http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/politics politics news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052012_stegeman/stegeman-relinquishing-tusd-president-post/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052012_stegeman/stegeman-relinquishing-tusd-president-post/ 04:46:00Z Dylan Smith TUSD board president Mark Stegeman said Sunday night that he will pass that leadership post to another member of the district’s Governing Board. He said he would remain on the school board, but give up the post by June 30. 2012-05-21T04:46:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_zetas_elizondo/zetas-cartel-leader-arrested-killings-49/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_zetas_elizondo/zetas-cartel-leader-arrested-killings-49/ 00:13:00Z Priyanka Boghani Daniel Elizondo, a leader of the Zetas drug cartel in Mexico, was arrested in connection to the killings of 49 people whose decapitated and dismembered corpses were found dumped next to a highway last week. 2012-05-21T00:13:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052012_statedinner/state-dinner/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052012_statedinner/state-dinner/ 00:04:00Z Roberto De Vido At Camp David, a summit runs on its stomach. 2012-05-21T00:04:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_officers_cartel/fourth-army-officer-held-mexico-drug-cartel-probe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_mexico_officers_cartel/fourth-army-officer-held-mexico-drug-cartel-probe/ 17:28:00Z Luke Browne A fourth high-ranking Mexican military officer has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged army links to drug cartels. 2012-05-20T17:28:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_afghanistan/nato-withdrawal-brings-fears-civil-war-aghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052012_afghanistan/nato-withdrawal-brings-fears-civil-war-aghanistan/ 15:59:00Z Chris Sands NATO states now meeting in Chicago are reaffirming the departure of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. But many Afghans have little faith in their own security forces. 2012-05-20T15:59:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_saguaro_eclipse/saguaro-natl-park-ua-centers-prime-spots-eclipse-viewing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_saguaro_eclipse/saguaro-natl-park-ua-centers-prime-spots-eclipse-viewing/#When: 13:04:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: The sky will darken early over Tucson on Sunday with the first solar eclipse viewable in the United States in 18 years, and Saguaro National Park and the University of Arizona are offering prime viewing. 2012-05-17T13:04:29-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/roadhazards/report-road-hazards-graffiti-other-issues/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/roadhazards/report-road-hazards-graffiti-other-issues/ 21:05:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Is your drive home less than smooth? Use our mapping tool from SeeClickFix to report everything from potholes and graffiti to broken streetlights and overgrown weeds and keep watch over your neighborhood 2012-05-19T21:05:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_stuxnet_cyber_security/remember-stuxnet-why-us-still-vulnerable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_stuxnet_cyber_security/remember-stuxnet-why-us-still-vulnerable/ 19:21:00Z Megha Rajagopalan Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. There was no damage, but security experts worry it may only be a matter of time. 2012-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_nato_protesters_charged/nato-protesters-charged-with-terror-conspiracy-chicago/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051912_nato_protesters_charged/nato-protesters-charged-with-terror-conspiracy-chicago/ 18:35:00Z Jessica Phelan Three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism, police said Saturday. 2012-05-19T18:35:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_postal_service_closings/tucson-postal-center-remains-potential-closings-list/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_postal_service_closings/tucson-postal-center-remains-potential-closings-list/ 17:53:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The U.S. Postal Service announced earlier this week that it intends to move forward with its plan to eliminate as many as 140 mail processing centers across the country that could include Tucson’s Cherrybell facility in an effort to cut costs. 2012-05-19T17:53:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_streetcar_work_traffic/traffic-restrictions-modern-streetcar-project/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_streetcar_work_traffic/traffic-restrictions-modern-streetcar-project/ 15:46:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The Modern Streetcar Project is continuing with additional traffic closures Downtown and around Fourth Avenue and the University of Arizona. 2012-05-19T15:46:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_terror_intel_leaks/white-house-may-have-leaked-counter-terrorism-intel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_terror_intel_leaks/white-house-may-have-leaked-counter-terrorism-intel/ 01:46:00Z Priyanka Boghani White House efforts to reassure the public that there was never a serious threat from the recently foiled underwear bomb plot may have inadvertently caused information about covert operations to be leaked. 