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	<description>Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics</description>
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		<title>Arizona Commerce Authority transparency criticized by PIRG&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyson Zepeda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andy Tobin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Don Cardon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Public Interest Research Group yesterday released a report critiquing the Arizona Commerce Authority’s transparency practices, calling on the agency to make more information about subsidy programs available online and to fight for legislative change in areas where the ACA is prohibited by law from disclosing information.
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		<title>Russell Pearce, Joe Arpaio fundraising effort under fire from immigration activists</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of Arizona's most prominent advocates for tougher border enforcement are seeking financial contributions to counter potential legislation that would prevent states and cities from enforcing immigration laws.]]></description>
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		<title>Economic update: April revenues strong&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/economic-update-april-revenues-strong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State tax collections continue to outpace expectations, and April general fund revenues were boosted by an unexpected spike in individual income tax collections.]]></description>
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		<title>US judges chide colleagues over execution concerns</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/us-judges-chide-colleagues-over-execution-concerns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some federal judges say their colleagues should take notice of the suffering of crime victims, not just the possibility that an inmate being executed may feel pain.
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		<title>John McCain endorses Kirk Adams as ‘new generation’ of leader&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/john-mccain-endorses-kirk-adams-as-new-generation-of-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley Beckner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona House of Representatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Flake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Kyl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kirk Adams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressional candidate Kirk Adams now has the support of both Arizona senators, as the state’s senior senator today announced that he would be endorsing Adams in his 5th Congressional district run.
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		<title>Ken Bennett brings ‘birther’ debate to Arizona, says Obama may not be on ballot</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/ken-bennett-brings-birther-debate-to-arizona-says-obama-may-not-be-on-ballot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 19:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Small</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the state doesn’t have a law requiring presidential candidates prove their citizenship, Arizona’s top elections official says he may not put President Barack Obama’s name on the Arizona ballot if Hawaii officials don’t confirm that the president was born in that state.
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		<title>Democratic congressional candidates denied voter list by own party</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/democratic-congressional-candidates-denied-voter-list-by-own-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amanda Aguirre]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[congressional campaign]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Luis Heredia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Democratic candidates in a southern Arizona congressional race are being denied access to a voter list by their own party.]]></description>
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		<title>Trans-Pacific trade agreement must protect U.S. intellectual property</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/trans-pacific-trade-agreement-must-protect-u-s-intellectual-property/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/trans-pacific-trade-agreement-must-protect-u-s-intellectual-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Legislative Exchange Council]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[arizona politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jack Harper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an Arizonan, when you hear about trade agreements, you might not automatically think about jobs in the great Copper State. However, as the most populous landlocked state in the U.S., we should. Trade is a huge driver of our economy, not only as a nation, but also of our state economies.
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		<title>Legislature passes job-creating reforms in taxes, regulations, civil justice and education</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/legislature-passes-job-creating-reforms-in-taxes-regulations-civil-justice-and-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Hamer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The two years of the 50th Arizona Legislature will go down in the history    books as the years when the Legislature hit reboot on the Arizona economy and turned what was a basket case into a best case.
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		<title>McCain set to back Adams?</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/mccain-set-to-back-adams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yellow Sheet Report</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kirk Adams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday night, Adams announced that McCain will be holding a press conference at the former speaker’s Mesa campaign headquarters on Friday morning.
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