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McCain and Kyl today endorsed Brewer, a move that is an about face to previous statements the senators made about the governor and her platforms when her re-election prospects didn't appear certain.

Harper is pointing at a member of the Capitol press corps and a one-time political ally as the provocateurs behind the Crazy Jack Harper website that has regularly taken potshots at the senator since May.

The Department of Justice lawsuit, United States of America v. State of Arizona, argues the state doesn't have the right to wade into immigration law.

Steve Moak said Dan Quayle tried to talk him out of the CD3 race, presumably to clear the path for Quayle's son, Ben. Moak told our reporter that Quayle made the request over breakfast at a Scottsdale resort earlier this year, and even encouraged him to run for something a little lower down the totem pole.

In the immediate aftermath of signing S1070 and the resulting boycotts, Brewer convened a panel of tourism and business leaders to discuss how the state could portray itself as a tourist destination, despite the negative national attention. Yesterday, that panel ...

Gorman's campaign in the crowded CD3 race is invisible no longer after she has gained national attention for a 43-second Web campaign video that shows her firing several guns, including an automatic rifle.

News this morning that the U.S. Supreme Court would hear an appeal of Arizona's employer sanctions law (Laws 2007, Chapter 279) was hailed as a minor victory by both proponents and critics of the law. Pearce told our reporter he believes the high court, by a 6-3 or 5-4 vote, will uphold the law as constitutional. "We've won at every level," he said, adding that upholding the law will allow for employer sanctions to "become the law of the land."

In last night's Dem attorney general debate, Lujan told Horizon host and debate moderator Ted Simons that he did not vote on S1070 because he was out of town on April 13, when the bill was approved by the House.

Sources close to Goddard's campaign are saying one of the major factors that drove away former campaign manager Rodd McLeod is the influence that Goddard's wife, Monica, has on strategic decisions.

In day two of Rasmussen Reports releasing results about its June 16 survey of 707 likely Republican primary voters, the conservative-leaning firm reported that McCain has a 47-36 lead over Hayworth, shifting from a May Rasmussen poll, which had McCain ...