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The Donald: What more can be said?
It has been just over a month now since Trump’s announcement and there have been hundreds of interviews, thousands of articles, tens of millions of text messages and hundreds of millions of tweets about the man.
Trump-GOP feud escalates after rival goes after him
Donald Trump pushed back ever harder Tuesday against Republicans fed up with his provocations, disclosing one opponent's cell number in a fiery speech and lashing out at an influential newspaper as part of an in-your-face escalation of the feud.
Disavowed by GOP leaders, Trump has supporters cheering
The Republican establishment may hope this is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump's circus-like run for the presidency.
Trump’s comments reflect his ignorance of Mexico, trade and immigration
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is proud to have played host earlier this year to events featuring three of the leading Republican presidential contenders: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. I expect we will welcome additional candidates from both parties in the fall.
Like it or not, here comes Donald!
Some Republican strategists are worried that the swirling controversy over Donald Trump’s incendiary comments against Mexican immigrants is only serving to distract from the GOP’s efforts to broaden its outreach to minorities, particularly Hispanics.
‘Birther’ is an ‘N’ word
“Birther,” used by the media with impunity, is a derogatory slur, the equivalent of the “N” word used for another group to cast them as sub- human.
Arpaio unveils Obama birth probe
America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff finds himself entangled these days in his own thorny legal troubles: a federal grand jury probe over alleged abuse of power, Justice Department accusations of racial profiling and revelations that his department didn't adequately investigate hundreds of Arizona sex-crime cases.
Seel plans scaled-down ‘birther’ bill
One of Arizona’s more notorious bills from last session will be resurrected this year.
Rep. Carl Seel, R-Phoenix, plans to introduce a new version of his so-called “birther” bill that was vetoed last year by Gov. Jan Brewer.
Clean Elections ban a cure-all for fringe politics? Really?
A “birther” bill here, a measure to allow guns on college campuses there. Arizona does produce more thoughtful and complex legislation, yet we still can’t shake the Donald Trump-levels of attention every time we do something that everybody else thinks is stupid.
But now the business community is launching an effort many believe will change all of that.
Obama releases birth form, decries ‘silliness’
Responding to critics' relentless claims, President Barack Obama on Wednesday produced a detailed Hawaii birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born and confirm his legitimacy to hold office. He declared, "We do not have time for this kind of silliness."
Brewer not at all sold on ‘birther’ amendment
Brewer set the table for a possible veto of H2177, Seel's birther bill, telling reporters today that she had some concerns with the bill.
Heavily amended ‘birther’ bill gets green light during Senate debate
The Senate advanced a proposal requiring presidential candidates to prove they are natural-born Americans before they can appear on the Arizona ballot — but minus its most controversial provisions.