2012-05-19T01:46:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_buckmaster/buckmaster-showdown-tombstone/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_buckmaster/buckmaster-showdown-tombstone/ 20:59:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Nick Dranias, director of the Center for Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute, the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Mark B. Evans and Sarah Garrecht Gassen, and Matt Russell has the top weekend dining picks. 2012-05-18T20:59:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_rubio_immigration_op/bill-raises-questions-rubios-immigration-positions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_rubio_immigration_op/bill-raises-questions-rubios-immigration-positions/ 17:59:00Z Marshall Fitz Immigration advocates were surprised this week when the Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that was not his promised DREAM Act-like proposal, but rather a bill that attacks “blameless” low-income American children. 2012-05-18T17:59:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_shipwreck/200-year-old-shipwreck-found-gulf-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_shipwreck/200-year-old-shipwreck-found-gulf-mexico/ 17:25:00Z Stacey Leasca A 200-year-old shipwreck has been found off the Gulf Coast. The ship is filled with glass bottles, ceramic plates and boxes of muskets. 2012-05-18T17:25:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_tarr_grant_applications/tucson-homeowners-may-find-help-with-repairs-with-city-grant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_tarr_grant_applications/tucson-homeowners-may-find-help-with-repairs-with-city-grant/ 16:37:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson homeowners in need of roof repairs, heating and cooling system replacements, and structural, utility or other repairs, can apply for financial help through the Tucson Annual Residential Rehabilitation program. 2012-05-18T16:37:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_nuclear_weapons_cuts/former-us-nuclear-chief-proposes-cutting-arsenal-by-80/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_nuclear_weapons_cuts/former-us-nuclear-chief-proposes-cutting-arsenal-by-80/ 15:51:00Z R. Jeffrey Smith A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is urging that the existing American nuclear arsenal of 5000 warheads be cut by 80 percent, in an effort meant to be matched by similar reductions in the Russian arsenal. 2012-05-18T15:51:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_solar_tariffs_china/us-slap-huge-tariffs-chinese-solar-panels/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051812_solar_tariffs_china/us-slap-huge-tariffs-chinese-solar-panels/ 15:11:00Z Samantha Stainburn The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday that it will seek to slap tariffs ranging from 31 percent to 250 percent on solar panels imported from China. 2012-05-18T15:11:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_scotus/how-supreme-court-ruined-your-childs-civics-education/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_scotus/how-supreme-court-ruined-your-childs-civics-education/ 14:10:00Z Jimmy Zuma You might be shocked to learn what your child believes about free speech. 2012-05-18T14:10:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_hostages_sentencing/man-gets-13-years-holding-illegal-immigrants-hostage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_hostages_sentencing/man-gets-13-years-holding-illegal-immigrants-hostage/ 22:46:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 21-year-old Mexican man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison for holding illegal immigrants hostage inside a Tucson home. 2012-05-17T22:46:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_cbp_pot/woman-arrested-douglas-port-with-425-lbs-pot/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_cbp_pot/woman-arrested-douglas-port-with-425-lbs-pot/ 21:42:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 39-year-old Agua Prieta, Son., woman was arrested for attempting to smuggle 425 pounds of marijuana through the Douglas Port of Entry on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. 2012-05-17T21:42:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - State Sen. Al Melvin: Does he still believe Arizona should house nuclear waste? Also, a new vision for one of Tucson’s biggest industries with Brent DeRaad, the of the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2012-05-17T21:17:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_cross_border_bankrupt/mexican-firms-bankruptcy-case-has-cross-border-impact/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_cross_border_bankrupt/mexican-firms-bankruptcy-case-has-cross-border-impact/ 20:54:00Z Julian Aguilar Investors and financial analysts have their eyes on a bankruptcy case, pending in a Dallas courtroom, that they say could systematically shift how American firms do business with Mexican companies. 2012-05-17T20:54:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_middle_class_op/middle-class-income-inequality-and-strength-our-economy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_middle_class_op/middle-class-income-inequality-and-strength-our-economy/ 17:50:00Z Heather Boushey For most economists, the concepts of “middle class” or even inequality have not had a prominent place in our thinking about how an economy grows. But that is beginning to change. 2012-05-17T17:50:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mas_documentary/pbs-re-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mas_documentary/pbs-re-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ 17:03:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A documentary on the battle over Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican-American Studies program will re-air at 11 p.m., Thursday on KUAT Channel 6. 