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| Tucson, Pima County services to take hit in new state budget Already faced with shrinking revenues of their own due to the economic downturn, cities and counties in Arizona are complaining about millions of dollars in fund cuts and added fees the state has instituted on them to balance its own budget, passed by the Legislature late last month. |
| 4 Tucson lawyers finalists for Superior Court bench post The number of attorneys in the running for a vacant Pima County Superior Court judge’s position has been reduced to four. |
| Tucson comic book shop owner up for national prize Charlie Harris, owner of Charlie’s Comic Books, was nominated for a Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, to be bestowed during the country’s largest comic-industry convention, Comic-Con International. |
| Tucson police photo radar van weekend schedule The city’s police radar van is scheduled to snap photos of speeders through the weekend at these locations, according to the Tucson Police Department’s Web site. |
| Ill. father without baby sitter caged daughters, police say A suburban Chicago man locked his two young daughters in a wire cage hidden in the back of his pickup truck because he didn’t have a baby sitter, officials said Thursday. |
| Preview: Save on outdoor gear at Tucson military surplus stores Several military surplus stores in town offer a wide variety of used, but still robust, Army gear — from backpacks and survival knives to sleeping bags and tents. |
| Scottsdale man convicted in child malnourishment case A Scottsdale man accused of starving his three young children to the point where they were severely malnourished could face up to 16 years in prison. |
| Father of five was helping rebuild Iraq On a day many Tucsonans were busy making holiday weekend plans, loved ones of a local soldier were gathered at his grave in 100-degree heat to say goodbye to a father of five killed in action in Iraq. |
| Bush to visit Tucson for Bee fundraiser in 2 weeks, invite says President Bush will visit Tucson this month to host a fundraiser for Republican congressional candidate Tim Bee, but Bee's campaign and the White House are staying quiet about the event. |
| At least 11 measures likely to be on ballot PHOENIX — Arizona voters will likely get to decide the fate of 11 ballot measures this year. |
| New Americans in time for July 4 Approximately 900 people became American citizens Thursday morning in one of the largest naturalization ceremonies to be held in Tucson over the last three years. |
| TPD seeks man who pretends to be a cop A man who has on five occasions impersonated an officer and in that capacity has told women to undress so he can search them for drugs is being sought by Tucson police. |
| City Council to turn to reviving moribund Rio Nuevo Now that the City Council has decided against firing City Manager Mike Hein, it will turn to its most pressing task: how to jump-start the Rio Nuevo redevelopment project that has shown little pulse in its eight years of existence. |
| Move afoot to revive spring training bill PHOENIX — Although the attempt to salvage spring training in Tucson hit a foul ball at the Legislature last week, business leaders involved hope it's not the end of the ballgame. |
| What's closed on the Fourth of July |
| Guide to area fireworks, celebrations Here is a roundup of some Tucson- area events to celebrate the Fourth of July: |
| City clerk replacement to be appointed Tuesday Tucson will have its first new city clerk in 17 years next week, as the City Council is set to appoint Deputy City Clerk Roger Randolph at its Tuesday meeting. |
| Neighbors roundup EAST |
| Web site encourages Hispanic women to get HIV test Hispanic women are about five times more likely to get HIV than white women. |
| Traffic-fine scofflaws getting group therapy PHOENIX — A Maricopa County court is trying group-therapy methods instead of jail threats to collect overdue traffic fines. |
| 4 attorneys are finalists for judgeship The number of attorneys in the running for a vacant Pima County Superior Court judge's position has been reduced to four. |
| Woman, 23, arrested in 2 shootings — one fatal Police staking out a South Side motel Thursday arrested a woman suspected in the shooting death of a 21-year-old woman early Thursday in an East Side home and another, non-fatal shooting Tuesday. |
| Photos: Bathing elephants: A jumbo-sized task |
| Retiring from competition, equestrian goes out grandly SIERRA VISTA — For nearly 30 years, competitive endurance riding has been Marilyn Smart's life. After a highly successful year in 2007, the Hereford resident is hanging up her helmet and retiring her saddle, looking forward to a more relaxing lifestyle with her husband of 50 years, Lee. |
| Tucson Time Capsule: Rick Nelson rocks on the 4th |
| Deaths The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available. |
| Jimmy's forecast Since we are getting a bit of an increase in lower-level moisture I'm putting a chance of isolated thunderstorms back in the forecast for the entire July 4th weekend. High temperatures will continue to run 2 or 3 degrees above normal, with a chance of isolated thunderstorms through next week. |
