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Arizona Law Banning Ethnic Studies Takes Effect Tonight

It's designed to stop a Mexican-American history course

(Newser) - An Arizona law banning Mexican-American studies takes effect at midnight, opening a new front in the state's immigration wars. Among other things, the law bans courses designed for students of any particular ethnic group—even if they are open to all students. The state schools chief wrote it in response...

Winter Storms Bring 100-Car Pileup in Fargo

Major highways closed as some areas get 2 feet of snow

(Newser) - A blizzard in North Dakota led to a 100-vehicle pileup on I-94, KFYR-TV reports. Drivers were stranded for hours near Fargo with visibility less than 10 feet in some areas. “It was a little surreal there for a while,” said one observer. No life-threatening injuries have been reported....

'Most Mysterious Man in Washington' Is ... Harry Reid?

'Esquire' profile: He may seem boring, but there's far more to the man

(Newser) - If your image of Harry Reid is that of a dull Washington politician, a new Esquire profile is worth a read. Mark Warren makes the case that Reid is, in fact, "the most mysterious man in Washington." The Senate majority leader is a walking paradox—"an upright...

Arizona's Newest Resident: Bristol Palin

She pays cash for 5-bedroom foreclosure, no pool

(Newser) - Maybe Sarah Palin's Alaska is getting a tad too brisk this December, because Bristol Palin is taking her dancing shoes and heading to snowbird central, reports the Arizona Republic. The ex-governor's eldest daughter has bought a 5-bedroom house in Maricopa, plunking down $172,000 in cash. The house mirrors the...

Arizona Sues Bank of America
Arizona, Nevada Sue
Bank of America
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Dec 18, 2010 6:36 AM CST

Arizona, Nevada Sue Bank of America

State alleges bank misled homeowners who lost their houses

(Newser) - Attorneys general in two states filed civil lawsuits yesterday against Bank of America, alleging that the lender is misleading and deceiving homeowners who have tried to modify mortgages in two of the nation's most foreclosure-damaged states. Bank of America violated Arizona's consumer fraud law by misleading consumers who tried to...

Arizona Border Patrol Agent Killed in Shootout

One of five suspects remains at large

(Newser) - Bandits shot and killed a member of the Tucson Border Patrol's swat team in a violent confrontation overnight in Arizona, the Arizona Daily Star reports. Agent Brian Terry, 40, was patrolling an area known to be used frequently by drug- and people-smugglers when he was killed. Authorities said so-called "...

Supreme Court Takes New Campaign-Finance Brouhaha

Arizona law seeks to level playing field

(Newser) - In a potential revisit to Citizens United, the Supreme Court will take on an Arizona law that tries to level the playing field in campaign spending, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections Act provides state funding for candidates who agree to a certain spending limit—and more...

Shelter Kills War Hero Dog by Mistake

Mutt saved 50 soldiers in Afghanistan

(Newser) - A dog credited with saving the lives of dozens of US soldiers in Afghanistan was euthanized in an Arizona shelter by mistake, reports the Arizona Republic . Target, a stray who hung around a US military base, became a hero when she and two other dogs attacked a suicide bomber who...

Medical Marijuana Gets the OK in Arizona

Proposition 203 passes by a hair

(Newser) - Arizona's voters have opted to legalize medical marijuana , by a margin of some 4,000 votes in a recount that was finalized yesterday. The measure will allow patients with diseases including cancer, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and any other "chronic or debilitating" disease that meets guidelines to buy 2.5...

'Heart Attack Grill' Serves Free Food to Obese

Obesity is their business

(Newser) - Juicy burgers at one fast food eatery in Chandler, Ariz., are as serious as ... a heart attack. That's why customers and staff at the Heart Attack Grill wear hospital garb and the outlet is offering free food —including Quadruple Bypass Burgers and Flatline Fries—free to anyone who tips...