2012-05-17T17:03:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_mex_generals_cartels/2-mexican-army-generals-detained-over-alleged-cartel-ties/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051712_mex_generals_cartels/2-mexican-army-generals-detained-over-alleged-cartel-ties/ 16:01:00Z Allison Jackson Mexican soldiers have detained two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, over their alleged links to organized crime. 2012-05-17T16:01:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_alec_goldwater_institute/alec-anti-union-push-includes-az-think-tank/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_alec_goldwater_institute/alec-anti-union-push-includes-az-think-tank/ 15:37:00Z Paul Abowd The Goldwater Institute and the Michigan-based Mackinac Center between them successfully shepherded five model bills through ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task force — all targeting public sector unions — at ALEC Task Force Summit. 2012-05-17T15:37:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_commerce_op/taxpayers-win-one-vs-az-commerce-authority/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051712_commerce_op/taxpayers-win-one-vs-az-commerce-authority/ 15:36:00Z Clint Bolick It is a small victory for taxpayers, but an important one, for it calls the “quasi-public” Arizona Commerce Authority’s attention to the constitutional limits on its powers — and to the fact that its actions will be watched closely. 2012-05-17T15:36:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_cd8_debate/barber-kelly-clash-character-cd8-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_cd8_debate/barber-kelly-clash-character-cd8-debate/#When: 19:33:000 Dylan Smith Updated: The debate between Democrat Ron Barber, Republican Jesse Kelly and Green Party candidate Charlie Manolakis broadcast Wednesday night might as well have been pre-scripted, in addition to being pre-taped. But it would’ve made for a good drinking game. 2012-05-16T19:33:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_buckmaster/buckmaster-time-clean-up-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_buckmaster/buckmaster-time-clean-up-tucson/ 21:40:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Joan Lionetti, head of Tucson Clean and Beautiful, comet discover David Levy, Sherri Jerzyk, of Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, and nutrition reporter Jack Challem. 2012-05-16T21:40:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_obama_fundraising/obama-campaign-raises-nearly-44m-april/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_obama_fundraising/obama-campaign-raises-nearly-44m-april/ 21:18:00Z David Trifunov President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign raised almost $44 million in April with an average donation of $50.23. 2012-05-16T21:18:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_dc_illegal_immigrants/dc-health-program-illegal-immigrants-avoids-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_dc_illegal_immigrants/dc-health-program-illegal-immigrants-avoids-cuts/ 19:53:00Z Sarah Barr A public health insurance program that primarily serves illegal immigrants in the District of Columbia avoided the chopping block Tuesday under a budget compromise approved by the D.C. Council. 2012-05-16T19:53:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_perry_romney/rick-perry-votes-romney/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_perry_romney/rick-perry-votes-romney/ 19:27:00Z Jay Root Gov. Rick Perry, who bitterly clashed with Mitt Romney on the Republican presidential primary campaign trail, voted for the former Massachusetts governor Wednesday and predicted he would prevail in November. 2012-05-16T19:27:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051612_cannes_sexism/cannes-film-festival-accused-sexism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051612_cannes_sexism/cannes-film-festival-accused-sexism/ 18:55:00Z Jessica Phelan The Cannes Film Festival has been accused of sexism, after the jury picked 22 movies made by men for its official selection. 2012-05-16T18:55:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_demonstrations/demonstrators-beware-you-wont-seen-or-heard/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_demonstrations/demonstrators-beware-you-wont-seen-or-heard/ 17:48:00Z Mike Alberti Cities’ use of “spatial tactics” such as exclusion zones at upcoming political conventions and this weekend’s NATO summit risks muffling dissent, critics say. 2012-05-16T17:48:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_military_parks_pass/active-duty-military-offered-annual-passes-natl-parks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_military_parks_pass/active-duty-military-offered-annual-passes-natl-parks/ 17:44:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Beginning Saturday, active-duty military can receive a free annual pass that gives service members and their dependents access to more than 2,000 public land sites, including America’s national parks. 2012-05-16T17:44:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051612_capital_gains_op/gov-brewer-signs-historic-cut-capital-gains-tax/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051612_capital_gains_op/gov-brewer-signs-historic-cut-capital-gains-tax/ 17:42:00Z Stephen Slivinski When policymakers say they have enacted “historic” legislation, they are usually accused of hyperbole. But in the case of Gov. Brewer’s signing of HB 2815, it isn’t a big stretch to say that the action did make one historic move in regard to tax policy. 