Homeland Security: Dem. senators didn’t influence stimulus projects, politics not a factorWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that two Democratic senators falsely took credit for steering millions of dollars to projects in their home state, even as officials acknowledged that the Homeland Security secretary met with the lawmakers and discussed financing the projects. Police release audio from 911 call made after alleged rape of 8-year-old Liberian girlPHOENIX — Police have released a recording of a 911 call in the case of an 8-year-old Liberian girl allegedly raped by four boys last month. Homeland Security: Democratic senators wrongly took credit for projects, politics not a factorWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that two Democratic senators falsely took credit for steering millions of dollars to projects in their home state, even as officials acknowledged that the Homeland Security secretary met with the lawmakers and discussed financing the projects. Phoenix woman indicted for murder in stabbing, dismemberment and burning of disabled manPHOENIX — A grand jury has indicted a Phoenix woman accused of stabbing a disabled man 50 times before dismembering and burning his body. Fish and Wildlife to consider protections for Sonoran desert tortoiseFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The federal government has agreed to consider whether the Sonoran desert tortoise, a Southwest icon whose population has declined by half in the past 20 years, warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act. California man driving truck carrying illegal immigrants indicted on smuggling chargesTUCSON, Ariz. — A man arrested in Arizona while driving a refrigerated truck carrying nearly 100 illegal immigrants has been indicted on federal smuggling charges. Abuse charges sought against parents in case of Liberian girl reportedly raped by 4 young boysPHOENIX — Phoenix police are seeking felony child abuse charges against the parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four young boys. Homeland chief says politics didn’t drive decision to spend stimulus on low-priority projectsDALLAS — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that politics did not influence the decision to spend millions of dollars in stimulus money on little-used border checkpoints while passing over higher-priority projects. McCain meets a few angry men at Phoneix on health care debate
AP IMPACT: $720 million for border repairs, but for priority jobs? Don’t ask. It’s a secretWASHINGTON — A sleepy Montana checkpoint along the Canadian border that sees about three travelers a day will get $15 million under President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan. A government priority list ranked the project as marginal, but two powerful Democratic senators persuaded the administration to make it happen. Manslaughter indictment added to charges against Phoenix man accused in hit-and-run deathPHOENIX — Authorities say a Phoenix man accused of using the Cash for Clunkers program to ditch his BMW after a fatal hit-and-run crash has been indicted on a manslaughter charge. Ariz. treasurer preparing for expanded borrowing to help cover state’s cash needsPHOENIX — Arizona still doesn’t have an approved balanced budget for the nearly 2-month-old fiscal year and Treasurer Dean Martin’s office is making preparations for new large-scale borrowing by the state. US flies illegal immigrants back to Mexico to discourage future crossings, escape desert heatPHOENIX — Immigration authorities are flying illegal immigrants deep into their native Mexico from Southern Arizona to discourage dangerous crossings in triple-digit desert heat. Phoenix taxi driver ready to donate perfectly matched kidney to passengerPHOENIX — Rita Van Loenen had no idea that a trip in Thomas Chappell’s taxi cab could end up being the ride that saves her life. US resumes voluntary repatriation program to fly illegal migrants from Arizona to Mexico CityMEXICO CITY — The U.S. government has begun flying illegal migrants caught in the Arizona desert back to Mexico under a voluntary repatriation program. Travel expert Arthur Frommer says he’ll avoid Arizona because of Obama protesters’ gun displayPHOENIX — Travel icon Arthur Frommer says he won’t be spending his tourism dollars at the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else in Arizona, because the state’s laws allow people he described as “thugs” and “extremists” to openly carry firearms. Phoenix woman says in jail interview she enjoyed torturing, killing, burning man in wheelchairPHOENIX — A Phoenix woman accused of torturing and killing a man in a wheelchair says she did it because he was a snitch, and she enjoyed it. Man accused of using clunkers program to ditch hit-and-run BMW before he was arrestedPHOENIX — A man accused of using the Cash for Clunkers program to ditch his BMW after a fatal hit-and-run crash is due in a Phoenix court on Thursday. ACLU sues Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio over immigration detention of citizensPHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies of violating the constitution by arresting two men near a workplace immigration raid. Ariz. treasurer says state must enact a budget this week or it won’t be able to pay its billsPHOENIX — Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin said Wednesday that the state must enact a new state budget by the end of the week or it will lose the flexibility to borrow money from banks to continue paying its bills. DPS busts drop house in SW Phoenix, 2nd time in a year same house being usedPHOENIX — State police say they’ve rescued 19 Mexican men being held for ransom in a drop house in southwest Phoenix. Police: Gunmen briefly abduct 2 children in Phoenix, US kidnapping capitalPHOENIX — Four gunmen burst into a home early Tuesday, kidnapping a 2-year-old boy and 11-month-old girl when their mother could not meet demands for money, police said. The children were released safely five hours later, and the mother was arrested on drug charges. Phoenix police find 2 young children safe after early morning kidnappingPHOENIX — Four gunmen burst into a home early Tuesday, kidnapping a 2-year-old boy and 11-month-old girl when their mother could not meet demands for money, police said. The children were released safely five hours later. Phoenix police say baby, toddler have been kidnapped by armed gunman who forcibly entered homePHOENIX — Police in Phoenix say armed gunman burst into a home early Tuesday and kidnapped a 2-year-old boy and 11-month-old girl. Gun-toters, including man with semi-automatic rifle, attend protest at Obama’s Phoenix eventPHOENIX — About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president. Obama says US military needs modern doctrine and weapons to face its post-Cold War enemiesPHOENIX — President Barack Obama chastised the defense industry and a freespending Congress on Monday for wasting tax dollars “with doctrine and weapons better suited to fight the Soviets on the plains of Europe than insurgents in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan.” Obama says US troops securing polling locations in Afghanistan so voters can decide futurePHOENIX — President Barack Obama says U.S. troops in Afghanistan are working to secure polling places so this week’s elections can go forward and Afghans can decide their future. Obama assails wasteful Pentagon spending, calls for changes in how contracts are awardedPHOENIX — President Barack Obama says the United States cannot build a military for this century as long as defense contracts are influenced by special interests and wasteful spending. Obama tells VFW that veterans’ health care not impacted by overhaul he has championedPHOENIX — President Barack Obama says a proposed overhaul of the nation’s health care system is not going to change how veterans get their medical services. Obama lashes waste in defense spending, demands more nimble military that puts troops firstPHOENIX — President Barack Obama took on both the defense establishment and freespending lawmakers on Monday, saying they were draining the nation’s military budget with “exotic projects.” |
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PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain met with an angry crowd at a town-hall meeting about health care reform Wednesday, sometimes having to fight to talk and telling one woman who wouldn’t stop yelling that she had to leave.