Arizona Executes Man Using Unapproved Drug

Shortage of sodium thiopental could be a big problem

(Newser) - What to do when faced with a nationwide shortage of a lethal injection drug? In Arizona's case, take the slightly sketchy step of buying it from somewhere else. The state last night executed Jeffrey Landrigan for a 1989 murder in the state's first execution since 2007—using sodium thiopental it...

Drug Smugglers Burrow Under Border

Arizona town stands over network of tunnels to Mexico

(Newser) - Drug smugglers have found a new way to sneak their merchandise across the US-Mexico border : Under it. The heart of the burrowing business are the Nogales—two towns bearing the same name on either side of the border, notes the New York Times . There, in an old network of drainage...

Sheriff Joe Plays the Media for Fools&mdash;Again
Sheriff Joe Plays the Media
for Fools—Again
OPINION
Sep 10, 2010 4:39 PM CDT

Sheriff Joe Plays the Media for Fools—Again

He's going to New Hampshire, and everyone swoons

(Newser) - The headlines have been cropping up in the RSS feeds of political junkies: Sheriff Joe Arpaio—the self-anointed tough guy in Arizona who doesn't like illegal immigrants—is going to New Hampshire Sunday and pointedly not ruling out a 2012 presidential run. CNN rounds it up here . All this coverage...

GOP Recruits Homeless for Green Party Ticket

Dems, Greens cry foul over 'sham' vote-sucking candidates in Arizona

(Newser) - Arizona Democrats say a Republican operative's effort to get homeless people and drifters to register as Green Party candidates marks a new low in political dirty tricks. The party is seeking to have the "sham" candidates removed from the ballot, and the Green Party itself has urged voters to...

Jan Brewer: OK, I Was Wrong on Beheadings

She takes back statement on bodies in US desert

(Newser) - No more debates for Jan Brewer, but Arizona's governor is clearing one thing up: No headless bodies are turning up in the state's desert regions because of illegal immigration. "That was an error, if I said that," she tells AP . "I misspoke, but you know, let...

Brewer: No More Debates
 Brewer: No More Debates 
Sep 3, 2010 3:22 PM CDT

Brewer: No More Debates

Arizona governor stumbled in recent one

(Newser) - Wednesday's disastrous debate proved to be enough for Jan Brewer, who swore off participating in any more for the rest of the Arizona gubernatorial race. Brewer said she only agreed to the event because it qualified her campaign for $1.7 million in public funds. The governor argued that she...

Jan Brewer Awkwardly Bumbles Debate

Then, to make things worse, flees reporters afterward

(Newser) - The Internet is abuzz with news of Jan Brewer's amazingly awkward opener at Wednesday night's Arizona gubernatorial debate, in which she paused for at least nine seconds and stumbled over her words. ("We have, uh, did what was right for Arizona.") But things got even weirder after...

Justice Department Sues Arizona's Sheriff Joe

He won't cooperate with civil rights investigation

(Newser) - The feds have escalated their fight with Arizona's tough-talking Sheriff Joe. The Justice Department filed what it calls an "unprecedented" suit today against Maricopa County's Joe Arpaio because it says he won't cooperate with a civil rights investigation, refusing for more than a year to turn over records, reports...

Dad in Custody Battle Kills 6

Gunman flees with kids, kills himself

(Newser) - An Arizona dad locked in a vicious custody battle with his former girlfriend over their two children burst into her new boyfriend's home and fatally shot the couple, along with three other friends who were celebrating the boyfriend's 24th birthday. After the shooting, Brian Diez grabbed his young kids and...

McCain, Brewer Win in Arizona
 McCain, Brewer 
 Win in Arizona 
ELECTION NIGHT
Aug 24, 2010 10:36 PM CDT

McCain, Brewer Win in Arizona

GOP incumbents cruise to victory

(Newser) - John McCain has cruised to victory in Arizona, easily defeating conservative challenger JD Hayworth. The Republican now looks to set to win a fifth term in the US Senate, the AP reports. McCain looked vulnerable to anti-incumbent sentiment early in the campaign but fought back by shifting to the rights...

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