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Brewer Defies Republicans On Health Care Law

Bloomberg Businessweek | Posted 05.17.2012

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Arizona is one of more than two dozen states challenging the federal health care overhaul, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's administration is moving t...

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Arizona State Militia Formed, Sovereignty on the Ballot, Will Gov. Brewer Sign Bill for State Takeover of Federal Lands?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.06.2012

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The key point in Arizona's new bill underscores the state's intent to sell public land to private enterprise and elude federal environmental protections guaranteed by the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and other regulations.

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Jan Brewer Strikes Deal After Long Fight

The Republic | Mary Jo Pitzl | Posted 04.28.2012

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Gov. Jan Brewer and the Legislature's top Republican leaders announced Friday that they have reached a deal on a state budget for next year that holds...

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Brewer Overhauls Clemency Board In Height Of Big Execution Year

Associated Press | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 04.24.2012

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Gov. Jan Brewer has overhauled Arizona’s five-member board that often is the last chance for death-row inmates to seek mercy, a move that comes with...

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Frustrated Brewer Issues Threat

Arizona Capitol Times | Luige del Puerto | Posted 04.21.2012

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After weeks of budget talks with no agreement in sight, Gov. Jan Brewer gave legislative leaders an ultimatum, telling them she would veto bills until...

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Brewer Move Will Likely Be Challenged

Associated Press | Posted 04.03.2012

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Gov. Jan Brewer has signed into law a bill to prohibit use or possession of medical marijuana at public universities, community colleges or child-care...

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Wrestler Mockingly Praises 'Mother' Jan Brewer

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 04.03.2012

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Defiantly waving an Arizona state flag, the self-described American patriot leaps into an octagon-shaped ring amid blaring music ...

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Arizona Senate Passes Abortion Bill That Would Protect Doctors Against Lawsuits

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.12.2012

The Arizona Senate passed a bill Tuesday that will prohibit medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors who withhold information from a woman that co...

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Arizona House Approves Loaded Guns In School Zones

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.07.2012

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The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal the state's gun-free school zone laws, setting up a potential battle th...

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1000 Arizona unionists rally to protest anti-labor bills

Pamela Powers Hannley | Posted 05.06.2012

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About a thousand union members, both public and private sector, and their supporters rallied on the lawn of the Arizona State Capitol to protest a suite of anti-labor bills currently being considered by the state legislature

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Nikki Haley Explains White House Dinner Absence

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) was not the only Republican governor skipping Sunday night's White House governors dinner but attending Mond...

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Jan Brewer Snubs Obama, Declines To Attend White House Governors Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), in town for the National Governors Association conference, will skip a White House dinner Sunday honoring t...

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Sen. Chuck Schumer Invites Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer To Testify

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The day before the Supreme Court hears arguments on Arizona's harsh immigration law this spring, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants Arizo...

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Arizona Governor Wants It Both Ways on Border, States Economy Suffers For It

Kristian Ramos | Posted 04.22.2012

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On the one hand Jan Brewer says she's devoted to increasing commerce and tourism with Mexico, on the other she pushes legislation which would fund a militia to tour the southwest border.

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Arizona's New Labor Bills Called 'Worse Than Wisconsin'

Pamela Powers Hannley | Posted 04.17.2012

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Arizona lawmakers are today considering four anti-labor bills that would strip away the existing rights of public sector unions, weaken the state's personnel system and make it easier to fire public employees.

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Brewer: 'Nasty But Exciting' GOP Race Still 'Up For Grabs'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 02.08.2012

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said she thinks the "nasty but exciting" Republican presidential primary will heat up even more when the candidates come t...

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Obama: 'I Make A Mistake, You Know, Every Hour, Every Day'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.27.2012

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President Obama admitted he makes "a mistake, you know, every hour, every day" in an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer Thursday night. Obama, who s...

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Brewer, Obama Face Off

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.26.2012

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer traded words with President Obama after she greeted him at a Phoenix airport Wednesday. Brewer and Obama "spoke intense...

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Jan Brewer's Math Questioned By Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.12.2012

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to buy back the state capitol complex that she sold in 2009 has been met with swift opposition from Democrats in the st...

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Brewer's Medical Pot Lawsuit Dismissed

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 01.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Wednesday threw out Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's complaint against her state's voter-approved medical marijuana law. ...

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Sheriff Arpaio Showdown: Resignation Demands Grow Amid Child Sex Crimes Debacle

Jeff Biggers | Posted 02.06.2012

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A groundswell of demands for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's resignation continued to spread across local, county and state levels in Arizona today.

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Arizona Outraged At Latest Sheriff Arpaio Fiasco, Calls For Resignation

Jeff Biggers | Posted 02.04.2012

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An alarming new investigation just released by the AP has found that hundreds of reported sex crimes, including child molestation, have fallen through the cracks of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

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Steve Israel: Impeach Jan Brewer For Tampering With Arizona Redistrciting

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.04.2012

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer should be impeached for removing the independent leader of her state's redistricting commission, the head of the Democratic Co...

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Facing Tight Recall Race, AZ Tea Party President Pearce Double Downs on Extremists

Jeff Biggers | Posted 12.11.2011

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In the last laps of his close recall election, Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce has doubled down on his extremist bona fides in a desperate appeal for funding and support from the nation's most notorious right-wing fringe activists.

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Arizona Recall Election Heats Up: Dirty Tricks for Tea Party President Pearce Backfire

Jeff Biggers | Posted 11.19.2011

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With the Arizona Supreme Court giving the final green light last week, the historic recall election of self-proclaimed "Tea Party President" and SB 1070 architect Russell Pearce has diverged into a spectacular display of high road and low road politics.

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