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U.S. not cracking down on immigrants with expired visas

U.S. not cracking down on immigrants with expired visas
Nearly half of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. did not sneak across the border.

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Exercise Angel Thunder: Perfecting the art of rescue

Exercise Angel Thunder: Perfecting the art of rescue
BY U.S. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, D-TUCSON The 40 American volunteer aid workers had survived the earthquake. But they were separated into five small groups, waiting to be rescued from the devastated foreign nation. Using rudimentary tools — hand-drawn maps, signaling mirrors and large letters stomped into the dirt — the aid workers attracted the attention of U.S. Air Force helicopter crews who …

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City to donate services to senior center

City to donate services to senior center
The Willcox City Council voted 6-0-1 Monday night to hook up utilities and chip seal the parking lot for the Willcox Senior Center project.

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Breaking down funds of House candidates

Breaking down funds of House candidates
By Bill Hess Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA — Politics means numbers. Of course, the main number is who collects the most votes. But to get to the voting number, the amount of money raised is also important, if not critical, to any campaign. Jonathan Paton is the top fundraiser among the four Republicans vying for their party’s nod to run against Democratic incumbent Gabrielle Giffords, a two-term …

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Chorus Grows to ‘Secure the Border’

Chorus Grows to ‘Secure the Border’
Call for Obama to send troops to the border gets louder as Harry Reid appears to step back from debate • It’s All Your Money: Immigration Debate | VIDEO • CALCULATOR: What Would Immigration Bill Cost YOU?

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Scorekeepers: Immigration’s impact

Scorekeepers: Immigration’s impact
POLITICO’s Morning Score assembled its panel of House race experts to check in on the week’s hot topic: immigration, and what it means for the midterm elections to have the issue back in the headlines.

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Army aims to cancel missile

Army aims to cancel missile
The Army is moving to cancel a joint Raytheon-Lockheed Martinprogram to develop a modular system of surface-attack missiles,amid poor test performance and concerns over the weapon’s highcost.

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Calls to boycott Arizona over immigration law divide Democrats

Calls to boycott Arizona over immigration law divide Democrats
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) began pushing for a boycott of his home state even before Gov. Jan Brewer signed it. Read more…

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Time to âListen to usâ

Time to âListen to usâ
“Listen to us. Take action. Don’t turn away.”

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Arizona Cattle Growers demand action on border

Arizona Cattle Growers demand action on border
BISBEE â” âTalk is over, time to act. We demand action.â

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