Arizona CD8 candidate Ron Barber confirms support for Obama
Democrat Ron Barber is clarifying his support of President Barack Obama after declining to say who he would vote for in November during a debate.
Richard Carmona: Birther stunts symptom of larger problem
A frightening symptom is caused by a major systematic problem – that’s true in medicine, and it’s true in politics.
Barber-Kelly debate focuses on Social Security
Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber clashed on Social Security, the health care overhaul and taxes during a Wednesday evening debate in the race for a U.S. House seat formerly held by Democrat Gabrielle Giffords.
Campbell to Bennett: resign Romney post
The minority leader of the Arizona House has called on Secretary of State Ken Bennett to resign as the Arizona co-chairman of Mitt Romney's campaign after Bennett questioned the validity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate.
Poll shows Romney ahead of Obama in Arizona
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.
Ken Bennett gets Obama birth records verification from Hawaii
The state of Hawaii has verified President Barack Obama's birth records to Arizona's elections chief after a nearly three-month back and forth that Arizona officials said could have ended without the incumbent's name on its November ballot.
Ken Bennett sorry for birther flap, won’t keep Obama off Arizona ballot
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.
Joe Arpaio sent deputy to Hawaii on Obama birth certificate record trip
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio sent one of his deputies to Hawaii to accompany an official in his volunteer posse that is investigating President Barack Obama's birth certificate, despite earlier saying no taxpayer money was being spent on the probe.
Ken Bennett reverses view on endorsements
An Arizona state official says he can oversee a fair election despite playing a role in Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
Ron Barber, Jesse Kelly campaigns launch flurry of tv ads
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.
Phoenix Diocese supports birth control lawsuits
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix says it welcomes lawsuits filed by other Catholic dioceses and various Catholic organizations to challenge a federal mandate for health plan coverage for birth control.
Carmona’s old feuds with Bush White House re-emerge in Senate bid
Richard Carmona arrived in Washington a political novice in 2002 and left four years later scarred and frustrated. He didn't go quietly.