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| Contention rules floor on last day of session As the Arizona Legislature slogged its way toward ending the fourth-longest session in history, lawmakers saved some of the most contentious issues for last — when tempers were at a ragged edge. |
| City weighs referee to head off disputes The City Council needs an independent auditor to provide "stronger checks and balances" between the council and the city manager, Democrat Karin Uhlich said Friday. |
| Soldier killed in Iraq blast to be buried in Tucson Chief Warrant Officer Robert Hammett's five daughters won't be crawling into his lap anymore. |
| TUSD buses get music When they return to school in the fall, most of the students riding buses in the Tucson Unified School District will no longer listen to just the rumble of the engine or the whir of rubber on asphalt. |
| 2 Afghans publicly executed by Taliban in Pakistani tribal area KHAR, Pakistan — A gang of Pakistani militants executed two Afghan prisoners in front of thousands of cheering supporters Friday, beheading one man and shooting the other after accusing them of aiding a U.S. missile strike. |
| Senate puts gay-marriage ban on ballot PHOENIX — Arizonans will get another chance to vote on whether to ban gay marriage in the state constitution. |
| No Pima County vote on a tax for baseball PHOENIX — Pima County residents won't get to vote on a tax to pay for spring-training baseball in Southern Arizona. |
| Arizona guest-worker bill dies without a floor vote PHOENIX — Arizona will not get a chance to set up its own guest-worker program. |
| Medevac-copter crash hurts 3 Three men were hurt, one critically, when a medical helicopter they were in crashed early Friday as it arrived to pick up a patient near Ash Fork, about 50 miles west of Flagstaff, officials said. |
| Apartment fire sends boy to hospital A 13-year-old boy was taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at his Northwest Side apartment Friday morning. |
| Files: Hite told to back off just before fatal shooting Slain Tucson police officer Erik Hite was told to "back away" just before he was shot and killed chasing a suspect in a crosstown shooting spree, newly released records show. |
| Blood donations The American Red Cross will be seeking blood donors at these times and places next week. To schedule your appointment, call 1-800-448-3543. |
| 3 found dead, including woman who held police at bay for hours A gun-wielding woman and two brothers are dead after a standoff that lasted several hours overnight Thursday at a North Side, mobile-home park, police said. |
| Political Notebook by Daniel Scarpinato : Dems keep cameras on Bee, hoping for a gaffe It's a lot like "Candid Camera": Political parties follow candidates around with video cameras, waiting for them to slip up and say something that can be used against them. |
| Math + music = mariachi The first clue that this isn't your average math class comes when instructor Skyler Shenk breaks out the violin and starts playing "Viva Mexico" in feisty, lilting mariachi strains, the students whooping and applauding the faster he goes. |
| Over 100 fugitives captured in six-day crackdown here A task force caught more than 100 fugitives in the Tucson area during a six-day sweep that ended Friday. |
| UA worries fund cut is here to stay While the Legislature's decision to slash $50 million from the state's three universities is less than what UA leaders had expected, they remain concerned about whether the cuts will become permanent. |
| Tucson Time Capsule : noted City parks & rec director retires |
| It's an annual healthy shopping spree for families in need With the high cost of gas and the lull in the economy, Bernadette Martin believes that "one-stop shopping" has taken on new significance for many families. |
| Get involved Browse hundreds of volunteer opportunities at the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona's Web site, www.volunteersoaz.org. |
| Lawmaker accused of domestic violence PHOENIX — Phoenix police say they arrested an Arizona legislator on suspicion of domestic violence late Thursday. |
| Expect to wait on lots of roads Lots of construction crews will be off on Friday for the Fourth of July holiday, but work continues the other days of the week on local road projects throughout the area, including: |
| High-end rally's homestretch |
| Phx. hospital has its 10th set of quints PHOENIX — A Texas woman gave birth to five babies here Friday, the 10th set of quintuplets born at a Phoenix hospital in its history. |
| Governor, legislators tie up loose ends PHOENIX — Lawmakers and the governor were moving late Friday to shut down the Legislature's 2008 session, leading to actions on a variety of issues: |
| Ex-teaching aide gets prison, life probation for sex with girl MESA — A former high school teaching assistant accused of having sex with a student on campus was given the maximum sentence Friday. |
| U.S. fines Arizona Veteran Home $10K over brain surgery patient PHOENIX — The Arizona State Veteran Home was fined $10,000 by the federal government after a critical inspection. |
| 40 cops target crime wave in area around Stone, Glenn About 40 Tucson police officers saturated a North Side area Friday, responding to an increase in crimes including burglaries, auto thefts, prostitution and drug activity. |