2012-05-16T17:42:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_texas_mex_mine/player-bows-out-texas-fight-over-mexican-mine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_texas_mex_mine/player-bows-out-texas-fight-over-mexican-mine/ 16:58:00Z Julian Aguilar In what the leader of an environmental group said was a surprising and stunning blow to an effort to stop a Mexican company from mining coal on the Texas-Mexico border, an American Indian tribe has backed out of the fight. 2012-05-16T16:58:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_aaron_presidential_pardon/pardon-attorney-torpedoes-plea-presidential-mercy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_aaron_presidential_pardon/pardon-attorney-torpedoes-plea-presidential-mercy/ 14:53:00Z Dafna Linzer The case of rejected presidential pardon applicant Clarence Aaron illuminates the extraordinary, secretive powers wielded by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, the branch of the Justice Department that reviews commutation requests. 2012-05-16T14:53:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_f-22_restrictions/pentagon-limits-f-22-fighter-jet-flights-amid-safety-worries/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_f-22_restrictions/pentagon-limits-f-22-fighter-jet-flights-amid-safety-worries/ 14:31:00Z Jennifer Mattson Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered the Air Force on Tuesday to investigate safety problems with the F-22 fighter jet and restrict missions to regions where pilots can quickly land if they experience oxygen problems. 2012-05-16T14:31:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_army_women_combat/army-opens-combat-related-roles-women/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_army_women_combat/army-opens-combat-related-roles-women/ 14:00:00Z Priyanka Boghani Female soldiers serving in the U.S. Army will now be able to take up new positions in traditionally all-male units, as the Army formally opens combat-related roles to women. 2012-05-16T14:00:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_cbp_wheelchair_coke/7-lbs-cocaine-found-stuffed-wheelchair-cushion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_cbp_wheelchair_coke/7-lbs-cocaine-found-stuffed-wheelchair-cushion/ 23:06:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 43-year-old Mexican national was arrested Sunday for trying to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into the United States using a wheelchair. 2012-05-15T23:06:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ 21:47:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- Conversations with state Rep. Steve Farley, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Green Party CD 8 candidate Charlie Manolakis and Tucson Weekly arts calendar editor Linda Ray. 2012-05-15T21:47:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_french_election_lessons/french-voters-offer-us-campaign-lesson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_french_election_lessons/french-voters-offer-us-campaign-lesson/ 20:53:00Z Sam Fulwood III I’m wondering if there’s a lesson for U.S. politicians and voters in the recently completed French presidential election? My head says “Non!” but my heart screams “Oui! Oui!” 2012-05-15T20:53:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_stalking_sentence/tucson-man-sentenced-8-years-stalking-woman/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_stalking_sentence/tucson-man-sentenced-8-years-stalking-woman/ 20:28:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A Tucson man was sentenced to more than eight years in prison Monday for stalking a woman across the country for more than 20 years. 2012-05-15T20:28:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_human_smuggling_sentence/man-gets-5-years-human-smuggling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_human_smuggling_sentence/man-gets-5-years-human-smuggling/ 20:01:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 26-year-old man from Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced Monday in a Tucson federal court to five years in prison for human smuggling. 2012-05-15T20:01:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_meads/another-250-million-drink-missile-defenses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_meads/another-250-million-drink-missile-defenses/ 18:43:00Z Aaron Mehta The talk of the defense world is the budget — specifically, how to shrink it and what will be cut. Given the austerity pressures, it’s remarkable that a costly program targeted for cancellation can get a new government check for a quarter of a billion dollars . 2012-05-15T18:43:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_fire_restrictions/fire-danger-leads-coronado-natl-forest-restrictions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_fire_restrictions/fire-danger-leads-coronado-natl-forest-restrictions/ 18:25:00Z Dylan Smith Increased wildfire risks have caused Coronado National Forest officials to implement restrictions on campfires and smoking. 2012-05-15T18:25:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_acs_gop_op/killing-community-survey-bad-govt-and-business/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051512_acs_gop_op/killing-community-survey-bad-govt-and-business/ 17:21:00Z Kristina Costa Last week’s House vote to end the American Community Survey defied the advice of conservative think tank experts, the interests of the business community, and, most critically, common sense. 2012-05-15T17:21:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_romney_gay_marriage/do-most-americans-agree-with-romney-gay-marraige/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_romney_gay_marriage/do-most-americans-agree-with-romney-gay-marraige/ 17:10:00Z Eugene Kiely The Republican party chairman claims “most Americans” agree with Mitt Romney “that marriage ought to be defined between one man and one woman.” Americans are closely divided on the issue. 