http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/barack+obama barack+obama news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051313_obama_drugs/is-obama-delivering-promise-21st-century-drug-policy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051313_obama_drugs/is-obama-delivering-promise-21st-century-drug-policy/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Many public health experts say the administration deserves credit for increasing access to drug treatment. But others say despite an increase in funding for rehab, the administration has continued to push programs and policies built to punish drug users. As the administration lays out its latest plan on a new approach to drugs, here’s look at what’s in it, and what they’ve done so far. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_afghan_security/govt-auditor-challenges-white-house-account-afghan-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_afghan_security/govt-auditor-challenges-white-house-account-afghan-security/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Since the United States first sent troops to Afghanistan in 2001, a signature goal of the war has been to increase the capability of Afghan national security forces. But estimates of the size of the Afghan force trained to take over this lead security role have suddenly grown fuzzy and possibly unreliable. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_obama_mexico/presidents-play-nice-obamas-visit-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_obama_mexico/presidents-play-nice-obamas-visit-mexico/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Wrapping up 90 minutes of talks Thursday afternoon, Presidents Barack Obama and Enrique Peña Nieto told reporters they’ve agreed to push their countries toward greater economic consolidation while not abandoning Mexico’s bloody battle against criminal gangs. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_gun_lobby/gun-lobbys-money-and-power-still-holds-sway-over-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_gun_lobby/gun-lobbys-money-and-power-still-holds-sway-over-congress/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The power of the gun lobby is rooted in multiple factors, among them the pure passion of many gun owners, the NRA’s ability to motivate its most fervent members to swarm their representatives, and the lobby’s ability to get out the vote. Lawmakers’ fear may not be justified, but recent votes reveal that it still exists. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_obama_mex/obamas-mexico-trip-what-they-probably-wont-say-but-should/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_obama_mex/obamas-mexico-trip-what-they-probably-wont-say-but-should/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Analysis: Obama and Mexico’s Peña Nieto will play up the positives this week in Mexico. But what about the countries’ glaring drug war failures? 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043013_guantanamo/guantanamo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043013_guantanamo/guantanamo/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Obama again vowed to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_nra_spending/nra-spends-record-money-lobbying-this-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_nra_spending/nra-spends-record-money-lobbying-this-year/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Pro-gun organization increases influence spending as congressional debate rages. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Gang of Eight debuted their immigration reform bill; New York dairy farmers, religious leaders and tech industry leaders including Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the debate; Mexico faces law enforcement challenges and business opportunities. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041813_obama_boston/obama-boston-bombing-victims-you-will-run-again/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041813_obama_boston/obama-boston-bombing-victims-you-will-run-again/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama delivered a moving speech of remembrance and resilience in Boston on Thursday honoring the victims of Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon. “We may be momentarily knocked of our feet,” the president said, “But we will pick ourselves up. We will finish the race.” 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_north_korea_talks/north-korea-opens-window-into-possibility-talks-with-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_north_korea_talks/north-korea-opens-window-into-possibility-talks-with-us/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com North Korea said it was open to dialog with the US but that it would not return to the “humiliating negotiating table” until it has boosted its nuclear arsenal enough to fend off an American attack, the state news agency reported. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_immg_plan/senate-immigration-plan-no-path-citizenship-without-secure-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_immg_plan/senate-immigration-plan-no-path-citizenship-without-secure-border/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com There will be a path to citizenship for immigrants in this country illegally but not before the border is secure, under a bipartisan Senate bill expected to be filed this week. An outline of the immigration reform bill proposed by the so-called “Gang of 8″ calls for billions more for border security, changes in visa laws, stricter enforcement of laws against hiring illegal immigrants and a pathway to lawful residence in 10 years and, later, citizenship. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041613_budget_factcheck/factcheck-spinning-obamas-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041613_budget_factcheck/factcheck-spinning-obamas-budget/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Both parties are putting political spin on the deficit reduction contained in President Obama’s $3.78 trillion budget plan. