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		<title>Poll shows Romney ahead of Obama in Arizona&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/23/poll-shows-romney-ahead-of-obama-in-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Campaign trail chatter about Arizona being up for grabs in November took a hit today with a new poll showing presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney pulling ahead of President Barack Obama.
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		<title>Ron Barber, Jesse Kelly to debate tonight in fight for Giffords&#8217; seat</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/23/ron-barber-jesse-kelly-to-debate-tonight-in-fight-for-giffords-seat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Davenport, Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The increasingly rancorous race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly for Arizona's vacant 8th Congressional District seat goes before a live audience Wednesday night for the first time.]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Bennett sorry for birther flap, won’t keep Obama off Arizona ballot&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/22/ken-bennett-sorry-for-birther-flap-wont-keep-barack-obama-off-arizona-ballot/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/22/ken-bennett-sorry-for-birther-flap-wont-keep-barack-obama-off-arizona-ballot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several days of coast-to-coast mockery led Secretary of State Ken Bennett today to apologize for embarrassing Arizona with inquiries about Barack Obama’s birth certificate and reverse course on earlier comments that he may keep the president off the ballot unless Hawaii officials certify that he was born there.
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		<title>Ken Bennett reverses view on endorsements</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/22/ken-bennett-reverses-view-on-endorsements/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/22/ken-bennett-reverses-view-on-endorsements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 17:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Arizona state official says he can oversee a fair election despite playing a role in Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Barber, Jesse Kelly campaigns launch flurry of tv ads</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/22/rob-barber-jesse-kelly-campaigns-launch-flurry-of-tv-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/22/rob-barber-jesse-kelly-campaigns-launch-flurry-of-tv-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[arizona's 8th congressional district]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gabrielle Gifford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voters in southeastern Arizona's 8th Congressional District are seeing a flurry of television ads in advance of the June 12 special election to pick a successor for Democrat Gabrielle Giffords.]]></description>
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		<title>Carmona&#8217;s old feuds with Bush White House re-emerge in Senate bid&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/22/carmonas-old-feuds-with-bush-white-house-re-emerge-in-arizona-senate-bid/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/22/carmonas-old-feuds-with-bush-white-house-re-emerge-in-arizona-senate-bid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Carmona arrived in Washington a political novice in 2002 and left four years later scarred and frustrated. He didn't go quietly.]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Bennett brings ‘birther’ debate to Arizona, says Obama may not be on ballot&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/ken-bennett-brings-birther-debate-to-arizona-says-obama-may-not-be-on-ballot/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/ken-bennett-brings-birther-debate-to-arizona-says-obama-may-not-be-on-ballot/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/18/democratic-congressional-candidates-denied-voter-list-by-own-party/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<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>Mark Mitchell appears to be the new Tempe mayor</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/17/mark-mitchell-appears-to-be-the-new-tempe-mayor/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/17/mark-mitchell-appears-to-be-the-new-tempe-mayor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 23:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Mark Mitchell has won the Tempe mayoral election.
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		<title>Brewer signs consolidated elections bill over objections by cities&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/15/brewer-signs-consolidated-elections-bill-over-objections-by-cities/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/15/brewer-signs-consolidated-elections-bill-over-objections-by-cities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a flood of letters from cities and towns opposing the bill, Gov. Jan Brewer today signed legislation requiring municipalities to consolidate their elections with the state.
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