2012-05-15T17:10:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_ron_paul/ron-paul-ending-active-campaigning-president/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_ron_paul/ron-paul-ending-active-campaigning-president/ 17:06:00Z Minjae Park Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul announced in a statement released Monday announced that he would stop campaigning in states that have not yet voted. 2012-05-15T17:06:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mccain_myanmar/mccain-wants-us-sanctions-against-myanmar-lifted/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mccain_myanmar/mccain-wants-us-sanctions-against-myanmar-lifted/ 16:27:00Z Patrick Winn In a speech at Washington, D.C.‘s Center for Strategic and International Studies, Sen. John McCain advocated suspending — not permanently removing — almost all American sanctions against Myanmar. 2012-05-15T16:27:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_same_sex_insurance/firms-offer-benefits-same-sex-couples-ahead-laws/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_same_sex_insurance/firms-offer-benefits-same-sex-couples-ahead-laws/ 15:52:00Z Julie Appleby Last year, 52 percent of all employers offered domestic partner health benefits, with the percentage varying widely by region and industry. That’s up from 31 percent in 2010. 2012-05-15T15:52:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_super_pac_youth/new-republican-super-pac-targets-young-voters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_super_pac_youth/new-republican-super-pac-targets-young-voters/ 15:19:00Z Rachael Marcus Three Republican groups have formed a super PAC called “Crossroads Generation” and given it $750,000 in seed money in an attempt to attract young voters, a population that has traditionally eluded the GOP. 2012-05-15T15:19:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mexico_journalist_killed/mexican-police-find-slain-journalist-car-trunk/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mexico_journalist_killed/mexican-police-find-slain-journalist-car-trunk/ 15:02:00Z Allison Jackson Another journalist has been killed in Mexico, this time in the central state of Morelos. 2012-05-15T15:02:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_stand_your_ground/flas-stand-your-ground-defense-fails-2-cases/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_stand_your_ground/flas-stand-your-ground-defense-fails-2-cases/ 23:59:00Z Talia Ralph Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which has been used to defend George Zimmerman’s murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, failed as a defense strategy in two separate court cases. 2012-05-14T23:59:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_cbp_cocaine/man-arrested-after-attempt-smuggle-heroin-meth-coke/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_cbp_cocaine/man-arrested-after-attempt-smuggle-heroin-meth-coke/ 23:36:00Z Janet Rose Jackman An 18-year-old Mexican man was arrested after attempting to smuggle 57 pounds of cocaine, 3 pounds of methamphetamine and 2.5 pounds of heroin through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales. 2012-05-14T23:36:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_buckmaster/buckmaster-battle-independent-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_buckmaster/buckmaster-battle-independent-vote/ 22:21:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-Off featuring commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Plus, a conversation with General John Wickham, former chief of staff of the U.S. Army. 2012-05-14T22:21:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_wildfires_investigations/officials-unable-id-causes-monument-horseshoe-2-fires/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_wildfires_investigations/officials-unable-id-causes-monument-horseshoe-2-fires/ 19:52:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Fire officials have ended investigations into the sources of last summer’s Horseshoe 2 and Monument fires that burned more than 250,000 acres in Southeastern Arizona with no clear determination of how they began. 2012-05-14T19:52:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mexico_prisons/who-controls-mexicos-prisons/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mexico_prisons/who-controls-mexicos-prisons/ 18:56:00Z David Agren Mexico’s prison problems stem primarily from a lack of control. Corruption is rife among guards and wardens, who have been implicated in abetting mass escapes and allowing mafias to charge inmates fees for simple comforts such as sleeping on bunks. 2012-05-14T18:56:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mex_pres/mexicos-suave-presidential-front-runner-glides-ahead/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_mex_pres/mexicos-suave-presidential-front-runner-glides-ahead/ 18:40:00Z David Agren The Mexican presidential election is Enrique Peña Nieto’s to lose. The PRI candidate has projected polish, popular appeal and power in his drive to take the presidency. 2012-05-14T18:40:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_population_op/on-population-us-remains-full-denial-mode/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_population_op/on-population-us-remains-full-denial-mode/ 18:33:00Z Craig Gurian Of all the fantasies indulged in by a society speeding toward self-destruction, none is as consequential as the idea that continuing growth — both in population and size of our economy — has a happy-ever-after ending.  Yet, when overpopulation is discussed at all, it is discussed as a problem limited to the developing world. 