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Press Release Source: Ty Inc. Ty to Commemorate Commissioning of USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) With The Creation of Ronnie(TM) the Bear Beanie Baby(R)Monday July 7, 8:12 am ET 100 Percent of Profits to Benefit the Navy League of The United States, Santa Barbara Council OAK BROOK, Ill., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronnie(TM) the bear Beanie Baby® has been created by Ty to commemorate the July 12, 2003 commissioning of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), America's newest and most technically advanced aircraft carrier. Ronnie the Beanie Baby, a gray bear with a white sailor hat and collar and the...

<p>U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth is quietly gearing up for a run for governor.</p> <p>Republican pundits believe that if Gov. Janet Napolitano doesn't run for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2006, Hayworth would provide a tough, intriguing matchup for her. The theory is that Hayworth, a congenial conservative, would pose problems for the incumbent governor on several fronts.</p>

PHOENIX Support Our Troops Rally Operation Yellow Ribbon Patriots Square Park (Downtown) Saturday April 12th -- 10:00 am. (Central & Washington) Please Bring the Following: *American Flags, A Roll of Yellow Ribbon, Support Signs to tell our Troops How We Feel! Come join in the fun! We will be taking digital pictures and tape to create a power point thank you card to send to the troops. We will be playing patriotic music, singing patriotic songs, having a patriotic time supporting our troops! UPDATE!!! Organizers are asking for a couple of things that they can still use: We are requesting...

Support Our Troops Rally Operation Yellow Ribbon Patriots Square Park (Downtown) Saturday April 12th -- 10:00 am. (Central & Washington) Please Bring the Following: *American Flags, A Roll of Yellow Ribbon, Support Signs to tell our Troops How We Feel! Come join in the fun! We will be taking digital pictures and tape to create a power point thank you card to send to the troops. We will be playing patriotic music, singing patriotic songs, having a patriotic time supporting our troops! Please Spread the Word! Bring as many Freedom-Loving Americans as you can to this rally to Support our...

<p>Barry Young Show fill-in hosts Austin Hill and Tom Liddy are organizing a "Support Our Troops Rally" to counter all the anti-war protestors. They are also hosting the rally and ask that you call Phil at Nixon's (602-852-0900) to RSVP and thank him for agreeing to hold the rally at his establishment.</p> <p>Currently, a military vehicles organization is planning to display some of their collection at the rally.</p>

The prospect of Congressman Jeff Flake taking on incumbent John McCain in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate next year is intriguing. And there's at least a superficial plausibility to it. Flake is known to harbor, along with colleagues J.D. Hayworth and John Shadegg, aspirations to the Senate. Moreover, Flake is no careerist. He's likely to honor his term limit pledge, which would have him leaving the House in 2006 anyway. Flake's mostly a contrarian in the House and wouldn't be losing much by giving up two years there to take a chance against McCain in 2004. The term of...

Congressman J.D. & Mary Hayworth Invite You to Join Them For a Special Event Friday, March 7, 2003 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm TEAM PAC "Happy Hour Huddle" in Scottsdale Macayo's Mexican Restaurant 11107 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale (just north of Shea Blvd on the east side of Scottsdale Road) $25.00 per person Hors D'oeuvres ~ No Host Bar Please make checks payable to: "TEAM PAC" PO Box 14163 Scottsdale, AZ 85267 R.S.V.P. to Chad Willems at (480) 614-1159

Free Republic Network AND THE FREEPS AHOY CRUISE CONTEST COMMITTEE are pleased to announce that TRIKEBUILDERis the winner in the "Tom Freepie" Cruise Contest!! TRIKEBUILDER AND BON VOYAGE!!! As the official winner of the "Tom Freepie" Cruise Contest, Trikebuilder, you are entitled to a FREE CABIN for two on the upcoming Freeps Ahoy Caribbean Cruise! Cruise Committee Chair, MinuteGal, aka Bahama Mama, will be contacting you with all the exciting details!!! Carnival's Triumph is the beautiful ship for the Freeps Ahoy Caribbean Cruise!! Departure Date: Saturday, May 31, 2003, 4:00 p.m. Return Date: Saturday, June 7, 2003, 8:00 a.m. Port:...

WASHINGTON - Make no mistake, Sen. John McCain is likely to run for re-election in 2004. McCain, stunned Wednesday when told, wrongly, that Arizona's other senator was suggesting McCain will not seek re-election, declared, "I am most likely to run for re-election." McCain's statement is one of his most definitive yet about whether he'll seek a fourth Senate term. It was prompted by a wire service reporter's misunderstanding of what he'd heard Sen. Jon Kyl tell The Arizona Republic moments earlier in a hallway at the Capitol building. In fact, Kyl, had correctly noted to the newspaper, when asked about...

<p>Attorney General Janet Napolitano emerged as the likely winner in the governor's race Wednesday as she continued to pick up votes at a pace that would bring her victory when the remaining 200,000 ballots are counted.</p> <p>Napolitano, who is seeking to become the first Democratic governor in 12 years, stopped short of claiming victory Wednesday evening, even though the Associated Press had declared her the victor. But she remained optimistic.</p>

Closing but still trailing in recent polls, Republican Matt Salmon got aggressive with Democrat Attorney General Janet Napolitano from the opening bell of the final gubernatorial debate Wednesday night. Salmon spent his introductory comments, where other candidates talked about their qualifications, criticizing Napolitano on taxes, abortion and gay issues. "My opponent wants to raise taxes. I oppose that," Salmon said. "My opponent, Janet Napolitano, supports gay adoption. I don't. She supports Vermont-style same-sex marriages. I think that's extreme." Napolitano said later that Salmon was, again, distorting her positions. Napolitano said she opposes gay marriage, wants to close tax loopholes to...

