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A list of Arizona's congressional candidates
The deadline for candidates to file signatures to qualify for the 2008 ballot passed at 5 p.m. on June 4. Following is a list of congressional candidates who file paperwork... […]
A list of Arizona's statewide and legislative candidates
The deadline for candidates to file signatures to qualify for the 2008 ballot passed at 5 p.m. on June 4. Following is a list of Arizona's statewide and legislative candidates... […]
Superdelegate Goddard falls in behind Obama
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, one of the state's 11 superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention, has pledged his support for Sen. Barack Obama. Goddard was one of three Arizona... […]
Obama claims nomination; Clinton hints at VP
WASHINGTON – The Democratic presidential nomination his, Barack Obama reached out June 4 to mend fences with his defeated rival as Republican opponent John McCain tried to frame the fall... […]
Bee leaves town for D.C. fundraiser
Senate President Tim Bee is leaving town to hook up with a couple of congressional heavies and members of the Arizona delegation at a fundraiser in Washington June 5. Bee'd departure comes... […]
Bee will hold D.C. fundraiser Thursday
Senate President Tim Bee will hold a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. June 5, his congressional campaign team has confirmed. Former Congressman Jim Kolbe, who represented the district, organized the fund... […]
Dems raise status of Kirkpatrick campaign
Former state Senator Ann Kirkpatrick has been named one of national Democrats' top contenders to take over a Republican-held congressional seat, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced May 29. Kirkpatrick,... […]
Former legislative candidate arrested at Tucson car wash
The Attorney General's Office confirmed that former legislative candidate Yuri Downing was arrested May 29 at a Tucson car wash after spending three years running from a charge related to... […]
Dems move forum to executive tower after row with leaders
President Tim Bee's office has denied a request by the Democrats to use a Senate room to hold an informational hearing on Arizona's mortgage crisis, the Democrats said May 30.... […]
AZ quarter launched at Capitol
The Arizona commemorative quarter-dollar coin, the 48th quarter of the popular 50 State Quarters Program, was introduced into circulation in a ceremony on the state Capitol Senate lawn June 2.... […]
Arizona Rep. Giffords nervous as husband goes into space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – With her husband in command of space shuttle Discovery and on the verge of launching, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wanted to set the record straight. She wasn't at... […]
Joe Arpaio running for Maricopa County sheriff again
Joe Arpaio has filed thousands of signatures to qualify for the November ballot as he seeks a fifth term as Maricopa County sheriff. The self-proclaimed ”toughest sheriff in America'' turned... […]