| Colombia, Mexico visits give McCain platform on drug war MEXICO CITY — Appearing before Mexico's drug-fighting Federal Police, Arizona Sen. John McCain promised Thursday that as president he would quickly implement a U.S. aid package to give the officers more helicopters, technology and training. |
| Serotonin abnormality tied to SIDS WASHINGTON — Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome. |
| Willingness to refine Iraq pullout isn't policy shift, Obama insists FARGO, N.D. — Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war. |
| Casi listo camino Sáric-Sásabe El Sásabe, Sonora.– El gobierno federal de México ya casi termina la pavimentación de la carretera del Norte de Sonora que se convertirá en la primera carretera de calidad que irá del pequeño puerto de entrada en Sásabe hacia México. |
| Colombian hostage rescue: audacity and acting lessons BOGOTA, Colombia — The plan was nothing if not audacious: A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 90 miles through Colombia's wilderness. A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting lessons land in a helicopter and trick the rebels into handing them over. |
| Airport 'go-arounds' cause worry as possibly disastrous maneuvers NEWARK, N.J. — A United Airlines jetliner was coming in for a landing at the Las Vegas airport in 2006 when the tower radioed that a smaller plane was still crossing the runway. |
| Marine recruits with dependents often fail to fulfill commitment WASHINGTON — Franklin Smith had a wife and an infant son when he convinced a recruiter in Biloxi, Miss., that he wanted to be a Marine. |
| YouTube must turn over view data in $1B copyright lawsuit NEW YORK — Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when. |
| Roots of Poland's tough stance vs. U.S. lie in Iraq WARSAW, Poland — Not so long ago, the U.S. enjoyed something akin to a mythical status in Poland. Ronald Reagan was a hero, the dollar was king, and Washington was a trusted guardian against Russia. |
| 200 flock to U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe for protection JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Abou 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe on Thursday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe. |
| Around the world GERMANY |
| Doc's suicide instructions raise uproar in Germany BERLIN — Bettina Schardt knew that the combination of drugs she drank in the living room of her home in Wuerzburg last week would kill her, and she died alone. |
| Iraqi PM to visit Europe, United Arab Emirates BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister plans trips abroad this month, apparently hoping improved security at home will pay dividends in greater international support — including from a country that did not back the U.S. invasion. |
| Passport workers sneak lots of peeks at celebs' records WASHINGTON — An internal State Department investigative report suggests that employees may have been snooping on the passport records of celebrities far more than previously disclosed. It urges new steps to secure the files. |
| Marine unit's Afghan tour is extended WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after saying for months that the unit would come home on time. |
| Q&A on the News Question: Is there a minimum age that one has to be in order to run for the presidency? |
| Horrible existence as captives described by group BOGOTA, Colombia — A meal was rice and beans. Bed was the ground under a patched plastic tarp. They bathed in rivers, and when they weren't chained by the neck to trees, they were forced on long marches to new hide-outs under the jungle canopy. |
| Around the nation DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| Wildfires blazing across California Latest developments |
| After attack, Israeli Jews fear for security JERUSALEM — A day after a Palestinian construction worker's deadly rampage in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday called for reviving the practice of demolishing the homes of attackers' families, and his chief deputy proposed cutting some Arab neighborhoods off from the rest of the city. |
| Pope approves miracle by priest who helped Hawaii leprosy patients, clearing way for sainthood VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of a 19th century Belgian priest who ministered to leprosy patients in Hawaii — opening the way for him to be declared a saint. |
| International legal experts unveil index to measure how well nations follow rule of law VIENNA, Austria — Legal experts from 95 countries have devised a way of measuring how well leaders, officials and judges are meeting the basic principles of law and human rights. |
| British defense computers behind schedule, over budget LONDON — A $14 billion program to give Britain's armed forces a new computer system is 18 months behind schedule and $360 million over budget, a government spending watchdog warned on Friday. |
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