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National voter verification requirements mostly a partisan question, Dems charge

Saturday, August 5, 2006 1:07 PM MDT

PHOENIX - Federal legislation to impose national voter identification requirements is designed largely to maintain the Republican majority and not to deal with fraud, a Democratic member of the state's congressional delegation charged Thursday.

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Police issue warrant for shooter
Douglas police have issued a warrant for Alejandro Tapia of Douglas for the alleged shooting of a 17-year-old girl.

Rain hits area
Torrential rain fell Friday beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Douglas area causing flooding and ele trical outages in some parts of the city.

Classes help veterans' memories of war make history
PHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Marines rationed him two beers a day. It's a detail Ken Kurkowski remembered about serving in Vietnam. He recalled war protesters spitting on him at the San Francisco airport and barely escaping death when his tank exploded.

Anti-smoking initiative on the ballot
PHOENIX (AP) - The more restrictive of two anti-smoking campaigns will go on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Census provides surprising answers
PHOENIX - Looking for a mate? Or just a date?

Phoenix police arrest 2 men in investigation of fatal shootings
PHOENIX (AP) _ Police said Friday that two men captured at a gated apartment complex are responsible for a string of apparently random late-night killings that have terrorized residents across this sprawling city for months.

Oldest living former Border Patrol agent recalls his career on U.S.-Mexico line
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It's time again to dance in the streets of Bisbee
BISBEE - Entertainment will have an outdoor flair this Saturday and in August, when the city will host dancing and music in front of the Copper Queen Library.

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Four monks plead not guilty to sexual assault of minor in monastery
JOHNSON CITY, Texas (AP) - Four monks pleaded not guilty to charges alleging a boy was sexually assaulted at a Texas monastery that draws thousands of visitors every year, officials said Monday.

Retired Army Chaplain guest priest for Sunday
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Judge's ruling on same-sex initiative for ballot due
PHOENIX (AP) - A judge may decide next week whether a same-sex initiative can stay on the state ballot this fall.

State employees told to take religious references out of e-mails
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Workers in the Ohio Department of Taxation have been told to stop attaching religious postscripts and other messages to their e-mails.

Report: Malaysian Muslim clerics ban Botox treatments
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) _ Islamic clerics have banned Malaysian Muslims from undergoing Botox treatment for cosmetic purposes because the compound contains prohibited and harmful substances, according to a published report.

Evangelical Lutherans report membership decline
CHICAGO (AP) _ The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says its membership dropped 1.6 percent to 4.85 million last year.

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