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041613_obama_boston/obama-the-american-people-refuse-terrorized/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041613_obama_boston/obama-the-american-people-refuse-terrorized/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com This was a heinous and cowardly act. And given what we now know about what took place, the FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism. It will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. But we will find out. We will find whoever harmed our citizens and we will bring them to justice. (with video) 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041113_immig_states/immigration-changing-political-landscape-key-states/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041113_immig_states/immigration-changing-political-landscape-key-states/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In the wake of the overwhelming Latino and Asian American support for President Obama in the 2012 election—support that was critical to his re-election—the political winds on immigration have shifted significantly to favor reform with a pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented living in our country. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_immig_rally/arizonans-join-thousands-dc-rally-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_immig_rally/arizonans-join-thousands-dc-rally-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Advocates and immigrants from Arizona were among thousands who came to Washington on Wednesday to rally at the Capitol in support of comprehensive immigration reform. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_new_nukes/obama-proposes-shifting-funds-from-nonproliferation-new-nuclear-weapons/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_new_nukes/obama-proposes-shifting-funds-from-nonproliferation-new-nuclear-weapons/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Obama administration will propose a deep cut in funding for nuclear nonproliferation programs at the Energy Department largely so it can boost the department’s spending to modernize its stockpile of nuclear weapons, according to officials familiar with the proposed 2014 federal budget to be unveiled Wednesday. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_nj_shooting/new-jersey-boy-4-shoots-6-year-old-neighbor-head/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_nj_shooting/new-jersey-boy-4-shoots-6-year-old-neighbor-head/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A 6-year-old boy was shot in the head by another boy, aged four, in New Jersey on Monday evening. The wounded Toms River boy, who was shot by a 4-year-old neighbor wielding a .22-caliber rifle, is in a stable condition, the Star-Ledger reported. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040513_beau_geste/beau-geste/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040513_beau_geste/beau-geste/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Obama is taking a five-percent pay cut, to show solidarity with federal workers affected by government sequestration. Vice President Biden is not. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_drug_mayors/white-house-drug-policy-chief-calls-immigration-reform-priority/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_drug_mayors/white-house-drug-policy-chief-calls-immigration-reform-priority/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gil Kerlikowske, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, also said border security has received a boost from more personnel, better technology and increased communication among local, state and federal agencies – and their counterparts in Mexico. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032713_deferred_action/number-deferred-action-applications-decline/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032713_deferred_action/number-deferred-action-applications-decline/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com After peaking in September, applications for deferred action have dropped off dramatically. Immigration attorneys think most eligible undocumented immigrants are in a wait-and-see mode amid the federal immigration reform debate. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_immigration_reform/welcoming-newcomer-faith-groups-rally-religious-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_immigration_reform/welcoming-newcomer-faith-groups-rally-religious-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Advocacy around immigration reform continues to gain momentum, with bipartisan groups in Congress and President Barack Obama pushing to fix our nation’s immigration system and provide a road map to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in our country. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_factcheck_bgchecks/factcheck-guns-acquired-without-background-checks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_factcheck_bgchecks/factcheck-guns-acquired-without-background-checks/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Line: 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check. The Party: Democratic gun-control advocates. How solid is that figure? 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032313_gun_lobby_op/blindfolded-with-one-hand-tied-behind-back/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032313_gun_lobby_op/blindfolded-with-one-hand-tied-behind-back/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com How the gun lobby has debilitated federal action on firearms and what President Obama can do about it. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_perez_nomination/obama-nominates-first-latino-new-cabinet-as-labor-secretary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_perez_nomination/obama-nominates-first-latino-new-cabinet-as-labor-secretary/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas E Perez is popular with labor and Hispanic groups, but will face tough questions over accusations his department was rife with political infighting. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_obama_pardons/despite-new-pardons-obamas-clemency-rate-lowest-recent-history/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_obama_pardons/despite-new-pardons-obamas-clemency-rate-lowest-recent-history/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Despite new pardons announced earlier this month, the Obama administration has still granted clemency more rarely than any president in recent history. Indeed, the day before the pardons were announced, a Department of Justice spokesman said, Obama had denied 314 other applicants. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031213_staying_afghanistan/afghanistan-should-we-stay-or-should-we-go/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031213_staying_afghanistan/afghanistan-should-we-stay-or-should-we-go/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Analysis: As Karzai insinuates Washington-Taliban collusion, fault lines deepen in an already troubled relationship. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031113_drones_op/in-long-run-drones-may-counter-productive/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031113_drones_op/in-long-run-drones-may-counter-productive/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For a president who is reluctant to play the role of world policeman, drones look like an easy option, a simple way to show a war-weary public that he is “doing something” to defend America. They may also be the cheap option. But like the sanctions program that is supposed to force Iran to give up its presumed nuclear weapons program, some experts have grave doubts that the drone program can achieve its objective of deterring terrorist acts. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030613_sequester_cuts/underselling-sequester-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030613_sequester_cuts/underselling-sequester-cuts/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An ad from a fiscally conservative group makes a true but misleading claim that the sequester only amounts to “a 3 percent cut in federal spending.” A majority of federal spending is exempt from the sequester cuts, so the parts that are not will be cut much more deeply than … 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030513_navajo_freeze/navajo-disaster-declaration-marks-shift-tribal-federal-relations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030513_navajo_freeze/navajo-disaster-declaration-marks-shift-tribal-federal-relations/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tribal leaders were hailing President Barack Obama’s declaration of a natural disaster on the Navajo Nation, the first under a new law that lets Native American governments appeal directly to the federal government for emergency assistance. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_drone_targets/us-marking-unidentified-men-pakistan-yemen-as-drone-targets/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_drone_targets/us-marking-unidentified-men-pakistan-yemen-as-drone-targets/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com What little we know about the evidence needed to justify a drone strike on unidentified people. While President Obama and administration officials have framed the drone program as targeting particular members of al-Qaeda, attacks against unknown militants reportedly may account for the majority of strikes. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_obama_appts/under-obama-appointments-go-unfilled/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_obama_appts/under-obama-appointments-go-unfilled/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services haven’t had a Senate-confirmed administrator since 2006. The Federal Labor Relations Authority has had only a single member since January and can’t issue decisions. And the Election Assistance Commission hasn’t had any commissioners at all since 2011. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_sequester_blame/factcheck-sequester-blame-game/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_sequester_blame/factcheck-sequester-blame-game/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner emerged from their White House meeting on sequestration blaming each other for the automatic spending cuts and misrepresenting the other side’s position: 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030313_az_vama/violence-against-women-act-adds-protections-tribal-women/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030313_az_vama/violence-against-women-act-adds-protections-tribal-women/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tribal courts will be able to prosecute non-Native abusers under an expanded Violence Against Women Act that won final congressional approval. It also expands domestic violence protections for immigrants, extends them to same-sex couples and includes funding. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_sequester_rogue/sequester-this/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_sequester_rogue/sequester-this/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Jon Stewart has so degraded the usefulness of profanity with his unending use of partly bleeped F-words that I am forced to fall back on the oaths of my parents’ generation: Let the goddamn sequester happen. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022813_sequester_spin/factcheck-sequester-spin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022813_sequester_spin/factcheck-sequester-spin/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Sunday talk shows included exaggerated claims from both sides about the debate over automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022613_trayvon_martin/in-gun-control-debate-no-discussion-stand-your-ground/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022613_trayvon_martin/in-gun-control-debate-no-discussion-stand-your-ground/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Before the mass shootings in a Connecticut school, a Colorado theater, and a Wisconsin Sikh temple, a shot from Sanford, Fla., was heard around the world. One year ago, a neighborhood watch volunteer took the life of an unarmed teenager, inciting international outrage and causing President Obama to reflect on how the teen could have been his own son. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_brewer_bff/jan-and-barack-bffs-lol-says-brewer-after-white-house-dinner/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_brewer_bff/jan-and-barack-bffs-lol-says-brewer-after-white-house-dinner/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com After getting a “bum rap” for skipping a White House dinner last year, Gov. Jan Brewer said she suspects people will see her attendance this year as evidence that she and President Barack Obama are"BFFs.” But Brewer said she’s just doing the people’s work. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_arizona_sequester/flake-calls-sequester-scare-tactic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_arizona_sequester/flake-calls-sequester-scare-tactic/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona would face millions in budget cuts and see the loss of services to thousands of residents if automatic budget cuts are allowed to take effect Friday, the White House warned. Critics, like Sen. Jeff Flake, accused the administration of engaging in scare tactics. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022513_nra_gun_control/how-nra-undermined-congress-last-gun-control-push/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022513_nra_gun_control/how-nra-undermined-congress-last-gun-control-push/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Last month, President Obama unveiled sweeping proposals on gun control. To get a sense of what the NRA might do, it’s helpful to look at how it scored a victory during the last major federal initiative to tighten gun control. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022513_amnesty_factcheck/factcheck-senate-immigration-plan-amnesty/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022513_amnesty_factcheck/factcheck-senate-immigration-plan-amnesty/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Opponents of a bipartisan Senate immigration plan say it includes “amnesty” for illegal immigrants, but that label is not strictly accurate. Although the plan includes a “path to citizenship,” it also requires illegal immigrants to pay a fine, pay back taxes, learn English and then get in line for permanent legal status behind other immigrants already in the system. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022413_fed_gun_registry/nra-misfires-federal-gun-registry/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022413_fed_gun_registry/nra-misfires-federal-gun-registry/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The head of the National Rifle Association misfires when he claims the president’s proposal to require background checks for all gun sales will result in a “massive federal registry” of firearms. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022313_obama_mccain_immig/obama-mccain-meet-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022313_obama_mccain_immig/obama-mccain-meet-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama will meet with Sen. John McCain and other lawmakers working on a bipartisan overhaul of the country’s immigration system. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-bill-published-amidst-protests/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-bill-published-amidst-protests/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Humanitarians along the border protested Operation Streamline; law enforcement reports meth (and chicken) seizures are up; rumors swirl around President Obama’s immigration bill and the possible shooting death of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_media_think_again/mainstream-media-gobbling-up-conservative-crazies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_media_think_again/mainstream-media-gobbling-up-conservative-crazies/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The sad truth is that this nonsense is introduced into the media ecosystem by right-wing reality-denying sources, and it almost always makes its way into the mainstream media—often going unchallenged. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_az_joins_sotu/two-arizonans-join-first-lady-state-union-address/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_az_joins_sotu/two-arizonans-join-first-lady-state-union-address/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Haile Thomas was one of two Arizonans, along with Avondale Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers, who were invited to join the first lady in the Capitol for the delivery of President Barack Obama’s State of Union address Tuesday. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021313_obama_sotu/factchecking-obamas-state-union/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021313_obama_sotu/factchecking-obamas-state-union/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The president spins his accomplishments on jobs, health care and deficit reduction in annual address. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_sotu_az_lawmakers/arizona-lawmakers-split-8211-sharply-8211-over-state-union-address/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_sotu_az_lawmakers/arizona-lawmakers-split-8211-sharply-8211-over-state-union-address/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For Arizona lawmakers, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday was either an urgent national call to arms or a ruinous plan for big government, depending on which side of the aisle they sit on. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021113_judging_marquez/after-19-months-hopes-rise-marquez-judicial-confirmation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021113_judging_marquez/after-19-months-hopes-rise-marquez-judicial-confirmation/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Sen. Jeff Flake said he met with Rosemary Marquez and will review her writing, making supporters optimistic that the long-delayed judicial nominee will get a hearing after 19 months. Marquez has been nominated to the busy U.S. District Court in Arizona, which faces a crushing caseload, with more vacancies recently announced. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020913_border_roundup/border-roundup-obamas-immigration-policy-goals-pena-nieto-takes-cartels/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020913_border_roundup/border-roundup-obamas-immigration-policy-goals-pena-nieto-takes-cartels/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A look at migrant experiences along the border, responses to immigration policy announced by President Obama and lawmakers, threats to Border Patrol from cartels and corruption, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto faces down cartels and gas explosions. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020613_drone_strikes/drone-strikes-test-legal-grounds-war-terror/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020613_drone_strikes/drone-strikes-test-legal-grounds-war-terror/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Obama administration has justified its counter-terror strategy on a law Congress passed just days after 9/11. But more than a decade later, does it fit the facts on the ground? 