http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/az-news/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:55:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051303/posts HEREFORD — The founder of a new Web cast recorded in Cochise County that focuses on border and illegal immigration issues says the program is already popular among listeners and he is hopeful it will only get better. “On the Border with Al Garza,” which first aired July 14, is hosted by Garza, who is perhaps best known for his role as national executive director of the border watch group Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. Chuck Alton decided to start Cochise Talk due to the lack of local originated radio in Sierra Vista and Cochise County. Garza consented to be the... Sierra Vista Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051303/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:55:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050948/posts <p>Officials say three people were shot at a community college in Phoenix.</p> <p>Fire department division chief Mark Faulkner says a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman wounded at South Mountain Community College are in critical condition, and a 17-year-old boy is in stable condition.</p> MyFoxTwinCities http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050948/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:29:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050557/posts PHOENIX - As a general rule, Senator John McCain does not alert the news media when he eats breakfast in Arizona. But on a Monday morning this month, Mr. McCain campaigned in a local diner, after a Sunday stop at his campaign office here, where he urged volunteers to “make sure we get our voters registered, to make sure we are organized.” NY Times (via MSNBC.com) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050557/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:14:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050106/posts Mexican officials say a concrete barrier constructed by the U.S. Border Patrol in a storm-water tunnel beneath Nogales appears to be on Mexican soil and was the main cause of serious flooding July 12 in Nogales, Sonora. The flooding caused about $8 million in damage in Nogales, Sonora, the officials say. The 5-foot-high wall on the floor of the tunnel in front of a gate was put in without notifying the International Boundary and Water Commission, said Sally Spener, spokeswoman for the U.S. section of the commission. The commission requests that any agency doing work on the border that could... Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050106/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:50:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049555/posts The government watchdog group known as Judicial Watch recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department, for that agency’s failure to turn over certain documents related to the prosecution of Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean… The suit comes after the government refused to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for documents which detailed the agreement made between the governments of Mexico and the United States, which allowed drug smuggler Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila to return to this country to actually testify against Ramos and Compean. The FOIA request was filed by Judicial Watch on April 17, 2008. The... Capitol Hill Coffee House http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049555/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:27:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048711/posts State crime lab analyst Kathryn Troyer was running tests on Arizona's DNA database when she stumbled across two felons with remarkably similar genetic profiles. The men matched at nine of the 13 locations on chromosomes, or loci, commonly used to distinguish people. < > The FBI estimated the odds of unrelated people sharing those genetic markers to be as remote as 1 in 113 billion. But the mug shots of the two felons suggested that they were not related: One was black, the other white. < > Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048711/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:53:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047894/posts Natural Born Citizen Clause The clause of the U.S. Constitution barring persons not born in the United States from the Presidency. [Black’s Law Dictionary, Eighth Edition] [cf. Natural Born Citizen Clause] Greetings, The analysis below is indeed helpful, but it is erroneous and/or misleading on several important points which do deserve further clarification, as follows: (1) there are two (2) classes of citizens under American laws never repealed, not one (1) class: http://www.supremelaw.org/rsrc/twoclass.htm (see all links at the very end) Federal citizens aka "citizens of the United States" were not even contemplated with Article III -- and hence Article II... Four Winds 10 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047894/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:16:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046682/posts Tucson open-borders official gloats about effigy-beating By Michelle Malkin • July 16, 2008 12:45 PM [See Picture at link--Oyarsa] Tucscon residents remain up in arms over the unhinged open-borders mob, led by reconquistadora Pima County (AZ) public defender Isabel Garcia, who beat and tore apart an effigy of tough, anti-illegal immigration Sheriff Joe Arpaio at his recent book tour event. See the videos here in case you missed it yesterday. Garcia is now gloating about the incident–calling it “funny.” She has posted a bigotry card-playing response at her militant website, Derechos Humanos. Laugh line: “We stand for the principles of... MichelleMalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046682/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:28:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046436/posts Maricopa GOP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046436/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:08:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046264/posts Unhinged in Arizona: Open-borders mob, led by public official, ravages Joe Arpaio effigy By Michelle Malkin • July 15, 2008 03:34 PM Scroll down for updates…Jon Justice has more… Reader Tim C. in Tucscon sent me an e-mail about some completely unhinged open-borders activists who mobbed a book event for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A group of young pro-illegal alien protesters repeatedly beats an effigy of Arpaio as Isabel Garcia–local reconquistadora and an official from the Pima County legal defender’s office–eggs them on. She then parades around with the effigy’s head as onlookers cheer and hoist up the rest of the... MichelleMalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046264/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045611/posts While we sure miss the Border Patrol Station at Campo, the agents tell us they are pleased with the new facility, which covers approximately 45,000 sq ft. and is state of the art. The new station will be home for approximately 350 agents and a public open house is scheduled for August. Campo Minutemen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045611/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:54:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044824/posts Selling damaged vehicles. Breaking rules. Calling cops on customers who complain. A Tucson car lot managed by ex-convicts did all those things and now is under state investigation for unlawful business practices. Regulators are probing reports that the dealership sold a wrecked vehicle that was legally unfit to drive, and that staffers repeatedly put inaccurate vehicle information on state records, violating Arizona law. Wildcat Mitsubishi, 5200 E. Speedway, has been under state scrutiny since the Army banned local soldiers from buying cars there and at Wildcat's sister dealership, Ideal Automotive Group, 645 S. Highway 92 in Sierra Vista. The May... Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044824/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:11:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044676/posts PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) -An attorney best known for his role in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Bill Clinton has been hired by the Arizona state Legislature to defend its position that it spends enough money to teach English learner students. Attorney Ken Starr could represent state lawmakers before the U.S. Supreme Court to try to convince the high court that lower courts erred in ruling that provisions of a 2006 law aimed at complying with federal education laws are illegal. Legal Newsline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044676/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:35:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044569/posts On Thursday a protest against Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio was held in front of a Tucson Barnes and Noble where he was holding a book signing. Arpaio is working with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) to enforce immigration laws in his area, and, needless to say, those who support illegal immigration don't like that one bit. In front of the store, protesters savagely beat an effigy of Arpaio, severing it's head (video link). Then, Isabel Garcia of Derechos Humanos carried the severed head around (video link). Then, the protesters carried the body around (video link). See the writeup... self, Youtube videos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044569/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:11:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044278/posts Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio came to Tucson on Thursday evening, but the wildly polarized greeting he got at a Midtown book signing probably made him feel right at home. America's toughest sheriff was the hottest draw at the Barnes & Noble bookstore since the last Harry Potter book came out. Outside the store's front door, a sign read "Tonight! Joe Arpaio, America's Toughest Sheriff" over a solemn-looking shot of Sheriff Joe from his new book, "Joe's Law." Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044278/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:06:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042748/posts CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES PHOENIX — Arizonans without state permits will not be able to carry loaded guns under the seats of their cars. Gov. Janet Napolitano on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made cars and trucks the same as someone's home, where you could have a gun anywhere, visible or not. The governor said the measure "would have added to the level of uncertainty and danger law enforcement officers who make traffic stops already face in the line of duty." But Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said existing law already allows people to carry holstered weapons in places not... Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042748/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 03:13:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042649/posts A 60-year-old librarian received a trespassing ticket Monday after a liberal group's protest outside John McCain's town-hall meeting. Kreck — a former Denver Post reporter who works part time as a librarian for an education think tank — said she was removed as she quizzed a police officer about whether he could deny her free-speech rights "on city property" by taking away her sign, while McCain supporters wore buttons inside. Jenny Schiavone, a spokeswoman for the performing arts center, said the venue is city-owned rental property but is not legally defined as public property. Detective John White, a spokesman for... The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042649/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:24:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039448/posts An official from the aptly-named group By Any Means Necessary is quoted today in the Omaha World-Herald, on why her group is trying to disrupt the signature-gathering efforts of Ward Connerly, who is leading an effort in Nebraska (and Colorado and Arizona) to pass a ballot initiative that would ban preferences based on race, ethnicity, and sex: "The key to defeating the initiative is to keep it off the ballot in the first place. That's the only way we're going to win.” The Left, as you know, favors democracy, power to the people, and nondiscrimination, except when it doesn’t. The Corner on National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039448/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:45:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038503/posts Democrat State Rep. Mark DeSimone was arrested outside his home after police found evidence that his wife had been assaulted. KFYI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038503/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:27:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038403/posts FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Two medical helicopters collided in mid-air Sunday afternoon in Flagstaff less than a mile from a medical center, killing seven people, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. All three people on one of the helicopters were killed, including a patient and the pilot, said FAA spokesman Ian Gregor. Four others were killed and three critically injured in the midair collision, Gregor said. Tom Boughner with the Flagstaff Police Department said he wasn't sure if they were all on the second helicopter or whether some were on the ground. The FAA said one of the helicopters was operated... KPHO Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038403/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:49:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038158/posts It is a steel and concrete corridor that will run right through the Old Pueblo, connecting Mexico City to Edmonton, Alberta. Its purpose is to facilitate trade among the three countries and minimize traffic and congestion for residents. Or is it evidence of a move afoot to intertwine the three North American countries and blur the lines of sovereignty? That's a matter of opinion. Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038158/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:47:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037853/posts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- McCain appealed to Hispanic voters Saturday with a message against raising taxes and highlighting his patriotism alongside Latinos during the Vietnam War. McCain told the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials it is a “terrible mistake to raise taxes during an economic downturn” and said increasing business and individual tax rates could hurt Latino businesses. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037853/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:33:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037085/posts Police documents show that at least one of the suspects involved in a home invasion and homicide were active members of the Mexican Army. View Police Documents: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 A top member of a Phoenix police union is standing by reports that at least one of the men involved in a Monday morning home invasion and homicide was an active member in the Mexican Army. Click Here for the update. "Even if you put aside the Mexican military, you have illegals in the country...they're protected with tactical gear using tactical strategies in police uniforms willing to... KFYI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037085/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:25:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037021/posts  PHOENIX, AZ, June 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On Tuesday, the State of Arizona passed a bill known as "Jesse's Law", which will help protect incapacitated patients from being euthanized.  The new law, inspired by the ordeal of Jesse Ramirez, closed a loophole in the decision-making process for patients who are physically unable to communicate their wishes regarding medical care.House Bill 2823 establishes a court process to obtain an emergency order to prevent a surrogate decision-maker from withdrawing the administration of food or fluid from an incapacitated patient.Jesse Ramirez was seriously injured in a May 30, 2007, car accident. Barely 10... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037021/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:44:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036636/posts Six men in police tactical clothing are suspected of shooting a man to death, firing more than 100 rounds into his Phoenix home in what some are calling a Mexican drug cartel hit. Special Assignments Units heard shots coming from a nearby neighborhood and began to drive toward the noise Sunday. Detectives said once police gained entry into the home, they found the body of Andrew Williams, 30, shot numerous times, according to Arizona Daily News. "We have seen an increasing amount of these type of violent crimes in the past five months," Phoenix Police Sgt. Joel Tranter said. "We... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036636/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:23:35 GMT