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Arizona, Where the American Dream Went to Die

Will Bunch | Posted 05.25.2011

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For much of the last generation, Arizona was held out as a promised land. But in 2011, the state is coming to represent a violent revolution of rising and failed expectations.

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Midterm Madness: The Year In Review (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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How have your would-be lawmakers responded to today's tough circumstances? With the most infantile, substance-free campaign in memory.

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Think Again -- Media to McCain: How Long Has This Been Going On?

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Arizona, J.D. Hayworth, Media News

Apparently John McCain will retain his AZ senate seat. True, it cost McCain over $20 million, and he was running against a nobody with nothing but nutty views. Even so, many in the mainstream media appear to be in mourning.

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Presenting the Immigration Hall of Shame

Amy Novick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lamar Smith, Immigration, Immigrants, Brian Bilbray, Tom Tancredo, Steve King, Immigration Reform, Jan Brewer, Chuck Grassley, J.D. Hayworth, Sharron Angle, Arizona Immigration Law, Virginia Foxx, Gene Taylor, Politics News

We unveiled this week our Hall of Shame, ten of the biggest obstructionists to immigration reform who are running or have run for office this year.

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Last Night's Primary And The State Of Political Media Narratives

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Incumbent, Polls, Alaska Senate Race, John McCain, 2010 Elections, Sarah Palin Endorsements, Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek, Florida Primary, Lisa Murkowski, Florida Governor 2010, Rick Scott, Arizona Senate 2010, Florida Senate 2010, Polling, Arizona Primary, Joe Miller, Bill McCollum, Sarah Palin, Florida Senate Race, Media Criticism, J.D. Hayworth, Media Narratives, Alaska Primary, Alex Sink, Eat the Press, Elections 2010, Politics News

Another primary night has come and gone. As always, it's time to check in on the media narratives that have ruled over the campaign season, to see how they fared in last night's tilts. As it turns out, it's sort of a mixed bag!

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Arizona Election Results: John McCain Defeats J.D. Hayworth In GOP Senate Primary

Posted 05.25.2011

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After funneling $21 million into his campaign, Arizona Sen. John McCain successfully withstood a primary challenge from former U.S. Congressman J.D. H...

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Midterm Madness, Part Three: August And Everything After

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, John McCain, Video, Midterm Elections, Media News, Basil Marceaux, Snooki, Harry Reid, Politics News, Rand Paul, J.D. Hayworth, Ben Quayle, 2010 Elections, Linda McMahon, Elections 2010, Media News

Once upon a time, political wags used to talk about the "silly season" as a portion of the campaign calendar where everyone sort of loses their mind f...

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Arizona Senate Primary: John McCain Emerges As Clear Front-runner Over J.D. Hayworth

Posted 05.25.2011

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PHOENIX (AP) - Two years after his tough loss in pursuit of the White House, Arizona Sen. John McCain faces voters again Tuesday. This time he's pois...

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McCain, Murkowski Look To Escape Primaries

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP)- Veteran Sen. John McCain sailed to nomination for a fifth term Tuesday over an Arizona challenger with tea party support, but big-spe...

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John McCain Campaign Spokesman: 'J.D. Hayworth Is Deader Than Elvis'

AP | JONATHAN J. COOPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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GILBERT, Ariz. — The cast of "Survivor" has nothing on Sen. John McCain. Once labeled a vulnerable incumbent, the four-term Arizona Republican ...

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John McCain Still Pallin' Around With Lobbyists

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is an air of both tragedy and farce as the Arizona Republican primary for the United States Senate comes to a conclusion this Tuesday. Incumbent John McCain has been forced into the sludge against an unworthy opponent, J.D. Hayworth, in what is likely to be the final campaign of his political career. He may have once branded himself a political reformer, but with John McCain, the democratic process has always come with a price attached.

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John McCain Attacks J.D. Hayworth Over Ties To Disgraced Lobbyist Jack Abramoff In New Ad (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arizona Sen. John McCain's campaign is rolling out a new attack ad seeking to link Republican primary opponent former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth to disgr...

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J.D. Hayworth Campaign Ad Quotes John McCain Lying About Confederate Flag In 2002 (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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AP/Huffington Post - Sen. John McCain's Republican primary challenger has released a new ad using McCain's own voice admitting to lying in the past. ...

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Weekly Diaspora: Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Crusade Continues

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Catherine Traywick, Media Consortium blogger Though Arizona's SB 1070 went into effect without its most controversial provisions, the legislation'...

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Two Scheduled Ethics Trials = "Mission Accomplished"?

Melanie Sloan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Pombo, Tom Delay, Duke Cunningham, Charles Rangel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Maxine Waters, Charlie Rangel, Swamp, J.D. Hayworth, House Ethics Committee, Politics News

We've come a long way from the days of Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff, but now is not the time to give up the fight, or declare mission accomplished.

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McCain Can't Quit 2008: Makes Opposition To Obama His Chief Campaign Pitch

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) increasingly unsuspenseful reelection bid against primary challenger J.D. Hayworth has morphed very dramatically into a s...

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J.D. Hayworth Uses Dead Sen. Ted Kennedy In Attack Ad Against John McCain (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

J.D. Hayworth, who is vying to unseat Sen. John McCain in Arizona's Republican Senate primary, is out with a new campaign ad accusing his rival of sta...

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John McCain Campaign Carries 'Huckster' J.D. Hayworth Attack Into Pre-Debate Attacks

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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The re-election campaign for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) seems more than willing to carry the J.D. "Huckster" Hayworth angle of attack -- which was spa...

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New John McCain Profile Reveals A Frustrated, Angry, Insecure Senator

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Not too long ago, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was considered the consummate maverick. A stubbornly principled politician who was willing to buck his pa...

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Rodney Glassman: Arizona Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Arizona Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+AZSen@gmail.com if you know someone who shoul...

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John McCain: Arizona Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Arizona Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+AZSen@gmail.com if you know someone who shoul...

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J.D. Hayworth: Arizona Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Arizona Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+AZSen@gmail.com if you know someone who shoul...

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The Arizona Immigration Law: Some Things You Probably Didn't Know About Arizona Politics

Michael J. O'Neil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert-Krentz, Jan Brewer, John McCain, Immigration, Arizona, J.D. Hayworth, Arizona Immigration Law, Politics News

In recent years, Arizona's public has passed, by initiative, numerous tax increases mandating increased public spending in education and social services that the legislature had consistently rejected.

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Robert Krentz Murder Suspect Is American, Not Illegal Immigrant

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Border Violence, David Gowan, Illegal Immigration, sb1070, Mexico, Borders, Immigration, Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, J.D. Hayworth, Robert Krentz, Politics News

UPDATE: The Arizona Daily Star now reports that the nationality of Robert Krentz's murder suspect is unknown. An earlier version of the story reported...

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Will the Tea Party's Legacy Be to Split GOP Tickets Straight into Defeat?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

In a year when Democrats are supposed to be shaking in their boots over the GOP Bogeyman's big gains in November that'll sweep them back into power, it is the Tea Party that Democrats may soon be thanking.

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