| Hospice staff earns a bell for care that went extra mile The recipients of this week's Ben's Bell are the employees of Casa de la Luz Hospice, whose compassionate care so touched a dying man that he asked his family to honor them as one of his last requests. |
| Some wildfires are left to burn; 5 new ones ID'd Lightning has sparked five new wildfires in the Coronado National Forest since late Wednesday, forest officials said Friday. |
| Deaths The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available. |
| Jimmy's forecast High pressure centered over northern Mexico will move northward to near the Four Corners region over the weekend. There's a slight chance of showers this weekend, before weak monsoon thunderstorm activity returns next week. |
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| Congressman accused of using clout to aid kidnapped relative in Mexico WASHINGTON — A government watchdog group on Friday called for an investigation into whether a Texas congressman used his influence to persuade U.S. law enforcement authorities to intervene to rescue a distant Mexican relative who was kidnapped for ransom in Mexico. |
| Mexico plants wall of trees in protest of U.S. border fence PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico — The first of 400,000 trees are being planted to form a "green wall" in protest of the fence the U.S. is building along the border with Mexico. |
| Inmate escapes Arkansas jail, but leaves flower behind VAN BUREN, Ark. — Crawford County authorities say an inmate escaped the county jail and left behind a rose fashioned out of toilet paper because he felt sorry for breaking out. |
| Thorns & Flowers A thorn to Phoenix Suns basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, who earlier this week made headlines for criticizing L.A. Lakers star and former teammate Kobe Bryant in a vulgar, impromptu rap session at a New York City nightclub. |
| North Pole ice-free this summer? It's a hot question WASHINGTON — There's a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says. |
| Some doubt on salmonella source WASHINGTON — As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak — or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes. |
| Protect your eyes this summer Gear up for summer water sports by protecting your eyes from the hard minerals and chemicals found in pools and water. Prescription swimming goggles, $27.95 for adult and $30.95 for children's sizes, are available online at www.aclens.com. |
| Resolution saves Grand Canyon from mining — for a while Here's one big positive step for our state's beloved treasure: The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday approved an emergency declaration introduced by Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a Tucson Democrat, that withdraws public lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon from uranium mining activities. |
| 'Hanoi Hilton' jailer endorses former POW HAIPHONG, Vietnam — John McCain has an unusual endorsement — from the Vietnamese jailer who says he held him captive for about five years as a POW and now considers him a friend. |
| Protectionism isn't solution, McCain tells Ohio autoworkers LORDSTOWN, Ohio — John McCain on Friday told auto-workers in an economically depressed area of Ohio that he supports free-trade agreements that many of them feel cost jobs, but also government investment to help produce the electric cars of the future. |
| Clinton, Obama publicly bury the hatchet, tout unity in Unity UNITY, N.H. — Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stood side-by-side in this tiny New England outpost to provide the image many Democrats needed to see after their bruising primary battle. |
| Democratic delegate who said she'd vote for McCain is in fight to keep credentials MILWAUKEE — A Democratic National Convention delegate pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hopes to fight off an attempt by Wisconsin Democrats to take away her credentials because of her past statement that she would vote for John McCain if Clinton wasn't the nominee. |
| McCain blasts Obama for women's rights criticism LORDSTOWN, Ohio — John McCain chastised Barack Obama and called for face-to-face town-hall meetings after being asked about a report that his rival claimed that if McCain is elected president, he will appoint a Supreme Court that rolls back gains in women's rights over the past 50 years. |
| 2 retirement options: Put your 401(K) to work, or adjust how you work Retire? For some it's not a viable option. For others, it's a possibility, but their financial well-being is the prime determinant of the timing. Two new books examine retirement from the perspective of the critical issue of investing self-directed retirement funds and the option of pursuing a different path that would offer an alternative to total withdrawal from the work force. |
| Washington dentist's staff saddles up to beat gas costs ARLINGTON, Wash. — When gas prices hit $4 a gallon, the staff at Dr. Keith Leonard's dental office figured it was time to pony up. |
| Mexico hails U.S. approval of $400M in anti-drug aid MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials on Friday welcomed U.S. congressional approval of a $400 million anti-drug aid package that drops restrictive conditions opposed by President Felipe Calderón. |
| Massive glacier defies the melting trend SANTA CRUZ, ARGENTINA — Dawn at Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz province, at the southwestern end of Argentina. |
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