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Arizona deputy wounded in desert shootout found
By News on Apr 30, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) -- Authorities in southern Arizona have found a deputy wounded in a shootout with suspected drug smugglers after a frantic hour-long desert search....
Military tells Congress to keep gay ban for now
By News on Apr 30, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senior Pentagon leaders on Friday warned Congress not to tamper with the ban on gays serving openly in the military until they can come up with a plan for dealing with potential opposition in the ranks....Ariz. gov signs bill revising new immigration law
By News on Apr 30, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) -- Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed a follow-on bill approved by Arizona legislators that make revisions to the state's sweeping law against illegal immigration - changes she says should quell concerns that the measure will lead to racial profiling....
Authorities seek wounded Arizona deputy in desert
By News on Apr 30, 2010
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) -- Authorities in southern Arizona are searching for a deputy who radioed for help and said he had been shot with an AK-47 assault rifle in a remote desert area. Pinal County Sheriff's Lt. Tammy Villar says the deputy called in Friday to say he had encountered a group and been shot in the abdomen....
Obama: New oil leases will need safeguards
By News on Apr 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Friday, in a largely symbolic gesture, promised that no new offshore oil drilling leases will be issued unless rigs have new safeguards to prevent a repeat of the explosion that unleashed the massive spill threatening the Gulf Coast....
