As we prepare to enjoy the upcoming holidays with our families and friends, please don’t forget our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq who can only talk personally to family and friends by phone.
You can help by contributing to GI Phone Home, a program to send international phone cards to our troops so far from home. [...]

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You may have seen or heard reports of - or experienced yourself - less than perfect service at the polling place.  While we spend massive resources getting voters to go to the polls, we want to make sure that when they get to the polls, they’re able to vote, they’re not discouraged by unnecessary delays, [...]

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The deadline for new Voter Registration in Maricopa County for the November 4 General Election is midnight Monday, October 6. 
Elections offices will be open late.  You can register online at https://servicearizona.com/webapp/evoter/, or download a printable form with instructions at: http://recorder.maricopa.gov/pdf/english.pdf .  
ID to Register
Voters new to Arizona or Maricopa County must provide proof of citizenship (see [...]

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Things ALL VOTERS Should Know About Voting at the Polling Place, especially Board Workers and Observers
The “Chain of custody” begins at the Polling Place.  The Board Worker Manual is mostly a series of checklists for procedures to ensure that eligible Voters are able to vote, and that their votes are securely delivered and accurately counted.  [...]

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In 1990, the Heritage Fund Initiative was passed by Arizona voters by a 3-2 margin.The Heritage Alliance has fought long and hard to protect the Fund from 33 Legislative attempts to divert the funding over the course of 18 years. Since the 1990 initiative passage, the Arizona Heritage Fund grants have provided more than [...]

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FROM ANDREA DALESSANDRO:
After the AZ House of Representatives amended the marriage resolution to include rights for domestic partners, effectively killing the bill, Cathi Herrod and the Center for Arizona Policy launched an aggressive attack to revive the issue.
[Friday], in a 6-4 vote, the House Judiciary Committee amended Bill SCR 1042, [...]

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Just counting the zeroes on the $3 trillion price tag of the Iraq War is enough to induce hyperventilation. But what does $3 trillion really mean? It’s difficult even to comprehend a number that big. Well, try filling your shopping cart with what the cost of the Iraq War could buy: healthcare for every American? [...]

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Every year, dedicated high-school students are denied the chance to attend college, based solely on their undocumented status. These young patriots are doctors who will never get the chance to heal us, teachers who won’t be able to educate our children, police and firefighters who will never be able to protect us-all because their [...]

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The Democratic race for President has lost its focus. We have John McCain to beat in November, instead we fight each other. Geraldine Ferraro. Reverend Wright. Rezko ties. Secret tax returns. If you’re like me; you’re sick of it.
We have a war to end, an economy in trouble, and $4 gas.
With hundreds of [...]

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