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	<title>Arizona Capitol Times &#187; 2012 &#187; December</title>
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		<title>Judge dismisses activist&#8217;s suit against Russell Pearce</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Grado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge has dismissed an immigration activist's lawsuit accusing former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce of illegally barring him from the Senate buildings.]]></description>
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		<title>Establishment PC says claim is ‘baloney’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yellow Sheet Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this morning, a PC who belongs to the establishment camp said Pearce is making claims without basis.]]></description>
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		<title>New political maps were used for first time, but 3 lawsuits are pending&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Wyloge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 year in review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[colleen mathis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the actual mapping was done in 2011, this past year proved that the fight over redistricting takes many forms, with Arizona’s struggles over political boundaries shifting from the drawing room to the courtroom.
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		<title>Top political scandals of 2012: Arizona leaders populate police blotters&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arizona Capitol Times Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 year in review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arredondo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pinal county sheriff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was never a moment in 2012 when some Arizona office holder wasn’t under indictment, under investigation or at least under suspicion.
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Much of the action was centered at the Capitol.]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration, abortion, gay rights put Arizona in national legal spotlight&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Grado</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[9th U.S. Circuit Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Hurwitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Thomas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Samuel Lopez]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona politics not only kept courts busy in 2012, but led to a landmark case in June when the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the state’s most prominent immigration policy.
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		<title>Who&#8217;s hot, who&#8217;s not: A year of ups and downs for Arizona politicos&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andy Biggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Kirkpatrick]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Board of Regents]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Arredondo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Montgomery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Flake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Paton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 2012 comes to a close, some Arizona politicos have reached new heights of prominence and power. Others saw once-promising careers hit the wall.
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Jeff Flake and Kyrsten Sinema gained influence and stature in the nation’s capital, while Andy Biggs reached the pinnacle of power in the Arizona Senate.
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Meanwhile, former Senate President Russell Pearce and his successor, Sen. Steve Pierce, fell from grace, while a slew of Republican candidates once again failed in their bids to reach the halls of Congress.]]></description>
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		<title>Wild West moments of 2012&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capitol Insiders/art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Melvin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Tobin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chad Campbell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Don Shooter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Ableser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floyd Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Spencer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hizballah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house speaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan Brewer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Arpaio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Bennett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lori Klein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Dukakis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ron Gould]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steve Gallardo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the mood at the state Capitol this past year might be best described as riotous, 2012 — the Chinese Year of the Dragon — was marked with fewer gaffes, catfights and over-the-top name calling among Arizona’s political elite.
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		<title>Arpaio aims to put armed posse at schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Arizona sheriff has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.]]></description>
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		<title>Top quotes of 2012</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/12/28/40-best-political-quotes-from-arizona-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Patterson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances.]]></description>
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		<title>Moderate Mesa Republicans resolve suit over disputed district elections&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Grado</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[john giles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kory langhofer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moderate GOP precinct committeemen in Legislative District 25 and the Maricopa County Republican Committee settled a lawsuit today that alleged voter fraud in the district’s organizational elections in November.
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