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020613_obama_gun_control/factcheck-did-obama-flip-flop-gun-control/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020613_obama_gun_control/factcheck-did-obama-flip-flop-gun-control/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre incorrectly claimed Obama pulled a bait-and-switch, promising during the campaign not to take away anyone’s guns, but now supporting an assault weapons ban. Obama is not now seeking to take away anyone’s existing guns, and he has for years consistently supported a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013013_immigration_reform/top-10-reasons-why-its-time-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013013_immigration_reform/top-10-reasons-why-its-time-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The president, Democrats and Republicans in Congress, and the American people are all pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. Now is the time to pass it. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012913_obama_immigration/obama-now-time-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012913_obama_immigration/obama-now-time-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Most Americans agree that it’s time to fix a system that’s been broken for way too long. I’m here because business leaders, faith leaders, labor leaders, law enforcement, and leaders from both parties are coming together to say now is the time to find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as the land of opportunity. (with video) 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_villasenor_white_house/tpd-chief-white-house-talk-gun-violence/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_villasenor_white_house/tpd-chief-white-house-talk-gun-violence/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villaseñor said President Barack Obama was receptive Monday to suggestions from a group of law enforcement officials called to the White House to discuss efforts to reduce gun violence. Villaseñor urged the president to push for universal background checks on firearm sales. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012813_texas_immigration/texans-voice-praise-concerns-over-immigration-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012813_texas_immigration/texans-voice-praise-concerns-over-immigration-plan/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As eight U.S. senators unveiled a plan Monday for an overhaul of the country’s immigration system, the reaction in Texas ranged from praise to concerns over the plan’s border-security component. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_immigrants_arizona/immigrant-rights-groups-want-reform-focus-families/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_immigrants_arizona/immigrant-rights-groups-want-reform-focus-families/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Immigrant rights groups, joined by Democratic elected leaders including U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, said national reform proposed by a bipartisan group of senators focuses too much on enforcement. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012713_obama_holocaust/obama-never-again/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012713_obama_holocaust/obama-never-again/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com International Holocaust Remembrance Day: By remaining vigilant against those who seek to perpetrate violence and murder, we honor those we lost during one of the darkest periods in human history. And we keep their memory alive for generations to come. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012513_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-life-examined-presidential-plan-unveiled/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012513_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-life-examined-presidential-plan-unveiled/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A close look at daily life and measuring success along the border, a presidential plan’s unveiling is announced, and regional reactions to immigration, labor and gun control issues. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012513_gop_gun_plan_response/factchecking-gop-response-obama-gun-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012513_gop_gun_plan_response/factchecking-gop-response-obama-gun-plan/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Republican response to President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce gun violence has been peppered with misleading claims. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012413_imimg_inauguration_op/inauguration-sets-stage-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012413_imimg_inauguration_op/inauguration-sets-stage-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In his inauguration speech Monday, President Barack Obama set the stage for comprehensive immigration reform in his second term: “Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity.” 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012413_mccain_kerry_sos/mccain-sec-state-nominee-kerry-has-extraordinary-diplomatic-skills/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012413_mccain_kerry_sos/mccain-sec-state-nominee-kerry-has-extraordinary-diplomatic-skills/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sen. John Kerry should be appointed Secretary of State because of his “extraordinary diplomatic skills,” U.S. Sen. John McCain said Thursday at the Massachusetts Democrat’s nomination hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012413_deferred_licenses/brewer-urged-drop-deferred-action-license-order/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012413_deferred_licenses/brewer-urged-drop-deferred-action-license-order/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Democrats and activists called on Gov. Brewer to drop an executive order she issued in August denying driver’s licenses to deferred action participants at a press conference in Phoenix Tuesday night. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012213_immigration_reform/immigration-advocates-happy-inaugural-mention-eager-action/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012213_immigration_reform/immigration-advocates-happy-inaugural-mention-eager-action/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Latino groups, citing the mention of immigration reform and the prominent role Hispanics played in Monday’s inauguration, said they are optimistic that President Barack Obama can move beyond words to action in his second term - and impatient for that to happen. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012213_citizens_united/video-looking-back-three-years-citizens-united/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012213_citizens_united/video-looking-back-three-years-citizens-united/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Center for Public Integrity interviews Citizens United President David Bossie on the third anniversary of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, which prompted major changes to the nation’s campaign finance rules. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012213_gay_inaugural/for-gays-inaugural-obamas-call-equality-strikes-chord/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012213_gay_inaugural/for-gays-inaugural-obamas-call-equality-strikes-chord/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In his inaugural address Monday, Obama stressed equality, explicitly pointing to gay rights as an area where more work needs to be done in his second term. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012213_az_inauguration/arizonans-join-thousands-mall-obamas-swearing-in/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012213_az_inauguration/arizonans-join-thousands-mall-obamas-swearing-in/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Middle school students from Tucson woke before sunrise Monday so they could compete with hundreds of thousands for a seat on the National Mall to see the inauguration. They were not able to get closer than a mile to the Capitol and had to watch President Obama sworn in on a big screen, but that didn’t dampen enthusiasm of the students from Dodge Middle School. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012113_defense_stanton/as-cuts-loom-phx-mayor-criticizes-congress-inaction/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012113_defense_stanton/as-cuts-loom-phx-mayor-criticizes-congress-inaction/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton joined other mayors who criticized Washington leaders for their inability to act on a budget. The mayors fear that the failure to reach a budget agreement could cripple local economies, if drastic spending cuts are allowed to kick in this spring. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012113_obama_inauguration_speech/obama-we-are-made-this-moment-and-we-will-seize-it/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012113_obama_inauguration_speech/obama-we-are-made-this-moment-and-we-will-seize-it/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Complete text: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of our democracy. We recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names. (with video) 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012013_inauguration_lobbyists/obama-inauguration-sponsors-spent-millions-influencing-govt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012013_inauguration_lobbyists/obama-inauguration-sponsors-spent-millions-influencing-govt/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama has long vowed to “take on” federal lobbyists, swearing off their campaign cash, curtailing access to his administration, and lately, directing his Presidential Inaugural Committee to reject their donations. But, while Obama has banned donations to his second inaugural celebration from lobbyists, no such prohibition exists on donations from the corporations that employ them. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012013_obama_sworn_in/obama-sworn-sunday-before-inaugural-ceremonies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012013_obama_sworn_in/obama-sworn-sunday-before-inaugural-ceremonies/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama was officially sworn into office on Sunday shortly before noon per constitutional mandate, in a small ceremony at the White House. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012013_az_inauguration/student-stalwart-soldier-arizonans-inaugural-numerous-reasons/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012013_az_inauguration/student-stalwart-soldier-arizonans-inaugural-numerous-reasons/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Many Arizonans are making the trip to Washington for Monday’s Inauguration Day festivities. They include National Guardsmen who will help run the event, musicians who will march in the inaugural parade and students here to witness history firsthand, along with an estimated 800,000 others from around the nation. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011813_border_roundup/border-roundup-winter-weather-dangers-border-implications-gun-control-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011813_border_roundup/border-roundup-winter-weather-dangers-border-implications-gun-control-debate/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com New reminders of environmental danger on the border, national and state politicians address immigration issues, law enforcement on both sides of the border deals with crime and gun violence issues 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011613_giffords_time/gunfighter-gabby-makes-time-cover/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011613_giffords_time/gunfighter-gabby-makes-time-cover/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com On the day President Obama unveiled a comprehensive package of gun control and mental health measures, Time Magazine put former Tucson congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on its cover, calling her a “gunfighter,” along with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Vice President Joe Biden. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011313_more_binders_of_women/meanwhile-more-binders-full-women/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011313_more_binders_of_women/meanwhile-more-binders-full-women/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Women may hold up half the sky, but they don’t look likely to feature heavily in the president’s next cabinet. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011213_everything_drones/everything-we-know-so-far-drone-strikes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011213_everything_drones/everything-we-know-so-far-drone-strikes/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The U.S. is conducting drone strikes in in at least three countries beyond Iraq and Afghanistan. Here’s a reading guide to understanding the U.S.’ shadow wars. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010913_clean_energy/obamas-clean-energy-progress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010913_clean_energy/obamas-clean-energy-progress/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Despite congressional failure to pass essential legislation to reduce carbon pollution and establish a renewable electricity standard, during its first term the Obama administration successfully adopted policies to protect public health from air pollution, lower oil consumption, and create jobs. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010313_times_drones/ny-times-loses-drone-lawsuit-against-obama-administration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010313_times_drones/ny-times-loses-drone-lawsuit-against-obama-administration/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The New York Times had filed the drone lawsuit against the Obama administration seeking more information about the attacks. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123012_obama_nra_proposal/obama-im-skeptical-nras-proposal-school-safety/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123012_obama_nra_proposal/obama-im-skeptical-nras-proposal-school-safety/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Speaking on Meet the Press, President Barack Obama said that he was skeptical of the NRA’s proposal to put armed guards in schools. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123012_wire_tapping/senate-approves-fisa-reauthorizing-warrantless-wiretapping/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123012_wire_tapping/senate-approves-fisa-reauthorizing-warrantless-wiretapping/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The US Senate approved FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Friday, reauthorizing the Bush era’s warrantless wiretapping. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123012_axis_of_ridiculous/north-korea-axis-ridiculous/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123012_axis_of_ridiculous/north-korea-axis-ridiculous/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com There’s a new Kim in town, but can we expect the bad boy regime in Pyongyang to change? 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122812_fiscal_cliff_crisis/fiscal-cliff-continuing-crisis/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122812_fiscal_cliff_crisis/fiscal-cliff-continuing-crisis/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com I have been hesitant to write about the so-called fiscal cliff, but it looks as if one of two things will happen: Either we’re going off the cliff/curb/ramp, or President Obama will sell out the middle class safety net to get a deal. We don’t have a debt crisis. We have an unemployment, opportunity and economic growth crisis, none of which will be addressed by the GOP austerity fetish or Obama’s itchy trigger finger on “reforming entitlements.” 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122712_viral_spiral/viral-spiral-2012s-most-egregious-and-asked-about-online-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122712_viral_spiral/viral-spiral-2012s-most-egregious-and-asked-about-online-claims/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com We’ve long warned our readers to make good use of the delete key when emails spreading sketchy claims pop up in their inboxes. But we’ve found that old viral emails, unfortunately, never die — and new ones spread like a highly contagious disease. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122712_mental_health_coverage/after-conn-shootings-questions-mental-health-insurance/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122712_mental_health_coverage/after-conn-shootings-questions-mental-health-insurance/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Insurance coverage for mental health treatment has long been spotty. More than a quarter of adults have a diagnosable mental health problem in any given year, but fewer than half receive treatment. While the Affordable Care Act goes a long way toward assuring coverage for most Americans, some gaps persist. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122712_immig_polling/immigration-polls-americans-put-11-million-undocumented-first/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122712_immig_polling/immigration-polls-americans-put-11-million-undocumented-first/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com On the heels of November’s presidential election, the conversation on immigration reform has changed dramatically and for the better. Recent polling shows that the American people want immigration reform to first and foremost provide undocumented immigrants with a pathway to citizenship. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122612_ammo_sales/35-years-ammo-magazines-sold-72-hours/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122612_ammo_sales/35-years-ammo-magazines-sold-72-hours/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Ammo supplier Brownells says sales of 3 1/2 years of magazines in 72 hours a response to stricter gun control. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122212_gun_facts/gun-rhetoric-vs-gun-facts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122212_gun_facts/gun-rhetoric-vs-gun-facts/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The mass shooting in Newtown has reignited a national debate on gun control. Some facts are clear — there has been a massive increase in gun sales. Some things are not so clear — such as whether there is causation between more guns and more violent crimes. And some are contrary to the general impression — for example, the rate of gun murders is down, not up. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122212_newtown_shooting_op/searching-answers-after-sandy-hook-shootings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122212_newtown_shooting_op/searching-answers-after-sandy-hook-shootings/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com It feels wrong to speak of children in the past tense. Their lives are just unfolding, with so many years ahead. But the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut last Friday stopped short the lives of 20 young children, erasing their future, breaking the natural order of birth and death—and breaking the hearts of their families and community. