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| Douglas pot seizures top 450 pounds More than 450 pounds of marijuana has been seized at the Douglas port of entry since the beginning of the month, an official said Wednesday. |
| State wants Nogales mayor, council fined and monitored The Nogales mayor and five City Council members should each pay a $250 penalty and be monitored for a year to make sure they conduct the public's business in public, the Arizona Attorney General's Office proposed Wednesday. |
| Tucson is getting program offering a labor-job bridge A unique labor program is expanding into Tucson to address what its founders see as an ongoing challenge for some employers to find temporary workers. |
| TUSD must fix retirees' health care debacle When a public agency, like a school district, makes a promise to employees as they retire, it has a duty to uphold the essence of that trust — especially when it involves something as essential as health care. |
| Arizona State Museum director Hartman Lomawaima dies at 58 Hartman H. Lomawaima was a man of two worlds. |
| Speaker wants to keep vouchers alive with House surplus funds PHOENIX — House Speaker Jim Weiers might tap his more than $9 million in reserves to keep alive a program that pays for some parents to send their children to private and parochial schools. |
| Salmonella cases go over 1,000 WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 people now have become ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a sobering milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst food-borne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too. |
| FDA panel to weigh suicide risks of epilepsy drugs WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug maker, is trying to persuade government regulators not to add stern warnings about suicide risks to its best-selling epilepsy drug. |
| Final Senate session breaks trust On the final day of the Legislative session, June 27, the Senate Republican leadership committed a breach of ethics that shook the foundation of trust in the Senate. |
| Bee won't say how he'll vote on gay- marriage ban State Senate President Tim Bee may have voted to put a gay-marriage ban on the November ballot, but as he now focuses on his bid for Congress, the Republican isn't saying how he'll mark his own ballot. |
| Court voids deadline for filers for president Arizona's early-June deadline for independent presidential candidates to get on the general-election ballot is illegal, a federal appellate court ruled Wednesday. |
| Jackson apologizes for comment about Obama CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized Wednesday to Barack Obama for making a "regretfully crude" comment about the Democratic presidential hopeful during what he thought was a private conversation three days ago. |
| N.J. GOP Club takes Obama-O.J. slogan off Web site TRENTON, N.J. — A local Republican Club in New Jersey has removed a slogan from its Web site that read, "Obama loves America like O.J. loved Nicole." |
| Thorns & Flowers A flower to the Tucson mayor and City Council for giving the OK for the final alignment for the extension of the Barraza-Aviation Parkway from Broadway to Interstate 10 — Downtown LINKS. |
| Decision to destroy RTA ballots protested Elections activists and county officials are protesting the Pima County treasurer's plans to destroy the Regional Transportation Authority election ballots while there are still questions about the vote. |
| 2 held, 2 tons of pot found in vehicles, W. Side home Two men were arrested in connection with the seizure of about $2 million worth of marijuana Tuesday. |
| My opinion Tom Purcell : Bottled water going to the dogs — really Our civilization may be nearing its end. I offer proof: bottled water for dogs. |
| Risky laundry-basket nest put kestrel clan through the wringer It was the kind of story that's fun to write, but was probably going to be a bummer to follow up on — cute little birds today, grim Mother Nature tomorrow. |
| Builder seeks $50M tax break The developer of Mission Peaks, the proposed 15,000-home project west of Sahuarita, wants millions of dollars in tax breaks from the town if it builds within its boundaries. |
| Words, actions from U.S., Iran inflame tensions WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran appear on a collision course, firing off mixed messages that are raising world tensions and roiling oil markets amid fears that an eventual confrontation may be military. |
| Bloody Wednesday comes amid plunge in Iraq terror attacks BAGHDAD — Bombs and bullets took a bloody toll Wednesday, killing 20 Iraqis and a U.S. soldier, even as military officials reported a sharp fall in attacks over the past year — a decline reflected in a steep decrease in violent deaths tallied by The Associated Press. |
| Q&A on the News Question: How big is the plastic "field" of trash in the Pacific Ocean? Are there any efforts to clean it up? Do ships cross through it? |
| Crystal-skull mania is coming to a head WASHINGTON — Some mysteries are such fun that you almost don't want to know the truth. That may help explain why people are fascinated with crystal skulls. |
| Developing nations balk at summit emissions goals TOYAKO, Japan — China, India and other energy-hungry developing nations on Wednesday rejected key elements of a global-warming strategy embraced by President Bush and leaders of wealthy nations. And the United Nations' top climate official dismissed the G-8 goals as insignificant. |
| Corrections ● "H. Gerson: appetite for destruction," Wednesday on B1, should have said the salvage yard owned by Howard Gerson, operator of Gerson Demolition and Excavating, was at Factory Avenue and 18th Street. Gerson's Used Building Materials, 1811 S. Park Ave., was owned and operated by Howard's son, Ron Gerson. |
| Bush gets bill voiding Medicare cut for doctors WASHINGTON — The Senate, with Democrat Edward Kennedy casting a crucial vote, approved legislation by a veto-proof margin Wednesday that would void a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients. |