2012-05-14T18:33:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_streetcar_work_traffic/traffic-restrictions-modern-streetcar-project/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_streetcar_work_traffic/traffic-restrictions-modern-streetcar-project/ 18:09:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The Modern Streetcar Project is continuing with additional traffic closures Downtown and around Fourth Avenue and the University of Arizona. 2012-05-14T18:09:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_palin_death_panel/palins-death-panel-rhetoric-torpedoed-medicare-savings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_palin_death_panel/palins-death-panel-rhetoric-torpedoed-medicare-savings/ 18:02:00Z Wendell Potter We’ll be hearing a lot from politicians this summer and fall about the urgency of dealing with Medicare spending. If we’re fortunate, some courageous candidates will call for renewed debate on a provision of the health care reform bill that had once enjoyed bipartisan support. 2012-05-14T18:02:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_military_pay_op/top-10-things-know-military-compensation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_military_pay_op/top-10-things-know-military-compensation/ 17:51:00Z Lawrence J. Korb The Pentagon’s personnel budget is composed of three major items: pay, retirement, and health care. These costs have nearly doubled in the past 10 years and now consume one-third of the baseline defense budget. If they continue growing, these costs will begin to divert funds from other critical national security initiatives such as training and modernization. 2012-05-14T17:51:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_voter_deadline/midnight-deadline-register-vote-cd8-special-election/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_voter_deadline/midnight-deadline-register-vote-cd8-special-election/ 17:44:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Midnight is the deadline to register to vote in the CD8 special election on June 12 that will decide who fills the seat left vacant by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. 2012-05-14T17:44:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_time_magazine_greece/meanwhile-greece/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_time_magazine_greece/meanwhile-greece/ 17:21:00Z Roberto De Vido While Greece continues to circle the drain, Time magazine focuses elsewhere ... 2012-05-14T17:21:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_chamber_health_care/us-chamber-continues-mislead-health-care-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_chamber_health_care/us-chamber-continues-mislead-health-care-law/ 17:07:00Z D'Angelo Gore The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s latest onslaught of television ads continues to miseducate voters about the potential impact of the health care law. 2012-05-14T17:07:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_az_legislature_session/az-legislature-turns-work-late-again/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_az_legislature_session/az-legislature-turns-work-late-again/ 16:14:00Z Kellie Mejdrich From 2001-2011, legislators spent an extra 455 days in office—over four extra years. 2012-05-14T16:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051312_bodies_found_mexico/mexican-police-find-49-mutilated-bodies-near-monterrey/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051312_bodies_found_mexico/mexican-police-find-49-mutilated-bodies-near-monterrey/ 21:55:00Z Luke Browne Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found in black plastic bags near Mexico’s northern city of Monterrey, apparently killed by the Zetas drug cartel. 2012-05-13T21:55:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051212_mas_documentary/pbs-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051212_mas_documentary/pbs-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ 21:08:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A documentary on the battle over Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican-American Studies program will air at 6 p.m., Sunday on KUAT Channel 6. 2012-05-12T21:08:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_az_old_schools/amid-budget-politics-azs-school-buildings-crumble/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_az_old_schools/amid-budget-politics-azs-school-buildings-crumble/ 19:47:00Z Kellie Mejdrich After budget talks about overhauling school building maintenance flopped, the state Legislature has continued to cut off funding to regular school repairs in violation of the state Constitution and a previous court order. 2012-05-12T19:47:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051212_mex_cartel_violence/zetas-cartel-hit-man-arrested-over-marine-torture-slayings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051212_mex_cartel_violence/zetas-cartel-hit-man-arrested-over-marine-torture-slayings/ 19:18:00Z Global Post Authorities in Mexico have arrested a senior member of the violent Zetas drug cartel who is suspected of being involved in the torture and murders of four marines last month. 2012-05-12T19:18:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_borderpatrol_sentence/aggravated-felon-gets-71-months-prison/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_borderpatrol_sentence/aggravated-felon-gets-71-months-prison/ 18:53:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A 38-year-old Mexican man was sentenced to 71 months in prison for illegal re-entry of an aggravated felon. 