A poll released Wednesday shows Mitt Romney with a 7-point lead over President Obama in Arizona. In the U.S. Senate race, Richard Carmona trails his rivals, but leads among voters who know enough about him to have an opinion.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster — Rep. Jeff Flake, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Megan Jasper about a benefit for the Boys & Girls Clubs, Former Army Chief of Staff Gen. John Wickham, and Mike Feder with an opening-night preveiw for the Tucson Padres.... Read more»
Don Bivens ended his U.S. Senate bid Wednesday, a move intended to unify the party behind former Surgeon General Richard Carmona. But observers say Carmona still has his work cut out for him in the general election.... Read more»
U.S. Senate hopeful Jeff Flake, a Republican who holds Arizona’s CD6 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, made two stump appearances in Tucson on Friday, championing his plans to repeal health care reform and secure the border.... Read more»
All four candidates jockeying for Jon Kyl’s U.S. Senate seat – even the ones who spent years inside the Beltway – are campaigning as Washington outsiders.... Read more»
Take the Senate seat being left by Jon Kyl, add a long primary season with four attractive candidates, in a red state that could be in play in this presidential election year, and you have the elements for a costly, long and bruising election.... Read more»
Republican Jeff Flake has a clear lead over both Democratic candidates in a new poll, which shows that the congressman has more name recognition than former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona.... Read more»
Arizona’s presidential primary race is close, with Mitt Romney having a slight lead over Rick Santorum, 36-33 percent. Newt Gingrich is third with 16 percent of GOP primary voters, and Ron Paul trails at 9 percent, a new poll shows.... Read more»8
Calling the nation’s immigration laws “sorely outdated and in need of revision,” Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano pressed Monday for passage of the DREAM Act, saying it is the most-urgently needed change to immigration policy.... Read more»2
Federal officials are eyeing shooting restrictions on more than a million acres of public land, half of which are in Arizona, said Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Mesa, who wants to block the restrictions.... Read more»
As her colleagues teared and cheered, Gabrielle Giffords resigned from Congress as the House passed her bill on ultralight smuggling on a 408-0 vote. Surrounded by Congressional leadership, Giffords stood in the well of the House as Rep. Wasserman Shultz read Giffords’ letter of resignation. Nancy Pelosi called her “the brightest star Congress has ever seen.” (with video)... Read more»
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was greeted with applause and a tight hug from President Obama before his State of the Union on Tuesday. (with video)... Read more»
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will submit her letter of resignation from the House of Representatives on Wednesday, her office confirmed Tuesday night.... Read more»
Gabrielle Giffords will resign from Congress on Wednesday, but not before the House takes up her bill to apply anti-smuggling laws to ultralight aircraft, said U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake. “While it will officially be the Giffords-Flake bill, it is really Gabby’s legislation,” he wrote on Facebook.... Read more»
Several members of Arizona’s congressional delegation will sit with members of the opposing party at Tuesday’s State of the Union address by the president. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be one of them.... Read more»3
Before she resigns her office this week, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend President Obama’s State of the Union on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.... Read more»2
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