Bush sings Salmon praisesPresident stops in Valley to rally GOP faithful Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic President Bush on Sunday makes a second visit to the Valley to barnstorm for gubernatorial candidate Matt Slamon (left). By Chip Scutari and Christina LeonardThe Arizona Republic Oct. 28, 2002 President Bush mixed patriotism with politics Sunday night, saying GOP gubernatorial candidate Matt Salmon will improve Arizona schools by challenging "the soft bigotry of low expectations" while keeping his word on tax cuts. "Go to your houses of worship, your community centers and your coffee shops and talk about Matt Salmon," Bush told a crowd...

Another Freeper meets Sean Hannity SCOTTSDALE - Sean Hannity made another stop on his incredably successful book tour yesterday at Westword in North Scottsdale. This Freeper was not sure she'd be able to get there until the very last minute, but she is darn glad she made the trip. Knowing that the doors would open at 6PM, I arrived at the Westword complex at 5:30PM, only to find that at least 150 people were already standing in line. And of course, most of them were carrying one of these... The event was held in a ballroom called, Monterra which they...

Woods may switch from GOP to DemsHe's co-chairman of Salmon's campaign for governor By Chip ScutariThe Arizona Republic Oct. 25, 2002 Grant Woods, one of Arizona's most popular Republicans and co-chairman of Matt Salmon's gubernatorial campaign, is considering jumping to the Democratic Party after the Nov. 5 election. The defection of the former state attorney general would be a coup for Arizona Democrats, who have been courting moderates. Chairman Jim Pederson said he'd be thrilled to have Woods join the party. "He's a thoughtful, articulate person," said Pederson. Republican Party Chairman Bob Fannin didn't want to comment. Woods said he...

Salmon targets female vote Jack Kurtz/The Arizona Republic Matt Salmon (right) and his wife Nancy (center) cheer after the Mesa Mountain View High School football team makes a first down in the first half of its homecoming game on Oct. 4. By Chip ScutariThe Arizona Republic Oct. 25, 2002 Matt Salmon served up a sermon on tax-cutting politics at a recent breakfast with 250 women - soccer mom types - that he desperately needs to vote his way on Nov. 5. The Republican candidate's pledge to cut taxes, even as the state faces a severe budget crisis, has become a...

W's one-man show an Arizona sellout By Richard RuelasRepublic columnist Oct. 25, 2002 He doesn't sing. He doesn't dance. He might get off a few snappy one-liners, but mainly the show is an extended spoken-word performance. Still, it sells. President George W. Bush brings his one-man show to the Dodge Theater on Sunday, where he will use it to rally support for Rick Renzi, who is running for Congress, and Matt Salmon, who is running for governor. Bush is expected to pack the place, even though it has been less than a month since Bush's last trip to Phoenix. The...

<p>President Bush is coming to the Dodge Theatre Sunday to headline a political rally for gubernatorial hopeful Matt Salmon and congressional candidate Rick Renzi - the second time in less than two months he has stumped in Arizona for the two Republicans.</p>

Republican Matt Salmon came out firing in a gubernatorial debate Tuesday night, saying Democrat Janet Napolitano "should come clean" on raising taxes and calling her views on abortion "extreme." Napolitano, who now enjoys a slight lead in several statewide polls, shot back by accusing Salmon of "sucking $500 million" from public schools when he served in the Arizona Legislature during the 1990s. She said Salmon's tax-cutting philosophy as a state senator helped put Arizona in a huge fiscal crisis. After the one-hour debate that was broadcast live on Channel 8 (KAET), the two leading candidates took turns blasting each other...

Deejay suspended for call to player's widow Beau Duran By Jim GintonioThe Arizona Republic Oct. 6, 2002 The KUPD-AM disc jockey who called Darryl Kile's widow and asked her if she had a date for Thursday's Diamondbacks-Cardinals game has been suspended in an incident that has created a national buzz and caused one of the station's major advertisers to pull out. After Beau Duran serves his one-week suspension, his status will be reviewed, according to Chuck Artigue, the media manager for the Sandusky Group, which owns the station. The station and Duran have apologized to Flynn Kile, both teams and...

Bush's Arizona visit raises cash, protestsSalmon hits jackpot; Renzi gets a boost Jack Kurtz/The Arizona Republic "Well, we{QUOTE}re working on the drought," President Bush tells a crowd of about 3,500 who gathered in wet weather Friday at the Coconino County Fairgrounds in Flagstaff. Bush was stumping for GOP candidates. By Chip Scutari, Mark Shaffer and Judd SlivkaThe Arizona RepublicSept. 28, 2002 01:45 AM President Bush helped raise nearly $700,000 for GOP gubernatorial candidate Matt Salmon on Friday, calling him a "breath of fresh air" before telling a crowd of Republicans in Phoenix that America will be relentless in its war...