Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Arizona 2012

  • Someone trying to draw up a list of election 2012 battleground states would not put Arizona at the top. Its best known in political circles for notorious anti-immigration law SB 1070.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The end of a small drama: Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett said yesterday that he is abandoning his threat to keep President Obamas name off the general election ballot over concerns about the authenticity of Obamas birth certificate.
  • (USA Today)
  • WASHINGTON — Richard Carmona arrived in Washington a political novice in 2002 and left four years later scarred and frustrated. He didn't go quietly.
  • (Arizona's 2012 US senate race - trivalleycentral.com)
  • Crews continued to work Wednesday morning to gain control over the wildfires burning across Arizona.
  • (AZCentral.com)
  • County board members requested a voluntary evacuation of the area. In Arizona, officials said firefighters have made progress in containing three of the four major wildfires burning in the state, The Arizona Republic in Phoenix reported.
  • (United Press International)
  • President Obama will be on the ballot in Arizona after all. Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett (R), who earlier this month requested more information from Hawaii on President Obama's birth certificate, has gotten the confirmation he needed.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Ken Bennett is Arizonas Secretary of State that has been in the national discussion for the past week for making public a request to obtain verification of Barack Obamas birth certificate from the state of Hawaii.
  • (The Business Insider)
  • GLENDALE, Ariz., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA), a statewide online public school serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade, honored 132 graduates during its 2012 graduation ceremony.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • A nifty example of a Republican pol with his eye on higher office using Birtherism to pander to the most passionately anti-Obama members of his base. Note how fine a line he's walking here.
  • (Hotair.com)
  • Phoenix-Mesa Gateway has been named Arizonas Airport of the Year by the Arizona Department of Transportation, the organization said in a press release.
  • (KTAR.com)

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