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COCHISE COUNTY COURTS HISPANIC VOTERS

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:07:11 -0800

BENSON — Last year, when the U.S. Department of Justice brought charges against Cochise County for failing to accommodate Hispanic voters, officials for this borderlands county were offended by the implications.

Though improvements have been made just in time for the 2008 contest, county officials are still a bit defensive...

SOUNDBYTES: ARIZONA'S TOUGH NEW IMMIGRATION LAW

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:00:36 -0800

PHOENIX — He's a native Arizonan and heir to American entrepreneurism as a grandchild of Carl's Jr. founder Carl Karcher.

He's a fifth-generation Arizonan who, if it were up to him, would happily have his cariacature colored in sepia

Q&A: TEMPE DEMOCRAT HARRY MITCHELL

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:58:37 -0800

TEMPE — Harry Mitchell, 66, just arrived at his modest Tempe home clad in hiking boots, jeans, and a plaid shirt. He was coming from his grandson's Pop Warner football game.

This is the guy who beat incumbent J.D. Hayworth -- a flashy, Republican sportscaster from Scottsdale -- to represent a huge swath of the East Valley in Congress...