2012-05-12T18:53:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_cbp_pot_meth/border-agents-seize-19m-pot-200k-meth/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_cbp_pot_meth/border-agents-seize-19m-pot-200k-meth/ 18:19:00Z Janet Rose Jackman U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized $1.9 million in marijuana hidden among produce Monday and arrested a 46-year-old Mexican woman Tuesday, who was accused of trying to smuggle $205,000 worth of methamphetamine through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. 2012-05-12T18:19:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_buckmaster/buckmaster-civility-political-discourse-realistic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_buckmaster/buckmaster-civility-political-discourse-realistic/ 22:11:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We kick off the show with the Friday Focus interview with a conversation with Jane Prescott-Smith, managing director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse. 2012-05-11T22:11:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_baldenegro/baldenegro-drops-out-ld2-race/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_baldenegro/baldenegro-drops-out-ld2-race/ 21:40:00Z Dylan Smith Sal Baldenegro is quitting the legislative race in the South Side LD2, he announced Friday afternoon. Baldenegro said he was ending his run for the state House to focus on his wife’s CD1 congressional campaign. 2012-05-11T21:40:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_babeu_reelection/sheriff-babeu-drops-congress-bid-will-seek-re-election/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_babeu_reelection/sheriff-babeu-drops-congress-bid-will-seek-re-election/ 14:01:00Z Dylan Smith Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will drop his congressional bid and seek re-election, he told supporters in an email Friday morning. 2012-05-11T14:01:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051112_reagan/charting-rise-stupidity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051112_reagan/charting-rise-stupidity/ 12:18:00Z Jimmy Zuma Smart v. Stupid: As America grapples with a long-term decline, we have only Ronald Reagan to blame. 2012-05-11T12:18:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_talk_about_greece/romney-talk-greece/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_talk_about_greece/romney-talk-greece/ 00:59:00Z Roberto De Vido Mitt Romney must be so frustrated ... an endorsement of gay marriage should be the electoral kiss of death, yet President Obama has pissed off only those who hated him already. 2012-05-11T00:59:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051012_crowe_out/crowe-drops-challenge-grijalva-backs-aguirre/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051012_crowe_out/crowe-drops-challenge-grijalva-backs-aguirre/ 19:53:00Z Dylan Smith In what may well be the his first public statement since announcing that he was running against U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva in the upcoming CD3 primary, David Crowe said Thursday that he’s leaving the race. 2012-05-10T19:53:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_romney_hrc_factcheck/romneys-gross-exaggeration-obamacare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_romney_hrc_factcheck/romneys-gross-exaggeration-obamacare/ 19:40:00Z Eugene Kiely Mitt Romney claims government will “constitute … almost 50 percent” of the U.S. economy when the new federal health care law takes full effect. That’s nonsense. 2012-05-10T19:40:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_railroad_safety/obama-administration-heeds-industry-call-ease-rail-safety-rules/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_railroad_safety/obama-administration-heeds-industry-call-ease-rail-safety-rules/ 19:26:00Z Stuart Silverstein The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will scale back federal rail safety rules spurred by a Southern California train wreck in 2008 that killed 25 people and hurt 135 others. 2012-05-10T19:26:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_atty_general_arpaio/asst-attorney-general-no-choice-but-sue-arpaio/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_atty_general_arpaio/asst-attorney-general-no-choice-but-sue-arpaio/ 17:32:00Z Thomas E. Perez The police are supposed to protect and serve our communities, not divide them. At its core, this is an abuse of power case involving a sheriff and sheriff’s office that disregarded the Constitution. 2012-05-10T17:32:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051012_arpaio_suit/fed-sue-arpaio-over-racial-profiling-retaliation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051012_arpaio_suit/fed-sue-arpaio-over-racial-profiling-retaliation/ 17:05:00Z Dylan Smith The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint Thursday against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, alleging racial profiling, discrimination in the Maricopa County Jail, and illegal retaliation against critics of the sheriff. “Arpaio ... intentionally and systematically discriminated against Latinos,” the department said. 2012-05-10T17:05:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mortgage_siphon_op/state-siphons-off-50-million-from-foreclosure-settlement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mortgage_siphon_op/state-siphons-off-50-million-from-foreclosure-settlement/ 16:44:00Z C.J. Hager A part of the 2013 Arizona budget bill that garnered “make the news” attention was the $50 million swept from the Attorney General’s Mortgage Settlement Fund. The budget takes over half of the settlement, $50 million, and diverts it to the General Fund. 2012-05-10T16:44:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mccain_f-22/mccain-f-22-safety/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mccain_f-22/mccain-f-22-safety/ 15:37:00Z John McCain U.S. Sen. John McCain released this statement Thursday regarding concerns about the safety of flying the F-22A Raptor. 