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  1. Phoenix joins 4 cities in push for bullet trainsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Arizona Republic

    Planners for five key Western cities, including Phoenix, said Wednesday that they will seek $50 million from Congress in the next transportation bill to study the feasibility of a high-speed passenger-rail network.

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    Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ

  2. Elissa Mullany Big Beneficiary from Phil Gordon's Federal PACRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Phoenix New Times - Blogs

    Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon established a federal political action committee in late 2007, hoping, he later said , to "educate members of Congress on the needs in Phoenix." But in its two years of activity to date, the committee's biggest beneficiary has been Gordon's girlfriend, Elissa Mullany.

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    Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Public Relations

  3. Ex-Mayo chief to lead ASU program

    3 hrs ago | Arizona Republic

    ... also has campuses in Phoenix and Jacksonville, Fla. In recent months, Cortese has questioned some aspects of Congress' health-care-reform efforts. He has, for example, said that lawmakers should change the way Medicare reimburses doctors for their ...

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    Related Topix: Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

  4. ASU Invites Community to Discuss Job Creation in Metro Phoenix onA FridayRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Downtown Phoenix Journal

    ... leaders and nonprofit leaders.A The focus is to listen to these leaders about what they believe the White House and Congress should do to help create jobs and restart Arizona's economy.

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    Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ

  5. New Oversight Report on Economic Stimulus ProjectsRead the original story

    Tuesday | KFYI-AM Phoenix

    ... economic growth. This report shows that much of the stimulus bill has been a failure." Nine months after Congress passed a $787 billion economic stimulus package the rolls of the unemployed have grown by millions and, by any measure, more jobs have ...

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    Related Topix: US Senate, John McCain, Republican, US Politics, US News

  6. Prescott Valley Town Council backs rural mayors association

    Monday Dec 7 | Prescott Valley Tribune

    ... services." The association plans to take its message to the Legislature, the Governor's Office, state agencies and Congress, according to the resolution. Council action on the resolution followed deliberations on other matters, including unanimous ...

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    Related Topix: Prescott Valley, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ

  7. Wood pile burning set for Saturday

    Friday Dec 4 | The Daily Courier

    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and local fire departments plan to burn piles of brush in the Congress and Black Canyon City areas Saturday.

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    Related Topix: Fire, Black Canyon City, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ, Natural Disasters, Wildfire

  8. AZ fugitive caught in AustriaRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | KTAR

    ... who made millions investing in Indian bingo halls and slot-machine parlors in Arizona and California before Congress authorized tribes to open full-blown casinos. He hosted Donald Trump to a University of Arizona football game, rode in luxury cars, ...

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    Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Pima County, AZ

  9. Contractors who cite discrimination can sueRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | The Arizona Daily Star

    ... it cannot be sued by Fleming. But Bybee and his colleagues said they did not read the law that way. "We think Congress meant for us to refer to Title 1 for guidance in determining whether the Rehabilitation Act was violated," the judge wrote. Bybee ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, US News, US Supreme Court

  10. Today in History: Dec. 4Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | The Daily Courier

    ... to put on a most entertaining party." Dec. 4, 1909 "The details of the pursuit of Marin, the slayer of Wendes at Congress Junction, by Sheriff Smith and two deputies is decidedly interesting. Marin was brought to the county jail in this city ...

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    Related Topix: Prescott, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ

  11. MATForce wins national awardRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Verde Independent

    ... representing more than 5,000 community anti-drug groups. CADCA's National Coalition Institute was established by Congress to increase the capacity and effectiveness of community anti-drug coalitions. The mission of CADCA is to build and strengthen ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Yavapai County, AZ, Cottonwood, AZ

  12. The Score : Solo artists featured at Parasol Project

    Wednesday Dec 2 | AZNightBuzz.com

    .l... Singer Matt Shultz and the band Cage the Elephant will play an all-ages show Wednesday at Club Congress. Courtesy of Cage the Elephant The Score : Solo artists featured at Parasol Project Parasol Project is celebrating the one-man band with a ...

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    Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Mammoth, AZ, Phoenix, AZ

  13. City WeekRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | Tucson Weekly

    ... and 8 p.m. Admission is free. --E.R. A Sea of Rubber and Vinyl Tucson Fetish Heat 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5 Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. www.azfetishball.com If Keanu Reeves can manage to look hot in pleather, so can anyone. And everyone and ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Tucson, AZ, Education Etc., Phoenix, AZ

  14. Could losing make Hayworth a winner?

    Saturday Nov 28 | Arizona Republic

    Losing his seat in Congress was the best chance J.D. Hayworth had to advance his political career.

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Representative Harry Mitchell, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

  15. Paying for water with powerRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | Arizona Republic

    ... Not only was this financial arrangement laid out in a Reclamation Act amendment in 1906, but over the years, Congress, the Arizona Supreme Court and state Legislature all have acknowledged the concept of using one resource to pay for another, SRP ...

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    Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ

  16. COBRA insurance subsidy program ends soonRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | Verde Independent

    ... care coverage out of reach for many, Families USA contends. But U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick said, via e-mail, that Congress may discuss proposals to extend the temporary assistance in December, although it has not worked out details. "We need to be ...

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    Related Topix: Yavapai County, AZ, Health Insurance, Health

  17. Government incompetence on full displayRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | East Valley Tribune

    ... after the passage of the bill, the national unemployment rate is even higher than Obama predicted it would be had Congress not passed his bill. So where is the stimulus money? What happened to that crucial $787 billion Obama had to spend, to "get ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

  18. Hayden record falls, contributions to Tempe stand tall

    Thursday Nov 26 | Arizona Republic

    ... was regrettably eclipsed when 92-year-old U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., became the longest-ever serving member of Congress, surpassing an achievement that had resided in our state for four decades. Closer to home the milestone was particularly ...

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    Related Topix: Tempe, AZ, Arizona, US Politics, US News, Robert Byrd, US Senate, Democrat, Stanford University, Maricopa County, AZ

  19. COBRA insurance subsidy program ends soonRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | The Daily Courier

    ... care coverage out of reach for many, Families USA contends. But U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick said, via e-mail, that Congress may discuss proposals to extend the temporary assistance in December, although it has not worked out details. "We need to be ...

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    Related Topix: Yavapai County, AZ

  20. Dems suggest tax to pay for war

    Tuesday Nov 24 | AZCentral.com

    As President Barack Obama prepares to announce a new strategy and troop increase for the war in Afghanistan, many Democrats in Congress are bridling at the likely cost.

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

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