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122112_ex_marine_release/mexico-release-jailed-ex-marine-jon-hammar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122112_ex_marine_release/mexico-release-jailed-ex-marine-jon-hammar/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Hammar’s release comes a day after two Republican congressmen urged Americans to cancel their travel plans to Mexico until the country freed the ex-Marine. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122012_biden_gun_control/joe-biden-head-white-house-gun-control-effort/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122012_biden_gun_control/joe-biden-head-white-house-gun-control-effort/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Vice President Joe Biden has been tapped by President Barack Obama to lead the White House’s effort to address gun control in the United States. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_comfort_dogs_newtown/comfort-dogs-deployed-newtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_comfort_dogs_newtown/comfort-dogs-deployed-newtown/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A team of golden retrievers have arrived in Newtown, Connecticut, to help those grieving after a shooting rampage on Friday killed 27 people, most of them young children. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_rove_irs_promises/karl-roves-dark-money-group-promised-limited-lobbying/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_rove_irs_promises/karl-roves-dark-money-group-promised-limited-lobbying/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In a confidential 2010 filing, Crossroads GPS — the dark money group that spent more than $70 million from anonymous donors on the 2012 election — told the Internal Revenue Service that its efforts would focus on public education, research and shaping legislation and policy. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_gun_sales_surge/gun-sales-surge-america/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_gun_sales_surge/gun-sales-surge-america/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Americans tried to buy 2 million guns in November this year, according to statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121712_newtown_debate_op/newtown-shootings-americas-moment-truth/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121712_newtown_debate_op/newtown-shootings-americas-moment-truth/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As parents and loved ones struggle to come to terms with unimaginable grief, a nation, with its president in the forefront, is trying to understand what in its makeup leads so regularly to scenes of mayhem and death. The answers will not be easy to uncover, but at last, it seems, Americans have the will to begin. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121412_obama_newton/video-obama-conn-shootings-been-through-this-too-many-times/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121412_obama_newton/video-obama-conn-shootings-been-through-this-too-many-times/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As a country, we have been through this too many times ... And we’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics ... May God bless the memory of the victims and, in the words of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121112_brewer_third_term/a-third-term-brewer-despite-law-some-say-its-possible/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121112_brewer_third_term/a-third-term-brewer-despite-law-some-say-its-possible/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com With attention turning toward the 2014 gubernatorial race, much of the discussion revolves around Gov. Jan Brewer’s intentions – and whether she’s even eligible to run. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121112_piecemeal_immigration/piecemeal-immigration-proposals-miss-point/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121112_piecemeal_immigration/piecemeal-immigration-proposals-miss-point/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In the immediate wake of historic losses with Latino voters in this year’s presidential election, numerous Republicans embraced policy reforms that would legalize the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121012_mega_donations/last-minute-mega-donations-fueled-super-pac-attacks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121012_mega_donations/last-minute-mega-donations-fueled-super-pac-attacks/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Sheldon Adelson, Michael Bloomberg among eleventh-hour donors to drop millions into super PAC coffers. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120612_economic_forecast/economists-az-recovery-still-few-years-off/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120612_economic_forecast/economists-az-recovery-still-few-years-off/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona’s economy could fully recover in three years as long as the so-called fiscal cliff doesn’t kick the nation back into recession, a panel of experts said at an economic forecast luncheon. Experts predict Arizona will see more jobs being created, more single-family homes being built and higher retail sales. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120612_fiscal_cliff_duel/dueling-fiscal-cliff-deceptions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120612_fiscal_cliff_duel/dueling-fiscal-cliff-deceptions/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A fog of misinformation has settled on the fiscal cliff, as both House Speaker John Boehner and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have traded conflicting, misleading and false statements in recent days on the president’s deficit-reduction plan. 2013-05-19T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120612_obama_indians/obama-cites-gains-pledges-action-tribal-conference/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120612_obama_indians/obama-cites-gains-pledges-action-tribal-conference/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama told tribal leaders from across the nation Wednesday that while gains have been made in Indian Country in his first four years in office, more work needs to be done. 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