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		<title>Obama gets a blast out of Arizona teen’s ‘marshmallow cannon’ at White House science fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Wyloge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before he presented his Extreme Marshmallow Cannon at the White House on Tuesday, staffers urged 14-year-old Joe Hudy of Phoenix not to encourage President Obama.
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But when the commander in chief asks to fire your science project, “You really can’t say no,” Joe said.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona leaning toward joining $25 billion foreclosure settlement with banks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dustin Volz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona is one of a handful of states that have not yet agreed to a potential $25 billion mortgage settlement for suffering homeowners, but the state hopes to join soon, officials said.
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		<title>Franks’ campaign account is low, but re-election chances remain high</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/06/franks%e2%80%99-campaign-account-is-low-but-re-election-chances-remain-high/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dustin Volz, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Trent Franks has a problem that most members of Congress wouldn’t mind sharing: The Glendale Republican is so popular in his district that potential campaign donors don’t think he can lose.]]></description>
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		<title>April 25 hearing set on Arizona immigration law</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/03/april-25-hearing-set-on-arizona-immigration-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Arizona's immigration enforcement law on April 25, in the last such hearing of the high court's current term.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Officials allowed ‘gun-walking’ for years in Arizona</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/01/report-officials-allowed-%e2%80%98gun-walking%e2%80%99-for-years-in-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dustin Volz, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operation Fast and Furious was the fourth “gun–walking” investigation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the Phoenix area, according to a congressional report released Tuesday.
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		<title>Napolitano touts border crackdown, urges support for Dream Act</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/31/napolitano-touts-border-crackdown-urges-support-for-dream-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dustin Volz, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calling the nation’s immigration laws “sorely outdated and in need of revision,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pressed Monday for passage of the DREAM Act, saying it is the most-urgently needed change to immigration policy.
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		<title>Lost and found: Brewer releases letter to Obama</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/26/lost-and-found-brewer-releases-letter-to-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the letter she delivered to President Barack Obama just before she wagged her finger at him during a tense discussion Wednesday, Gov. Jan Brewer urged the president to take notice of Arizona’s economic recovery and reiterated her longstanding request that he tour the Arizona-Mexico border with her.
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		<title>Obama reprises State of the Union themes, praises Intel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Intel’s Chandler factory serving as a backdrop and an example of the kinds of high-tech manufacturing jobs he wants to bring back to the United States, President Barack Obama reprised much of his State of the Union address in Arizona during a speech today.
<br /><br />Standing before thousands of cheering supporters and Intel employees, Obama praised the microprocessor manufacturer as the type of company that will help create an “America built to last” – the title and theme of his State of the Union address Tuesday night.]]></description>
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		<title>Brewer, Obama have tense moment at airport</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she meant no disrespect when she pointed a finger at President Barack Obama during an intense discussion on an airport tarmac. But the Republican governor says the Democratic president showed disrespect for her by abruptly ending their conversation.
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		<title>Vowing a return, Giffords submits resignation letter</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/25/vowing-a-return-giffords-submits-resignation-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a vow to someday return, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords formally resigned her seat in Congress today, one year after she was nearly killed in an assassination attempt.
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