Arizona
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 17: People stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building June 17, 2013 in Washington DC. Today the high court ruled 7-2 to throw out Arizona's voter approved requirement which meant that prospective voters prove their U.S. citizenship in order to use a registration form produced under the federal 'Motor Voter' law.
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Gomez said he told veteran Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who campaigned for Gomez in Boston last month, that he should leave the Senate at the end of his term. 'Mr. Gomez did not tell John McCain that this is his last term,' said Markey. 'That did not happen.'
The U.S. Supreme Court has given us a clear path to victory for the people of Arizona, who overwhelmingly approved the state constitutional amendment that was the subject of the legal challenge ... Since the U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear that this pathway exists, Arizona should use it. The sanctity of the ballot box is a cherished right for all Americans and it must be protected.
The opinion seemed to leave little doubt that, if Arizona or another state went to court to try to establish such a constitutional power, it might well get a very sympathetic hearing, because that part of [Justice Antonin Scalia's] opinion laid a very heavy stress on the power of states under the Constitution to decide who gets to voteMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Hunt: Republicans need to take immigration reform seriously
him awake at night. He had been pulling it off until this past week, when he began playing more games that infuriated John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, his Republican partners on the measure.Whatever the rhetoric and however he votes Read more »
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Supreme Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal
National Voter Registration Act, which doesn't require such documentation, trumps Arizona's Proposition 200 passed in 2004. Arizona officials say their law is needed to stop non-Americans from voting in elections, while opponents see it as an attack on minorities, Read more »
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Halterofilo de 91 anos impone record mundial
kilogramos (187,2 libras) en el Campeonato Nacional de Bench Push-Pull Press y Halterofilia el sabado en Phoenix.El diario The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/1984ic8) informo que el record previo de la asociacion fue de 61,24 kilogramos (135 libras) que se Read more »
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Teresa Giudice talks 'RHONJ': 'The old Teresa is back' for Season 5
the journey."Part of that journey will include two trips with the cast, one to Lake George in upstate New York and one to Arizona, Teresa reveals. She credits team-building activities for helping mend fences with her younger brother, Joe Gorga, and his wife, Read more »
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4-year-old fatally shoots dad in Arizona, police say
A 4-year-old boy who was visiting Prescott Valley with his dad grabbed a loaded handgun from a television stand, asked what it was and pulled the trigger, killing the man in what police say was a tragic accident.Justin Stanfield Thomas, 34, had traveled fr Read more »
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Perspective: Arizona ruling prefers red tape to Constitution
that follows the simple "accept and use" transaction policies of banks, stores and airlines, which require proof of identity. Arizona's voter-registration law was no different. Yet now the state must endure years of red tape, litigation -- and the prospect 11 m ago from Chicago Tribune Read more »
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Cindy McCain Wins Prestigious LGBT Award, Backlash Ensues
McCain, the wife of Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, won a huge award on Monday for her support for the LGBT community. McCain was awarded the Trevor Hero Award at TrevorLIVE, the annual event benefiting the Trevor Project, 23 m ago from EDGE Boston Read more »
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