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		<title>GOLDWATER-ed down: Think tank’s issues generate big splash, few ripples&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/21/goldwater-ed-down-think-tanks-issues-generate-big-splash-few-ripples/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Goldwater Institute, a think tank known for its dogged pursuit of conservative ideals, laid down an ambitious — and combative — agenda at the state Capitol this year.
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		<title>Arredondo charged in FBI bribery sting&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal grand jury today charged Rep. Ben Arredondo with bribery, fraud, attempted extortion and false statements for allegedly taking thousands of dollars in game tickets and other perks in exchange for brokering property deals in Tempe.
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		<title>Hacker group breaches Arizona Legislature&#8217;s website</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A hacker group is claiming responsibility for a security breach to the Arizona Legislature's website.
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		<title>Brewer signs personnel plan into law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 22:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday signed a bill to eliminate merit protections for most state employees, which she called a historic reform that will modernize the way Arizona manages its employees.]]></description>
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		<title>Klein staying put in LD1; ponders House run&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 22:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Lori Klein said she doesn’t plan to move to a new legislative district after all, an idea she once considered to increase her chances of getting re-elected.
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		<title>Antenori considers dropping congressional bid, seeking re-election in state Senate&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/08/antenori-considers-dropping-congressional-bid-seeking-re-election-in-state-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Frank Antenori, a Tucson Republican, is seriously considering dropping his bid for Congress and turning his full attention to re-election in the state Senate.]]></description>
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		<title>AG to ask feds for expedited review of bill that would impact Quelland&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/07/ag-to-ask-feds-for-expedited-review-of-bill-that-would-impact-quelland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The author of a measure that seeks to prohibit people from running for office if they have outstanding elections-related fines will be asking the U.S. Department of Justice for an expedited review of the bill.<br /><br />

The measure, if enacted before the deadline to file candidate paperwork in this year’s elections, would impact former Rep. Doug Quelland, who has refused to pay a $31,000 Clean Elections fine.]]></description>
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		<title>Tobin decides against congressional run&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/05/07/tobin-decides-against-congressional-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 19:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Andy Tobin on Monday announced that he will forgo a run for Arizona’s new 4th Congressional District.]]></description>
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		<title>Commerce Authority ‘stipends’ draw scrutiny&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 00:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyson Zepeda and Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Commerce Authority set off alarms at the Goldwater Institute this week after the government agency announced it would be awarding thousands of dollars to companies that were eliminated from a competitive grant program.]]></description>
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		<title>University system gets funding increases after years of cuts&#160;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Grado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Board of Regents began the legislative session seeing nothing in any budget proposal for two of its prime spending requests:

Money for parity among the three universities and for the Phoenix campus of the University of Arizona medical school.]]></description>
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