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		<title>Affirmative action in school admissions — a net loss for minorities</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/17/affirmative-action-in-school-admissions-a-net-loss-for-minorities/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/17/affirmative-action-in-school-admissions-a-net-loss-for-minorities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[affirmative action]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fisher v. University of Texas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on affirmative action in school admissions in <em>Fisher v.
University of Texas.</em> While affirmative action was adopted with the long overdue intention of instituting justice and righting innumerable wrongs, it was poorly designed.]]></description>
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		<title>Here’s why it’s important to comply with the 95% coverage rule&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/14/heres-why-its-important-to-comply-with-the-95-coverage-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/14/heres-why-its-important-to-comply-with-the-95-coverage-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[affordable care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[transitional rules]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health and Human Services has published under the guise of health care reform more than 20,000 pages of new rules and regulations.]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing the federal debt demands a comprehensive approach</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/10/fixing-the-federal-debt-demands-a-comprehensive-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/10/fixing-the-federal-debt-demands-a-comprehensive-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bipartisan compromise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangerous path]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Kolbe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meaningful measure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[millennial generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sequester]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our federal budget is on a destructive and dangerous path. It is vital for our leaders to find a solution to our $17 trillion national debt, or the next generation of Americans will inherit a country in a deeply dysfunctional state.
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		<title>Utility customers have option of installing rooftop solar systems</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/10/utility-customers-have-option-of-installing-rooftop-solar-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/10/utility-customers-have-option-of-installing-rooftop-solar-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aps]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[net metering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utilities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For an American energy sector that hasn’t changed much in a century, rooftop solar represents consumer choice, competition, and innovation. 

This is the key to understanding the increasingly anti-solar actions by APS.]]></description>
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		<title>Backed by state Constitution, Medicaid expansion makes sense</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/07/backed-by-state-constitution-medicaid-expansion-makes-sense/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/07/backed-by-state-constitution-medicaid-expansion-makes-sense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Constitution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[john fisher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid coverage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this weekend’s Medicaid coverage, the governor made the point that her decision to move forward with Medicaid expansion was a combination of common sense and gut. She knew when making this tough call that the math did not work in Arizona’s favor to try to go it alone on funding a program that has, for decades, been a mix of state and federal funds.
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		<title>Democrats will take the lead  on issues voters care about</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/04/democrats-will-take-the-lead-on-issues-voters-care-about/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/04/democrats-will-take-the-lead-on-issues-voters-care-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DJ Quinlan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 16 was an eventful day at the state Capitol. It was one of those rare occasions when some members of the state Legislature put aside petty bickering, ideological pandering and self-aggrandizement to simply do what was right for Arizona by passing Medicaid restoration in the state Senate.]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative approach pinpoints solutions to mental health issues</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/04/innovative-approach-pinpoints-solutions-to-mental-health-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/06/04/innovative-approach-pinpoints-solutions-to-mental-health-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magellan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Institute of Mental Health. Mental Health Awareness Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just like diabetes and hypertension, mental illness is an ailment that is treatable — and if untreated can cause morbidity and mortality.]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid debate should remain focused on the merits of expansion</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/31/arizona-obamacare-medicaid-debate-should-be-focused-on-merits-of-expansion/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/31/arizona-obamacare-medicaid-debate-should-be-focused-on-merits-of-expansion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 17:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ballot initiatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breaking rank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capitol Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expansion bill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John McComish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid expansion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[refreshing words]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate approval of the governor’s Medicaid expansion bill clearly reflects the will of the people.  Senate Majority Leader John McComish led the charge, breaking rank from Republican colleagues who opposed the bill.]]></description>
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		<title>Why conservatives oppose expansion of Obamacare</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/31/why-arizona-conservatives-oppose-expansion-of-obamacare-medicaid/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/31/why-arizona-conservatives-oppose-expansion-of-obamacare-medicaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 17:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Biggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David and Goliath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Reid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The battle over the Arizona expansion of Obamacare resembles the fight between David and Goliath. The pro-expansion team has millions of dollars, powerful lobbyists, support from all Democratic legislators, most if not all of the media and a few Republicans who have defected to their cause.]]></description>
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		<title>Expand Medicaid for the sake of people like Christine Zeigra&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/28/expand-medicaid-for-the-sake-of-people-like-christine-zeigra/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/28/expand-medicaid-for-the-sake-of-people-like-christine-zeigra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 17:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christine Zeigra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Karnas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona’s option to restore and expand Medicaid has been hotly debated for months, with most of the conversation revolving around dollars and cents, or politics and bureaucracy. Sadly, the Arizonans who need action from our lawmakers are the people whose voices are rarely heard.]]></description>
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