ellison, Activism, IGN Entertainment, Fox Interactive Media

Wed May 08, 2013

Tucson Weekly

Investigation Maneuvers

This isn't the first time Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind board member G. Michael Williams was tasked to find an investigator to look into complaints made against the ASDB administration, which is why a 2008 incident has a few wondering if the board needs to reconsider this latest action.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Janet Napolitano, US Governors

Mon May 06, 2013

VDARE

Bill Richardson, AKA William Blaine Richardson III: Ted Cruz Is Not Really Hispanic

This is really stupid of Richardson . It's true that Ted Cruz has a white Cuban father, and an Irish/Italian mother, and thus looks, as Steve Sailer has pointed out , like a young Pat Buchanan.

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Related Topix: Bill Richardson, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Phoenix New Times

Congressman Ed Pastor Joins Congressman Trent Franks in Opposing...

Congressman Ed Pastor joins Congressman Trent Franks's efforts to block the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a casino in the West Valley.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Ed Pastor, Democrat, Trent Franks, Republican, Asian-American, Indian-American, Representative Ron Barber, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick

Sat May 04, 2013

The Hill

Left boils as Obama floats major change to Medicare

The left is lashing out at a proposal to reform Medicare that President Obama said he would consider as a way to reduce the deficit.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Medicine, US News, Social Security, Personal Finance, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri May 03, 2013

Politico

Democrats vie for Markey's post

It's been just a few days since Democratic Rep. Ed Markey captured his party's nomination for the Senate in Massachusetts, but Democrats on the Natural Resources Committee are already jockeying for his spot atop the panel.

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Related Topix: US News, Peter DeFazio, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Frank Pallone, Grace Napolitano, Eni Faleomavaega

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Star Tribune

In Congress, progressives rise to defend Social Security

Top House and Senate progressives are demanding a meeting with President Obama to underscore their opposition to cuts in Social Security benefits as part of a budgetary grand bargain - a sign that the left has no intention of allowing cuts without a major fight.

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Related Topix: US News, Social Security, Personal Finance, US Politics, Representative Keith Ellison, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Bernard Sanders, Senator Bernie Sanders, Opinion

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Roll Call

Vegetarian Caucus' Numbers, and Exposure, Grow

Elizabeth Kucinich, left, said that when she saw there were staffers who wanted vegan options on Capitol Hill, she wanted to help.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetarian, Vegan, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Ruben Hinojosa, Democrat

Mon Apr 22, 2013

The Washington Post

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"Happy Earth Day, everybody!" she said to Monday's standing-room-only audience in the Capitol Visitors Center, embracing the roomful of young Hill staffers with a collective hug of approval.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetarian, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Dennis Kucinich, Vegan, Sports