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The Monitor's top 11 US stories of 2012
From storms to politics, the year was a wild ride. What are the most meaningful US stories of 2012? Here's the Monitor's list, in roughly chronological order.
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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
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Guns in government buildings? Four controversial gun rights bills in Arizona.
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Gun control, Arizona style: Guns given to the state will be re-sold
In Arizona, guns turned in at 'buyback' events will not be destroyed but instead be sold to gun dealers, under provisions of a law signed last night by Gov. Jan Brewer.
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Citizenship papers a must to register to vote? Supreme Court to decide.
US Supreme Court on Monday heard a case about an Arizona law requiring prospective voters to show papers proving they are US citizens. Federal law requires only an oath under penalty of perjury. Can a state tack on that extra provision?
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Decoder Wire Obama looks for new allies in 'sequester' fight: Republican governors
The president is hoping that governors – who will have to grapple with the impact of the sequester in their states – will lean on members of Congress to avert the spending cuts.
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Firearms-makers to politicians on gun rights: You balk, we walk
Firearms companies ranging from gun shops to machinists are joining forces to oppose new gun control laws. Some are threatening to move away from states that crack down on guns, others are refusing to sell gear to police that can't be sold to citizens.
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Armed Arizona posse guards schools: Vigilantes or vigilance?
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona's Maricopa County has dispatched his armed posse to guard public schools. For members of the posse – often retirees – it's a chance to serve.
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to make schools safer: armed posse patrols nearby
In the wake of the Connecticut shooting, Joe Arpaio, who describes himself as America's toughest sheriff, announces a plan to have armed volunteers patrol the areas near schools in Maricopa County, Ariz.
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Focus
The Monitor's top 11 US stories of 2012
From storms to politics, the year was a wild ride. What are the most meaningful US stories of 2012? Here's the Monitor's list, in roughly chronological order.
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Supreme Court to review Arizona law making would-be voters prove citizenship
Critics of the Arizona law argue that the state requirement clashed with the National Voter Registration Act. The US Supreme Court agreed to take up the case Monday.
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Could Democrats steal a Senate seat in Arizona?
Former President Bill Clinton is in Arizona Wednesday to campaign for Democratic Senate candidate Richard Carmona, who is staying close to his Republican challenger, Jeff Flake.
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Arizona illegal immigration law gets final go-ahead from court
Arizona's illegal immigration law directs police to check the status of individuals during a legal stop or detention. It's the latest chapter in the battle between the state and the Obama administration over which level of government has authority regarding immigration policy.
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New border fence: Arizona plans its own 200-mile fence
New border fence? Arizona legislators are trying to raise money for a new border fence with Mexico. They hope to start construction by year end.
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Obama’s DREAM Act-lite runs into more trouble as Nebraska, Arizona go rogue
Nebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants who are newly-documented under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up a constitutional battle while raising tough questions about the program.
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Jan Brewer leads 'constitutional throwdown' against DREAM Act-lite
Jan Brewer, Arizona governor, is again taking on the White House, saying young illegal immigrants covered under a new Obama plan can't get state benefits. It could lead to legal wranglings.
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Federal appeals panel blocks restrictive Arizona abortion law
The Arizona abortion law barring doctors from terminating pregnancies after 20 weeks was to take effect Thursday. The judges, from the Ninth US Circuit, granted an emergency injunction blocking the law.
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Arizona 20-week abortion ban upheld by US judge
A US judge upholds an Arizona abortion ban law that imposes a 20-week cutoff for women seeking the procedure, well before fetal viability. It's latest victory for abortion opponents.
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Why Sheriff Joe Arpaio insists Obama birth certificate a fake (+video)
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio says Barack Obama's birth certificate is a forgery. Arpaio says numeric codes on parts of the birth certificate indicate that those parts weren't filled out originally, but now have been completed.
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Planned Parenthood sues Arizona for cut funding
Planned Parenthood sued the state of Arizona Monday in an effort to overturn a law that blocks funding for its health clinics because the organization also performs abortions. The new law is part of a national campaign against Planned Parenthood orchestrated by conservatives.
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Attorney General Eric Holder, in Texas, slams state's voter ID law
Eric Holder, addressing a national NAACP convention in Houston, pledged to aggressively enforce voting and other civil rights laws and compared the Texas voter ID law to an illegal poll tax.
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Did guns trigger western wildfires? (+video)
So far this year, dozens of wildfires have been traced to shooting. But politicians are hesitant to restrict gun use and gun rights advocates are skeptical of the link between shooting and fire.
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How Obama wins on Arizona immigration
The Supreme Court ruling on Arizona's tough immigration law was essentially a tie. But politically, Obama is the likely winner, as Latinos watch for evidence of racial profiling in the 'show me your papers' provision that the president fought.
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Latin America Monitor How Mexicans are reacting to US Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona immigration law
The Mexican government says it's disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision to let stand Arizona requirement that officers check immigration status of some individuals.
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Opinion: Supreme Court immigration ruling: A win for Arizona, a call to action for Congress
The Supreme Court handed Arizona a hard fought victory in upholding the most contentious part of its immigration law. All other portions might be found constitutional, it seems, if Congress would state so explicitly in federal law. The decision should serve as a clarion call to Congress.
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Not all states with immigration laws will backpedal after Supreme Court ruling
States with tough immigration laws – like the one the Supreme Court mostly invalidated from Arizona – are assessing adjustments they may need to make. Not all foresee changes.
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Opinion: Why the Supreme Court ruling on immigration is a clear rebuke to Arizona
Both sides of the immigration debate claim victory, but the court not only accepted virtually all of the Obama administration’s arguments, it also rejected Arizona’s primary contention that local police have 'inherent' authority to enforce federal immigration laws.
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Arizona: Did Supreme Court take the steam out of states' immigration activism?
A majority of Americans want to see their states adopt immigration laws similar to Arizona’s. But the Supreme Court’s decision Monday may give state legislators more wiggle room to avoid the subject.
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