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Arizona deputy wounded in desert shootout found
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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
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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 | Comment »
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 | Comment »
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 | Comment »
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....
