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Thursday September 2, 2010
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Crime & Courts NewsUS: Gov. candidates in 20 states endorse anti-immigration lawsIt's not just Arizona. In states far from the Mexico border — from liberal Massachusetts to moderate Iowa — Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races are running on strict anti-illegal-immigration platforms, pledging to sign an array of tough enforcement measures into law come January.
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US: Some states haven't changed coke-crack disparityKANSAS CITY, MO. — Police found such a small amount of crack cocaine in James V. Taylor's car that investigators described it as unweighable. It was enough for a 15-year prison sentence in Missouri, where the courts make an enormous distinction between crack and powder cocaine.
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AK: As feds inexplicably bow out, state should pursue Allen caseThe U.S. Department of Justice owes a full, public explanation to Paula Roberds and the other young girls who came forward to report crimes of sexual abuse in the Bill Allen case. It also owes this explanation to their families and the citizens of Alaska, all of whom are victims as well of the department's inexplicable decision not to prosecute.
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AK: Landowners sue state for burning on private landFAIRBANKS, Alaska — Private landowners want the state to pay damages for timber and foliage blighted when firefighters back-burned in an effort to stop wildfires southwest of Nenana last year.
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AK: A new begining for the 49th stateThe Murkowski dynasty came to an end in Alaska last night as Senator Lisa Murkowski conceded she had lost her GOP primary. A Murkowski -- either Lisa or her father Frank -- had been a Senator from Alaska for the past 30 years.
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AL: Report estimates illegal immigration up in Alabama, down nationallyThe number of illegal immigrants living in Alabama increased by an estimated 30 percent in 2009, according to a report released Wednesday afternoon by the Pew Hispanic Center.
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AZ: GOP voters had wisdom to move past divisivenessAndrew Thomas' race for state attorney general ended at last on Tuesday when the former Maricopa County attorney conceded to his Republican opponent, Tom Horne.
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AZ: Former Ariz. Veterans Services chief pleads guiltyThe former director of the state Department of Veterans Services has pleaded guilty following allegations he misused public funds.
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AZ: Brewer appoints 2 new judges for Maricopa CountyBrewer announced Wednesday that she appointed Douglas Gerlach and Peter Thompson to the bench in Arizona's most-populous county.
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AZ: Brewer selects Adam, Rash to be Pima County judgesGov. Jan Brewer has appointed Karen Adam and Scott Rash to Pima County Superior Court.
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AZ: Illegal immigrants in AZ drop sharplyThe number of illegal immigrants in Arizona is down much more sharply than in the rest of the country, a new estimate says.
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AZ: Lawmaker considers bill to regulate sales of herb with marijuana-like effectsAs an emergency room doctor tried to figure out what was wrong, the man's friends showed a package of herbs clearly marked "not for human consumption." The man and his friends had smoked it.
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AZ: Arizona migrant numbers drop 21%Arizona's illegal-immigrant population appears to be shrinking, according to a new demographic study issued Wednesday.
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AZ: Goddard, Brewer debate jobs, budget, 'headless bodies'Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Terry Goddard had few memorable lines in their first, and perhaps only, debate, but continually posed one memorable question -- where's your plan?
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AZ: Judge to hear arguments on Arizona's efforts to help students learn EnglishA federal judge is hearing arguments this week over whether the state is complying with federal laws to help students learn English.
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AZ: Brewer, Goddard spar over immigration, state budgetRepublican Gov. Jan Brewer and Democratic challenger Terry Goddard attacked each other's views on the economy and illegal immigration during a televised debate Wednesday night that will likely be the gubernatorial candidates' only face-to-face matchup before the election.
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CA: Meg Whitman to find out today whether she'll spend next month in jury boxThe plot thickens.
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CO: Kansas past plagues Colo. governor hopefulLIBERAL, Kan. — Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes' murky past in Kansas law enforcement has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign.
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CO: New questions about Colo. gubernatorial candidateLIBERAL, KAN. -- Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes's murky past in law enforcement in neighboring Kansas has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign.
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CO: Colorado says Arapahoe County not following law on mail-in ballotsThe Colorado attorney general on Wednesday sought an injunction to force officials in Arapahoe County to follow a new law requiring mail-in ballots to be accepted at every polling location.
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