| JonBenet's family is cleared in '96 death BOULDER, Colo. — Prosecutors cleared JonBenet Ramsey's parents and brother Wednesday in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen, saying they were "deeply sorry" for putting the family under a cloud of suspicion that hung heavy for more than a decade. |
| Senate sends Bush surveillance measure WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday approved a wiretapping bill that expands the government's ability to spy on terrorism suspects abroad. The legislation, passed by a 69-28 vote, now heads to President Bush for his signature. |
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| Six Turks die in U.S. Consulate firefight ISTANBUL, Turkey — Gunmen believed inspired by al-Qaida stormed a guard post at the U.S. Consulate Wednesday, touching off a firefight that killed three policemen and three assailants in the latest sign of Turkey's difficulty in clamping down on homegrown militants. |
| Attack on peacekeepers in Darfur leaves 7 dead KHARTOUM, Sudan — About 200 gunmen on horseback and in SUVs launched a brazen attack on international peacekeepers in Darfur, killing seven in the deadliest strike against the underequipped and understaffed mission since it was deployed, the United Nations said Wednesday. |
| Camps offer peace to girls from besieged Israeli city Chandler is proving to be a genuine summer getaway for 11 Israeli girls whose hometown of Sderot is frequently bombarded by rockets fired from just across the border in Gaza. |
| Jeffs found fevered, convulsive in cell, is hospitalized in Vegas LAS VEGAS — Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was released from a Nevada hospital Wednesday, a day after he was found "convulsive," weak and feverish in an Arizona jail cell, officials said. |
| Forest Service denies conveyor belt at Snowbowl FLAGSTAFF — The U.S. Forest Service has denied a request from the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort to build a conveyor belt to bring beginning skiers to the top of a practice slope. |
| UK police charge man in killing of French students LONDON — Police in London charged an unemployed 33-year-old man Wednesday in the stabbing murders of two French students — a frenzied killing that shocked people on both sides of the English Channel. |
| Radar malfunction causes chaos at Dublin Airport; authorities warn of more trouble Thursday DUBLIN, Ireland — More than 200 flights at Dublin Airport were delayed, diverted or canceled Wednesday after air traffic controllers deemed their radar system too malfunction-prone to operate safely. |
| Italian court grants man's appeal to allow his daughter to die ROME — An Italian court on Wednesday granted a man's request to disconnect the feeding tube of his daughter, who has been in a vegetative state for 16 years, lawyers said. |
| MADD: Tainted-cookie suspect was doing service LAKE WORTH, Texas — A teenager suspected of delivering drug-laced cookies to a dozen police stations in north Texas was fulfilling court-ordered community service work for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the organization said Wednesday. |
| Conn. man survives when lunchbox stops bullets NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Carlos Juarez figures his lunchbox saved his life. |
| N.C. employee refuses to lower flags for late Helms RALEIGH, N.C. — A longtime North Carolina state employee has chosen to retire instead of lowering flags to honor former Sen. Jesse Helms, saying in an e-mail that the late conservative had a "doctrine of negativity, hate and prejudice." |
| New York Times corrects front-page photo caption NEW YORK — The New York Times ran a lengthy correction Wednesday after the newspaper learned that a recent front-page photo of a crying Zimbabwean baby with casts on his feet misrepresented the boy's injuries. |
| Female inmates doing time on Calif. fire lines GOLETA, Calif. — Tracey Johnson wields a chain saw, tosses branches and rakes brush under the punishing sun and a heavy pack as smoke from a raging wildfire looms over the mountains nearby. |
| Jamie Lynn Spears poses with baby for mag cover NEW YORK — Weeks after giving birth to daughter Maddie Briann, Jamie Lynn Spears is showing off the newborn, sharing memories of a "perfect" delivery and longing to be a Southern soccer mom. |
| Former Revlon model, cover girl Dorian Leigh dies WASHINGTON — Dorian Leigh, an early supermodel who made Revlon's 1950s "Fire and Ice" cosmetics line famous, has died at age 91. |
| Group calls for zero tolerance of doctor bullies CHICAGO — Bullying doctors can make nurses afraid to question their performance, resulting in medical errors, according to a hospital group that announced new requirements for cracking down on intimidating behavior. |
| Court: Wisconsin law bans sex with dead bodies MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin law bans sex with dead bodies, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in reinstating charges against three men accused of digging up a corpse so one of them could have sex with it. |
| Fashion bug: Teens turn dead cicadas into jewelry SANDWICH, Mass. — Two 17-year-old jewelry makers from Cape Cod, Massachusetts are hoping swarms of customers will want their latest creations: earrings and necklaces made from dead bugs. |
| Japanese labor bureau rules that 45-year-old Toyota Camry engineer died from overwork TOKYO — A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota Motor Corp.'s top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest decision against overwork in Japan, where stoic acceptance of extended overtime has long been the norm. |
| Naked man arrested after hijacking Las Vegas bus LAS VEGAS — Maybe he lost his shirt at a casino. Police in Las Vegas say they arrested a naked man who stole a beer and then hijacked a bus several miles northeast of the Strip. |
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