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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: New Curriculum Focuses On Positive Boy-Girl Relationships

2012-05-24T15:43:10Z

By: Robyn Gee

Education reform is full of silver bullet ideas. A favorite among some communities is single-gender education.

But Richard Fabes, dir...

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[Update] Arizona Dem Declines To Back Obama At Debate

2012-05-24T12:00:34Z

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' handpicked successor declined during a Wednesday evening debate to reveal if he intends to vote for President Barack O...

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Super PAC Ad Aimed At Latinos Ties Romney To Arpaio, Brewer

2012-05-24T10:50:04Z

A left-leaning super PAC is aiming to broaden Mitt Romney's struggle with Latino voters in a television ad buy in Arizona that ties the candidate to S...

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Dorian de Wind: Iowa Rep. Steve King: Assimilate Immigrants, But Only the 'Pick of the Litter'

2012-05-23T14:40:52Z

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has always been a very strong, vocal opponent of illegal immigration and amnesty.

According to his website, King believes th...

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Battleground Arizona: Can Latinos Turn It Into An Election 2012 Swing State For Obama?

2012-05-23T18:40:56Z

Someone trying to draw up a list of election 2012 battleground states would not put Arizona at the top. It's best known in political circles for notor...

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Arizona Official's Hasty Birther Retreat: 'I Consider The Matter Closed'

2012-05-23T13:44:12Z

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett backed off his birther demands on Wednesday, going so far as to say that he considered the matter of President ...

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Donald Cohen: Arizona's Corporate-Run Agency Now Gives Taxpayer Subsidies to Other Corporations

2012-05-23T13:36:09Z

Arizona's corporate takeover is part of a troubling trend among states that are privatizing their economic development process.

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Viator: PHOTOS: 8 Obscure National Parks Worth The Visit

2012-05-23T07:00:00Z

Utter the phrase "national park" and most people will only be able to cough up only a few of the usual suspects: Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. Think different.

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Bennett Apologizes For Embarrassing Birther Threat

2012-05-23T00:49:54Z

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett backed away from his birther-fueled request to verify President Obama's birth certificate with the state of Haw...

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'Baseless' Bush-Era Feud Rehashed In Contentious Senate Race

2012-05-22T09:53:30Z

WASHINGTON — Richard Carmona arrived in Washington a political novice in 2002 and left four years later scarred and frustrated. He didn't go qui...

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El Chanclaso: The Beginning Of The End For Sheriff Arpaio

2012-05-22T08:00:34Z

I'm sending two flying chanclasos to Sherriff Joe Arpaio and to those that continue to elect him into office. And Un aplauso to L. Rafael Reif for being selected as the first Latino president of the Massachusetts Information of Technology (MIT), one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world

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Joe Arpaio Makes New Recruit In Birther Probe

2012-05-22T01:23:12Z

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's volunteer investigation into documents pertaining to President Barack Obama's residency status now includes the services of a tax...

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Hawaii Responds To Arizona Secretary Of State's Birther Request

2012-05-20T23:37:50Z

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has reportedly received a response from the state of Hawaii regarding his request for verification that Preside...

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The Center for Public Integrity: Can $250,000 buy a senator?

2012-05-18T13:20:52Z

By Michael BeckeliWatch NewsIn the aftermath of Tuesday's Republican U.S. Senate primary in Nebraska, campaign finance watchdogs are concerned about...

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Arizona Secretary Of State Fans Birther Flames

2012-05-18T12:40:53Z

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett made moves to appease birthers in his state this week, petitioning the state of Hawaii to confirm the existence...

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Agenda 21, UN's Sustainability Measure, Banned By New Hampshire House

2012-05-17T12:34:56Z

The Tea Party-controlled New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Wednesday afternoon to ban implementation of policies connected to the United Na...

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The Center for Public Integrity: ALEC anti-union push includes key players from Michigan, Arizona think tanks

2012-05-17T08:55:17Z

By Paul AbowdiWatch NewsThe American Legislative Exchange Council, which backs free-market legislation in the states, has been controversial in part...

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Defiant Joe Arpaio Still The Leading Candidate For Sheriff

2012-05-16T19:49:00Z

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, 79, will vie for reelection in November. The five-term Phoenix-area sheriff appears to remain the frontrunner, unf...

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State Lawmaker Under Fire For Fraud Charges

2012-05-16T22:00:00Z

By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX, May 16 (Reuters) - An Arizona legislator was indicted on Wednesday on bribery, fraud and attempted extortion c...

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Crucial Voters Disapprove Of Obama's Handling Of Housing Crisis: Poll

2012-05-16T11:20:52Z

Independent voters in several battleground states are sour on President Barack Obama's handling of the housing crisis, according to polling data relea...

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Missing 6-Year-Old Was Abducted, Police Confirm

2012-05-15T17:44:12Z

PHOENIX — Police investigating the abduction of 6-year-old Isabel Mercedes Celis have scoured her Tucson, Ariz., home, interviewed more than 500...

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Voto Latino: Five Questions for Rodrigo y Gabriela

2012-05-15T06:50:13Z

I got the chance to see them perform live at the Hollywood Bowl last year, and was blown away by their mastery of the guitar and strumming speeds that leave you wondering how they still have fingers.

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Man Caught Trying To Smuggle 7 Pounds Of Cocaine In Wheelchair

2012-05-14T19:11:14Z

NOGALES, Ariz. -- Federal authorities say a Mexican man tried to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into Arizona by hiding it in his wheelchair's s...

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Alex Brant-Zawadzki: Arizona Democratic Party, Minus the Democracy

2012-05-13T10:55:38Z

The Arizona Democratic Party is refusing to allow Dr. Manny Arreguin, a candidate running against incumbent Congressman Raul Grijalva, access to party resources hitherto provided to any Democratic congressional candidate in the state.

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Mitt Romney's Son Booed Off Stage At GOP Convention

2012-05-14T09:09:25Z

Supporters of Ron Paul booed the son of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney off the stage Saturday at the Arizona Republican Party convention as he sough...

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