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	<description>Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics</description>
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		<title>Verschoor breaks silence, explains why he skipped out&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/verschoor-breaks-silence-explains-why-he-skipped-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[budgets]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[legislature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bob Burns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[special session]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thayer Verschoor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vote]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Thayer Verschoor broke his silence Nov. 20, saying he skipped the third day of the Legislature’s special session because he was still trying to negotiate a deal on the package of legislation with the House and the governor. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fiscal conservatism and the future of the Republican Party</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/fiscal-conservatism-and-the-future-of-the-republican-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Kelly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn't take a DC insider to know that conservatives are in a battle for the soul for the Republican Party. It is a battle for the future of fiscal responsibility in America. It's a battle between the George W. Bush wing of the Republican Party and the Reagan/Goldwater conservatism that made our nation the strongest, most prosperous and freest in the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Mines’ non-disclosure agreement a bad deal for environment</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/mines%e2%80%99-non-disclosure-agreement-a-bad-deal-for-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/mines%e2%80%99-non-disclosure-agreement-a-bad-deal-for-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Letter to the Editor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a lifelong resident of Superior, I resent Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick for promoting a mine here for two foreign companies, BHP and Rio Tinto.]]></description>
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		<title>Mining companies shouldn’t receive environmental exemptions</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/mining-companies-shouldn%e2%80%99t-receive-environmental-exemptions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Apache hope they might get jobs from the proposed Oak Flat/Apache Leap Resolution Copper mine.

They hope these British/Australian mining companies (BHP and Rio Tinto) will hire Native Americans. In fact, the "block cave" mining jobs are highly specialized and not about truck driving or picks and shovels.]]></description>
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		<title>Ending the casino monopoly a good idea</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/ending-the-casino-monopoly-a-good-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The proposal to end the tribal casino monopoly and allow other businesses to own and operate casinos across Arizona should be thoughtfully considered.]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix baseball hit crossroads in 1950s &#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/phoenix-baseball-hit-crossroads-in-1950s/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/phoenix-baseball-hit-crossroads-in-1950s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Miller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Times Past]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the mid-1950s, the future of baseball in Phoenix seemed to be on the line as the city was trying to purchase Phoenix Municipal Stadium.

Allerton Cushman and his wife owned approximately 10 acres around what was then called Phoenix Municipal Stadium at Third and Mohave streets south of downtown Phoenix. The 100 Club owned the Phoenix Senators that played at the stadium.]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Quotes 11/20</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/capitol-quotes-1120/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arizona Capitol Times Staff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Capitol Quotes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bob Burns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dean Martin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jay Tibshraeny]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kim Sabow]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ron Gould]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Russell Pearce]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=16611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["This state is in crisis and it is very disappointing and frankly embarrassing that one member of our caucus did not have the decency to show up. I left the floor open to give him every opportunity to do the right thing." - Senate President Bob Burns, noting in a media release that he is disappointed that Sen. Thayer Verschoor was absent from the floor during the final Senate vote on budget bills.]]></description>
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		<title>UpClose with David Cavazos</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/upclose-with-david-cavazos/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/upclose-with-david-cavazos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Palmer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[UpClose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[David Cavazos]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix city manager]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perched in a corner office on the 12th floor of Phoenix's downtown headquarters, David Cavazos has a bird's eye view of the city's growing amenities, including Arizona State University's downtown campus, Chase Field, the US Airways Center and the Sheraton Hotel - all of which have emerged since he moved to Phoenix in 1987.]]></description>
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		<title>GITA director uses hands-on approach to streamline state’s infrastructure &#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/gita-director-uses-hands-on-approach-to-streamline-state%e2%80%99s-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/gita-director-uses-hands-on-approach-to-streamline-state%e2%80%99s-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Utacia Krol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technology Nov. 2009]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[agencies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chad Kirkpatrick]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Information Technology Agency (GITA)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[streamline government operations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chad Kirkpatrick's office, located on the top floor of the Arizona Department of Administration's building, has a near-perfect view of the Copper Dome.

He also has a clear view of his goal: to make government more cost- effective, efficient and more responsive to its citizens by using technology to streamline basic operations.]]></description>
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		<title>A Tempe company thinks it has a revolutionary car concept, but will the public buy it?&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/a-tempe-company-thinks-it-has-a-revolutionary-car-concept-but-will-the-public-buy-it/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/a-tempe-company-thinks-it-has-a-revolutionary-car-concept-but-will-the-public-buy-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salvador Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technology Nov. 2009]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[75 miles per gallon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Department of Commerce]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[concept car]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Elio Motors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[job creation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim James]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A startup Tempe motor company is hoping to turn their lime-green, "spunky little ride" into the 21st century version of the Volkswagen Beetle.

Since August 2008, Elio Motors has been working on a cockpit-shaped, three-wheeled vehicle that seats two people and is the size of a small compact car.]]></description>
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