2012-05-10T15:37:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050912_obama_mans_up/obama-mans-up-gay-marriage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050912_obama_mans_up/obama-mans-up-gay-marriage/ 15:16:00Z Roberto De Vido Half of Americans support gay marriage. And of course, half don’t. But that’s the same for every issue. So why not say what you think? Well done, Mr. President. 2012-05-10T15:16:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050912_cd8_debates/2-cd8-debates-set/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050912_cd8_debates/2-cd8-debates-set/ 19:03:00Z Dylan Smith Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber will face off in two events as voters decide who will fill the congressional seat vacated by Gabrielle Giffords. 2012-05-09T19:03:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050912_borderpatrol_terry/naco-border-patrol-station-named-slain-agent/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050912_borderpatrol_terry/naco-border-patrol-station-named-slain-agent/ 18:00:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that will rename the Border Patrol Station in Naco after slain Agent Brian Terry. 2012-05-09T18:00:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050912_worst_places_mothers/best-and-worst-places-mother/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050912_worst_places_mothers/best-and-worst-places-mother/ 14:27:00Z Alexander Besant The charity group Save the Children released their annual best and worst places to be a mother ranking, with Norway coming in first and the African nation Niger coming in last — just after Afghanistan. 2012-05-09T14:27:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050912_dollars_for_docs/pain-advocacy-group-shuts-down-as-senators-launch-painkiller-probe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050912_dollars_for_docs/pain-advocacy-group-shuts-down-as-senators-launch-painkiller-probe/ 13:16:00Z Charles Ornstein A leading pain advocacy organization shuts down ahead of an investigation launched by the Senate Finance Committee into makers of narcotic painkillers and groups that champion them. 2012-05-09T13:16:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_tusd_school_board/tusd-school-board-meeting-live-stream/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_tusd_school_board/tusd-school-board-meeting-live-stream/#When: 19:00:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Watch a live stream of the TUSD Governing Board meeting beginning at about 7 p.m. 2012-05-08T19:00:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_gay_marriage_poll/poll-gay-marriage-supported-by-50-americans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_gay_marriage_poll/poll-gay-marriage-supported-by-50-americans/ 00:00:00Z Sarah Wolfe Half of Americans support legalizing same-sex marriage, a slight drop from last year but the second year in a row that a majority of the country believes gay marriages should be recognized by law. 2012-05-09T00:00:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_circle_k_robbery/circle-k-robbery-suspects-sought/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_circle_k_robbery/circle-k-robbery-suspects-sought/ 23:32:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is looking for three young men who robbed an East Side Circle K in April. 2012-05-08T23:32:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_heroin_sentence/san-luis-teen-pleads-guilty-heroin-smuggling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_heroin_sentence/san-luis-teen-pleads-guilty-heroin-smuggling/ 22:56:00Z Janet Rose Jackman An 18-year-old San Luis man pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling heroin into the United States from Mexico. 2012-05-08T22:56:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_wire_fraud_indictment/ex-loan-officer-indicted-wire-fraud/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_wire_fraud_indictment/ex-loan-officer-indicted-wire-fraud/ 22:02:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A former loan officer and Tucson resident has been charged with fraud and making false statements on loan applications in a case involving $1.4 million in home loans. 2012-05-08T22:02:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_buckmaster/buckmaster-making-tucson-more-business-friendly-city/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_buckmaster/buckmaster-making-tucson-more-business-friendly-city/ 21:11:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - While Bill Buckmaster is on vacation, guest host Shelly Fishman focuses the conversation on Tucson’s regional development with Maricela Solis, Tucson Mayor Rothschild’s business advocate, and Debbie Chandler, the city manager’s economic development manager. 2012-05-08T21:11:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_borderpatrol_artifacts/agents-discover-archaeological-artifacts-west-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_borderpatrol_artifacts/agents-discover-archaeological-artifacts-west-tucson/#When: 10:11:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents have discovered two sets of archaeological artifacts in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument since February. 2012-05-09T10:11:33-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_feds_enforce_e-rate/govt-tells-phone-companies-follow-low-price-rule-schools/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_feds_enforce_e-rate/govt-tells-phone-companies-follow-low-price-rule-schools/ 18:11:00Z Jeff Gerth Federal regulators are finally telling phone companies how to comply with a rule requiring them to charge bargain prices to schools and libraries. 2012-05-08T18:11:15+00:00