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Guns in government buildings? Four controversial gun rights bills in Arizona.
The Arizona Legislature is considering an array of bills that would ease state gun control. The bills have generated controversy, since they were crafted only weeks after the Jan. 8 mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that killed six and wounded US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others. Among the bills:
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Gabrielle Giffords resigns today with standing ovation
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has resigned from the House, to focus on her recovery, with a standing ovation from her colleagues.
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Gabrielle Giffords casts her last vote in Congress today
Gabrielle Giffords was in the spotlight at the State of the Union address Tuesday. Today, she casts her last vote for a bill about drug smuggling.
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: what she has stood for in Congress (+video)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, injured last year in a mass shooting, is scheduled to appear at the State of the Union address Tuesday night. On Sunday, she announced that she would resign from Congress.
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Gabrielle Giffords says farewell to constituents in Arizona
Giffords, wearing an olive-green jacket and a bright turquoise scarf, spent time Monday at her office with other survivors of the rampage that killed six people and injured 13.
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Gabrielle Giffords to attend State of Union before stepping down (+video)
Gabrielle Giffords will attend President Obama's State of the Union Tuesday before resigning from Congress. Gabrielle Giffords vows to return to work for Arizona after her recovery.
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Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress this week
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago.
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Smugglers' air force? Drug war sees rise in use of ultralight planes.
Ultralight planes have become an increasingly popular vehicle for smugglers in the US-Mexico border drug war. The aircraft are hard to spot and can haul hundreds of pounds of illicit cargo.
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Rep. Giffords leads Tucson shooting remembrance
The remembrance at the University of Arizona culminated a day of events, some filled with sadness and regret, others with hope and joy.
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Gabrielle Giffords: amid somber tributes, questions about reelection grow
Gabrielle Giffords will be on hand Sunday in Tucson, Ariz., to honor the victims of last year's mass shooting. But the day is also a reminder that Gabrielle Giffords will soon have to decide if she is able, and willing, to run for reelection.
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Behind decline in US-Mexico border crossings: higher risks, lower rewards
The number of illegal immigrants arrested on the US-Mexico border is the lowest since the 1970s. Officials say beefed up border manpower and a less-attractive US economy have led to fewer attempted border crossings.
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Latin America Monitor
Even without Herman Cain's 'electrified' fence, the border is already lethal
Guest blogger Bill Ong Hing argues that the US strategy to discourage easy crossings at the Mexican border, contributing to hundreds of deaths each year, is 'the moral equivalent of Cain's electrified fence.'
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Global warming: winners and losers in the Arctic's 'new normal'
The Arctic Report Card study suggests that changes at the top of the world have led to unusual weather patterns, a greener Greenland, and lots of plankton. At least the whales are pleased.
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Chapter & Verse
Emily Dickinson birthday bash in Tucson
"The Big Read" events include poetry readings, a dance show, and recipes, all inspired by the work of Emily Dickinson.
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Leadership: The myth of the maverick
Does our love affair with mavericks – from Ronald Reagan to Steve Jobs – make sense?
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Vinegar of politics needs honey of civility
Personal attacks in politics are a mirror of a society's slide toward social incivility. How can civility be restored? The topic is attracting interest.
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To boost incomes, Uncle Sam should lend a hand
Low wages in the US are unlikely to rise. And other ways to increase household income, such as two earners and easy credit, have run their course. Washington can immediately help Americans struggling to make ends meet by expanding the successful earned income tax credit.
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Police lineups are flawed: New study
Police lineups: The new study finds witnesses should not look at a group of people at once to pick a perpetrator. Instead, they should look at individuals one-by-one with a detective who doesn't know which is the real suspect
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Why are Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney campaigning early in Arizona?
Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann were both in Arizona Wednesday, wooing voters and endorsements. Arizona's primary isn't among the earliest, but the state may yet prove to be pivotal.
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Latin America Monitor
Drug tunnel found in Arizona, but it's no fancy, million-dollar underground corridor
In the era of narco-submarines and tanks, the tried and true tunnel remains popular, especially along Arizona's Mexican border. The latest reminds Douglas locals of the legendary one from 1990.
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Climate change: Species climbing higher and migrating north, study says
Organisms are responding to climate change at a pace much faster than scientists estimated about a decade ago, according to a new study in the journal Science.
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Scientists find 'best evidence' yet for liquid water now on Mars
NASA's ongoing quest to 'follow the water,' in hopes of finding hints of life on Mars, has uncovered seasonally-appearing dark streaks that researchers call 'the best evidence we have to date of liquid water occurring today' – that is, not in the ancient past – 'on Mars.'
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Gabrielle Giffords returns to Capitol Hill, but political future still uncertain
Gabrielle Giffords, Democrat of Arizona, cast her vote Monday night on the debt deal in the House chamber. However, with recovery still ongoing, Gabrielle Giffords' future in politics is unclear.
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In Pictures: Gabrielle Giffords, political survivor
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Gabrielle Giffords appears for debt deal vote (VIDEO)
Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in January, surprised many when she appeared for the historic House vote on the debt deal, Monday.
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Now, Arizona wants donations to build its own fence on Mexico border
A year ago, Arizona asked for donations to defend its immigration law in court. On July 20, fundraising began for a fence on the Mexico border. Donations have come from all 50 states.
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