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	<description>Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics</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>

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		<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>
		
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra Utacia Krol</dc:creator>
		
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salvador Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<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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		<title>Lawsuit settlement tosses rule on removing wolves for livestock kills</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/lawsuit-settlement-tosses-rule-on-removing-wolves-for-livestock-kills/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/lawsuit-settlement-tosses-rule-on-removing-wolves-for-livestock-kills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Coates</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[agencies]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Cattle Growers' Association]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Game and Fish]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Center for Biological Diversity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[endangered species]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Mexican gray wolf]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mexican gray wolves no longer will be subject to the "three strikes and you're out" rule, thanks to a settlement reached between environmental groups and the federal government.

The informal rule went by the bureaucratic sounding name of standard operating procedure 13 (SOP 13), which allowed wolves to be removed from the wild for attacking and killing livestock three times within a year.]]></description>
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		<title>Martin says Goddard is throwing ‘legal temper tantrum’&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/martin-says-goddard-is-throwing-%e2%80%98legal-temper-tantrum%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/martin-says-goddard-is-throwing-%e2%80%98legal-temper-tantrum%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Attorney General's Office]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[H2103]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[legal services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[temper tantrum]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Terry Goddard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Attorney General's Office may not be providing many legal services to the Treasurer's Office anymore, and state Treasurer Dean Martin had some sharp words for Attorney General Terry Goddard over the dispute.

"He said he's not our attorney anymore," Martin said. "It's like a legal temper tantrum."]]></description>
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		<title>The Pulse: Maybe rules were meant to be broken&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/the-pulse-maybe-rules-were-meant-to-be-broken/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/the-pulse-maybe-rules-were-meant-to-be-broken/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Scarpinato</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Capitol Insiders]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Pulse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like Republicans and Democrats in the state Senate are ignoring their own rules again.

Gov. Jan Brewer recently made a rare visit to a Republican caucus meeting, prompting the GOP to kick out spectators and seal the doors - an apparent violation of Senate rules.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers consider seeking exemption from stimulus requirements &#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/lawmakers-consider-seeking-exemption-from-stimulus-requirements/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/20/lawmakers-consider-seeking-exemption-from-stimulus-requirements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Capitol Insiders/art]]></category>

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

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

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

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

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Andy Tobin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Association of School Business Officials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[federal stimulus funds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Governmental Accountability Office]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jan Brewer]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[maintenance-of-effort (MOE)]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[State Fiscal Stabilization Fund]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Education]]></category>

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

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		<description><![CDATA[Standing between lawmakers and millions of dollars in budget cuts to education are three letters - M-O-E.

Since Arizona started drawing federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, some lawmakers have decried the maintenance-of-effort, or MOE, requirements for portions of the money.]]></description>
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		<title>Former veterans agency chief indicted for fraud, conflict, misuse of funds&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/19/former-veterans-agency-chief-indicted-for-fraud-conflict-misuse-of-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/19/former-veterans-agency-chief-indicted-for-fraud-conflict-misuse-of-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Palmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[courts]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Attorney General's Office]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Auditor General's Office]]></category>

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

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		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Chorpenning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Terry Goddard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced on Nov. 19 that a former director of the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services has been indicted on eight felony charges, including counts of conflict of interest, fraud and misuse of public money.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget bill fails in Senate; Verschoor AWOL&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/19/budget-fix-hits-snag/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/11/19/budget-fix-hits-snag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Albert Hale]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Senate]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[budget fix snag]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Committee of the Whole]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jorge Luis Garcia]]></category>

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

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

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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate has hit a major snag and has failed to pass the main budget measure that is part of a package that partially fixes a $2-billion deficit, and it has adjourned until Nov. 23.

The bill went down by a vote of 14-13.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Gray voted "no" so he could bring the vote up for reconsideration later.

All the Democrats voted "no" on the bill. So did Sen. Ron Gould, a Lake Havasu Republican.]]></description>
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