http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/gop gop news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-city-council-approves-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-city-council-approves-budget/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Former state Sen. Frank Antenori, plus Jesse Lugo, Ward 2 Councilman Paul Cunningham, state Rep. Ethan Orr (R-LD9), financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-arizonas-economy-showing-signs-recovery/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-arizonas-economy-showing-signs-recovery/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Inteviews with economist Jim Rounds, VP Elliott D. Pollack & Co.; Steve Kozachik Ward 6 Tucson City councilman; Mark B. Evans, administrator of Tucsoncitizen.com; financial advisor Shelly Fishman; and Ken Strobeck, executive director of the Arizona League of Cities and Towns. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-candidates-buehler-garcia-montenegro/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-candidates-buehler-garcia-montenegro/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with Hank Stephenson of the Arizona Capitol Times, Jesse Lugo, and TucsonSentinel.com columnist Jimmy Zuma; plus Ben Buehler-Garcia, Republican Ward 3 Tucson City Council candidate, and Rep. Steve Montenegro, who’s seeking the Republican nomination for Arizona secretary of state. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_jeb_bush_jobs/jeb-bushs-manufacturing-claim-falls-down-jobs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_jeb_bush_jobs/jeb-bushs-manufacturing-claim-falls-down-jobs/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In touting conservative policies in Republican-controlled states, Jeb Bush claimed, “The Southeast is leading a renaissance in American manufacturing.” Not so. The Midwest has experienced a 9 percent increase in manufacturing jobs since the sector began its recovery in February 2010. That’s double the growth rate of the nine states in the Southeast. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_immigration_az/az-officials-bring-case-immigration-reform-washington/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_immigration_az/az-officials-bring-case-immigration-reform-washington/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A delegation of Arizona officials came to Washington to press for comprehensive immigration reform, saying the time to act is now while the nation is paying attention. “Congress is listening,” said one. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031213_obamacare/gop-budget-revives-obamacare-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031213_obamacare/gop-budget-revives-obamacare-claims/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The release of the House GOP budget by Rep. Paul Ryan has sparked a resurgence of false and misleading claims about the Affordable Care Act, which the budget seeks to largely repeal. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012413_primary_date/gop-lawmaker-time-arizonas-primary-with-iowa-caucuses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012413_primary_date/gop-lawmaker-time-arizonas-primary-with-iowa-caucuses/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Rep. Phil Lovas, R-Peoria, says the change would give Arizona a bigger say in presidential politics and more candidates to look at. But it likely also would result in sanctions from national parties, as happened with the state’s delegation to the 2012 Republican National Convention. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010913_dem_safety_plan/az-dem-double-school-resource-officers-close-gun-show-loophole/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010913_dem_safety_plan/az-dem-double-school-resource-officers-close-gun-show-loophole/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Rep. Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, says spending $261 million to beef up school security, help at-risk students and address the needs of the mentally ill would help prevent gun violence in schools and communities. A House GOP spokesman calls the proposal “irrelevant.” 2013-05-24T09:17:02+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/ 09:17:00Z 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. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+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/ 09:17:00Z 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. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120312_courting_latinos/latinos-gop-immigration-efforts-not-enough-court-voting-bloc/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120312_courting_latinos/latinos-gop-immigration-efforts-not-enough-court-voting-bloc/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A new Republican plan dubbed the Achieve Act, offered by Sens. Jon Kyl of Arizona and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, would offer certain illegal immigrants legal status without granting citizenship. But several Latino groups see the new plan as a ploy to gain Latino votes. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111412_examine_immigration_penalties/gop-immigration-hardliner-told-constituent-take-family-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111412_examine_immigration_penalties/gop-immigration-hardliner-told-constituent-take-family-mexico/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com t every congressional Republican is joining the GOP rush to mend fences with Latino voters by embracing the pursuit of comprehensive immigration reform. Rep. Steve King of Iowa made it plain after the election that he doesn’t approve of the chatter from his party’s “establishment” on the issue. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110512_obscure_group_donations/obscure-groups-donations-include-campaign-against-dem-lawmaker/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110512_obscure_group_donations/obscure-groups-donations-include-campaign-against-dem-lawmaker/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Americans for Responsible Leadership, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, continues to pour money into the opposition against Proposition 121 and Proposition 204 and added to its activities by funding a mailing this week opposing a Democrat for state House. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093012_jcscottshow/jc-scott-flake-hits-carmona-tobacco-holdings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093012_jcscottshow/jc-scott-flake-hits-carmona-tobacco-holdings/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and the GOP state Senate candidate in LD9, Tyler Mott; plus attorney Don Loose. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092612_obama_stump_speech/factcheck-obamas-stump-speech/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092612_obama_stump_speech/factcheck-obamas-stump-speech/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com It’s the oldest form of political communication. Before there was Twitter or Facebook, before there were 30-second television ads, or super PACs, or even radio or newspapers — there was the stump speech. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092412_horne_mortgage_settlment/horne-57m-from-mortgage-settlement-will-help-az-homeowners/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092412_horne_mortgage_settlment/horne-57m-from-mortgage-settlement-will-help-az-homeowners/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona will use $57 million from its share of settlements with mortgage lenders to help people facing foreclosure stay in their homes and provide counseling, legal assistance and oversight, Attorney General Tom Horne said Monday. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082812_usual_politics/rain-halts-convention-but-doesnt-stop-gop-conventioneers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082812_usual_politics/rain-halts-convention-but-doesnt-stop-gop-conventioneers/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The politicking went on as usual Monday for Arizona delegates at the Republican National Convention, despite some events being canceled because of the weather. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082012_war_on_women/campaign-2012-its-war-women-stupid/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082012_war_on_women/campaign-2012-its-war-women-stupid/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A misstep by Republican Todd Akin puts abortion front and center in the campaign. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081312_dark_money_groups/two-dark-money-groups-outspending-all-super-pacs-combined/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081312_dark_money_groups/two-dark-money-groups-outspending-all-super-pacs-combined/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Two conservative nonprofits have spent more on TV ads to influence the presidential race so far than all other super PACs put together, new spending estimates show. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081312_ryan_reading_guide/reading-guide-best-reporting-paul-ryan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081312_ryan_reading_guide/reading-guide-best-reporting-paul-ryan/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A collection of the best stories out there on Paul Ryan’s positions and background, as gathered by ProPublica. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071712_obama_medicare/why-insurers-want-obamacares-medicaid-business/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071712_obama_medicare/why-insurers-want-obamacares-medicaid-business/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Pay no attention to GOP governors and House leaders; insurance firms need new customers. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041412_occupy_obamacare_videos/bizarre-super-pac-videos-attack-obamacare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041412_occupy_obamacare_videos/bizarre-super-pac-videos-attack-obamacare/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Angered by Obama’s health insurance overhaul, a former supporter of the president wants to turn the election season into a horror movie with the aid of a super PAC. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_antenori_fundraising/antenori-campaign-debt-trailing-badly-fundraising/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_antenori_fundraising/antenori-campaign-debt-trailing-badly-fundraising/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Congressional hopeful Frank Antenori trails his Republican competitors in raising campaign funds — by at least $96,000 each. The four others in the running for the GOP primary raised between $133,000 and $260,000. Antenori brought in just $36,000, and is nearly $3,000 in the red. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_antenori_cd8/antenori-gop-special-down-two-candidates/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_antenori_cd8/antenori-gop-special-down-two-candidates/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As the CD8 special election looms, GOP candidate Frank Antenori declared that the primary field is essentially a two-man race between him and Jesse Kelly. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040212_misleading_energy_ads/more-keystone-pipeline-piffle/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040212_misleading_energy_ads/more-keystone-pipeline-piffle/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The misleading assault on the president’s energy policies continues. Regarding the pipeline, there’s nothing stopping more Canadian oil from coming into the U.S. right now. Existing cross-border pipelines could carry perhaps 1 million additional barrels of oil per day. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_gop_debate/more-agreement-than-definition-gop-cd8-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_gop_debate/more-agreement-than-definition-gop-cd8-debate/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tucson radio personality Jon Justice was joking when he referred to Arizona’s CD8 Republican candidates as “SittenoriMcJesse,” but Thursday night’s debate at Sabino High School was more of a tacit agreement session with a side of lowbrow humor than a debate. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_super_pacs_masked/super-pacs-masked-by-nonprofits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_super_pacs_masked/super-pacs-masked-by-nonprofits/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Super PACs are the perceived demons of the 2012 campaign, but associated nonprofits, which don’t have to disclose their donors, are far more troubling. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022812_early_ballots/with-romney-strong-early-ballot-returns-light/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022812_early_ballots/with-romney-strong-early-ballot-returns-light/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com With polls forecasting Mitt Romney as the frontrunner in Arizona’s winner-take-all Republican primary, early ballot returns have been lower than expected. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022312_gop_debate_factcheck/facts-get-mauled-mesa-gop-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022312_gop_debate_factcheck/facts-get-mauled-mesa-gop-debate/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The four GOP candidates met in Mesa for another debate, and mauled a few facts. Santorum claimed earmarks were done in an “open” process; Romney said dispensing morning-after pills to rape victims was “voluntary” for Catholic hospitals; Gingrich kept on claiming he balanced federal budgets that Congress approved after he resigned. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022012_az_pres_poll/romney-barely-tops-santorum-az-primary-poll/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022012_az_pres_poll/romney-barely-tops-santorum-az-primary-poll/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021712_kelly_poll_cd8/poll-jesse-kelly-leads-crowded-gop-pack-cd8-primary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021712_kelly_poll_cd8/poll-jesse-kelly-leads-crowded-gop-pack-cd8-primary/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Jesse Kelly is out in front of the field of Republican candidates in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a poll by a PAC supporting him. Kelly is supported by 43 percent of likely GOP primary voters. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_santorum_tucson/gops-santorum-make-tucson-stop/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_santorum_tucson/gops-santorum-make-tucson-stop/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum will speak at a Tucson Tea Party event in Tucson next Wednesday, before a GOP debate in Mesa. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_kelly_cd8/jesse-kelly-files-replace-giffords/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_kelly_cd8/jesse-kelly-files-replace-giffords/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Jesse Kelly, the Tea Party-backed Republican who narrowly lost to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in 2010, filed paperwork Tuesday to run to replace the retiring congresswoman in a special election. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012212_romneytaxreturnshocker/news-flash-mitt-makes-millions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012212_romneytaxreturnshocker/news-flash-mitt-makes-millions/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will release his tax records today. Yawn. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011012_hellon_supes/gops-mike-hellon-seeks-open-county-supervisor-seat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011012_hellon_supes/gops-mike-hellon-seeks-open-county-supervisor-seat/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Businessman Mike Hellon has declared his candidacy for the Pima County Board of Supervisors seat being vacated by the retiring Ann Day. Hellon is a former head of the state Republican Party. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121711_zip_it/hey-democrats-zip-it/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121711_zip_it/hey-democrats-zip-it/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The best course of action for Democrats is to sit back and let Republicans wound their own. Increasingly, the GOP nominating process is serving Democrats—peeling back the layers of obfuscation and exposing the weaknesses and inadequacies of its likely nominees. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100511_palin_out/sarah-palin-wont-run-president/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100511_palin_out/sarah-palin-wont-run-president/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday that she will not run for president. The announcement follows Tuesday’s word from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie that he won’t be jumping into the race, leaving little doubt that Republicans will nominate someone already running. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092311_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-gop-chair-predicts-clean-sweep-city-election/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092311_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-gop-chair-predicts-clean-sweep-city-election/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Friday Focus newsmaker interview is with Pima County Republican Party Chair Carolyn Cox. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091211_pres_primary/brewer-keeps-presidential-primary-feb-28/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091211_pres_primary/brewer-keeps-presidential-primary-feb-28/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Saying she’s satisfied that a scheduled GOP debate will push Arizona issues to the forefront, Gov. Jan Brewer announced the state’s presidential primary will remain on Feb. 28. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082511_bachmann_guide/a-handy-guide-michele-bachmann-and-her-record/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082511_bachmann_guide/a-handy-guide-michele-bachmann-and-her-record/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Though she certainly has a challenger in Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has held the title of Tea Party favorite thus far in the presidential race, touting her opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage, support of “intelligent design,” and rejection of the scientific consensus that human activity is a leading cause of global warming. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080811_gosar_wildfire/trial-by-wildfire-freshman-rep-gosar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080811_gosar_wildfire/trial-by-wildfire-freshman-rep-gosar/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A year ago, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Flagstaff, was a dentist whose only government experience was as vice-chair of the American Dental Association’s lobbying arm. “‘Drill, baby, drill’ meant something completely different to me,” Gosar joked. (with video) 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072811_grand_canyon_grijalva_op/grijalva-gop-lawmakers-have-grand-canyon-under-siege/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072811_grand_canyon_grijalva_op/grijalva-gop-lawmakers-have-grand-canyon-under-siege/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com It’s not too dramatic to say the Grand Canyon has been under siege from mining claims for several years now. Unfortunately, several of my Arizona congressional colleagues have taken stands that would make sure that siege continues. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072511_tancredo_pearce/immigration-activist-tancredo-backing-pearce-recall/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072511_tancredo_pearce/immigration-activist-tancredo-backing-pearce-recall/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tom Tancredo, a former U.S. representative from Colorado known for his opposition to illegal immigration, is backing state Sen. Russell Pearce in his recall election. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070511_miller_republicans/republicans-miller-cause-division-and-chaos/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070511_miller_republicans/republicans-miller-cause-division-and-chaos/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Pima County Republican Party threw another punch at Chairman Brian Miller on Tuesday, saying the titular head of the county party has caused “division and chaos.” 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070111_miller_gop/gop-chair-miller-refuses-resign-quotes-animal-house-speech/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070111_miller_gop/gop-chair-miller-refuses-resign-quotes-animal-house-speech/#When: 09:14:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Brian Miller may be still the chairman of the Pima GOP, but he’s without the keys to his kingdom. Or a checkbook. And the party’s ordered him not to speak in public. The move effectively ends—at least for the moment—Miller’s leadership of the county party, although he refuses to resign. 2011-07-01T09:14:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062711_bachmann_presidential_bid/bachmann-announces-gop-presidential-bid/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062711_bachmann_presidential_bid/bachmann-announces-gop-presidential-bid/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced her entry into the GOP presidential race Monday with a fiery anti-government speech in Iowa. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051711_fox_news/fox-news-historic-mistake/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051711_fox_news/fox-news-historic-mistake/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Here’s a large statement with scanty evidence, yet one I believe nonetheless: 21st century media historians will record that the decline of Fox News Channel as a dominant force in right-wing politics began on May 16, 2011. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050711_ryan_budget_spin/paul-ryans-budget-spin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050711_ryan_budget_spin/paul-ryans-budget-spin/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan spreads some false and misleading information in a series of “Setting The Record Straight” Web posts, in which he criticizes the president’s proposed budget and promotes his own. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041111_think_again_ryan_budget/just-how-brave-radical-and-smart-ryan-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041111_think_again_ryan_budget/just-how-brave-radical-and-smart-ryan-budget/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The “liberal” media is full of praise for Rep. Ryan’s budget plan, which attacks many programs liberals typically support, says Eric Alterman. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022111_tea_party_think_again/a-real-tea-pity-party/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022111_tea_party_think_again/a-real-tea-pity-party/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com If the media is out to get the Tea Party, they are sure being kind about it. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021811_gray_wolves/gop-legislators-want-remove-gray-wolf-from-endangered-list/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021811_gray_wolves/gop-legislators-want-remove-gray-wolf-from-endangered-list/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A group GOP lawmakers wants to urge Congress to remove the endangered species designation for the gray wolf, including a subspecies reintroduced in Arizona in 1998. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011611_cpac_fact_check/fact-checking-republicans-cpac/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011611_cpac_fact_check/fact-checking-republicans-cpac/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Republicans at the Conservative Political Action Conference this past weekend strayed at times from the facts, although for the most part, they stuck to expressing their low opinions of the current administration and its policies. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021011_kyl_retire/kyl-retire-from-senate-seat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021011_kyl_retire/kyl-retire-from-senate-seat/#When: 11:03:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Arizona’s junior U.S. Senator, Jon Kyl, plans to retire at the end of his term. The Senate’s number two Republican leader said he wouldn’t seek a fourth term at a Thursday morning news conference in Phoenix. 2011-02-10T11:03:12-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020711_abortion_ultrasound/gop-lawmaker-wants-women-seeking-abortion-see-ultrasounds/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020711_abortion_ultrasound/gop-lawmaker-wants-women-seeking-abortion-see-ultrasounds/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A Republican lawmaker wants to require women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound and listen to the heartbeat of the fetus at least one hour before the procedure, saying it would give them the necessary information to make an informed decision. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010311_health_care_repeal/new-house-gop-leaders-plan-early-vote-health-law-repeal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010311_health_care_repeal/new-house-gop-leaders-plan-early-vote-health-law-repeal/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com This week, a new Congress will begin on Capitol Hill. And, as the GOP takes control of the House and gains new muscle in the Senate, the Republican to-do list in the House is clear. At the top is a vote to repeal the health overhaul. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122410_factcheck_gop/let-distortions-begin-election-2012-sneak-preview/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122410_factcheck_gop/let-distortions-begin-election-2012-sneak-preview/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com It has been seven weeks now since the midterms, but that doesn’t mean there’s no campaigning going on. Republican presidential aspirants are off and running, jockeying for exposure. We’ve been keeping track, and have noticed some twisting of the truth – already! 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121610_start/new-start-test-gop-seriousness/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121610_start/new-start-test-gop-seriousness/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The New START nuclear reduction treaty boasts genuine bipartisan support and ratification is crucial to restore the verification system. The Republican leadership in the Senate, however, prefers yet more delays because they fear losing their leverage once it’s time to vote yes or no. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121510_whowouldjesus/who-would-jesus-let-die/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121510_whowouldjesus/who-would-jesus-let-die/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Jan Brewer found that a good way to save 1/10th of 1% of our deficit, approximately $1.4 million, is to remove poor people from the lists of those who are waiting for organ transplants. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121410_dadt_op/turning-momentum-into-votes-against-dadt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121410_dadt_op/turning-momentum-into-votes-against-dadt/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Senate last week failed to proceed to debate the Fiscal Year 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes language to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for gays and lesbians serving in the U.S. military. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121310_health_reform_op/how-health-reform-game-has-changed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121310_health_reform_op/how-health-reform-game-has-changed/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com By some accounts, the Republican takeover of the House is a game changer for health reform. But more attention should be directed elsewhere. The future trajectory of health reform will be shaped far more by interest group agendas and state-level actions than by the new House leadership’s stated plans. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121110_miller_gop_chair/brian-miller-elected-pima-gop-chair/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121110_miller_gop_chair/brian-miller-elected-pima-gop-chair/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Brian Miller, who lost in the CD8 Republican primary, was elected chairman of the Pima County Republican Party on Saturday. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120710_pacs_dems/pacs-flocked-blue-dog-dems-then-fled-after-crucial-votes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120710_pacs_dems/pacs-flocked-blue-dog-dems-then-fled-after-crucial-votes/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Blue Dog PAC raised more than $2.5 million over 2009 and 2010, almost entirely from PACs. But ultimately 58 of these special interest PACs also decided to donate to individual opponents of Blue Dog Coalition members. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120610_gop_health_reform/gop-rallying-cry-health-reform-states-rights/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120610_gop_health_reform/gop-rallying-cry-health-reform-states-rights/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Republicans are planning their next moves to challenge the new health law. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120310_obama_health_law/obama-faces-tough-talk-health-law-from-gop/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120310_obama_health_law/obama-faces-tough-talk-health-law-from-gop/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com On Thursday, President Obama met with a newly elected governors—many from the GOP—to defend his health overhaul plan. It wasn’t a completely friendly meeting. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120130_chamberofcommerce/chamber-seeks-cash-anti-regulation-effort/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120130_chamberofcommerce/chamber-seeks-cash-anti-regulation-effort/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Even as it plowed tens of millions of dollars into ads this year to help mostly Republicans notch Congressional victories, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was initiating a new effort to raise millions more from energy, health insurance, financial services, and other firms to fund a new anti-regulatory campaign. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112410_health_reform/poll-most-favor-health-reform-democrat-dares-gop-repeal-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112410_health_reform/poll-most-favor-health-reform-democrat-dares-gop-repeal-law/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A majority of Americans want the Congress to keep the new health care law or actually expand it, despite Republican claims that they have a mandate from the people to kill it, according to a new poll. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112210_healthcare_premiums/the-truth-health-insurance-premiums/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112210_healthcare_premiums/the-truth-health-insurance-premiums/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Leading Republicans in Congress are blaming the new health care law for double-digit rate increases being sought by insurance companies in Washington state, New York and Connecticut. But insurance regulators, leading health care experts and the companies themselves mostly blame an old culprit: rising medical costs. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111610_health_law_target/republicans-confront-realities-health-overhaul-position-themselves-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111610_health_law_target/republicans-confront-realities-health-overhaul-position-themselves-congress/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Even with a new majority in the House come January, Republicans concede that winning a repeal vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate is unlikely – and the two-thirds needed to override a presidential veto, well out of reach. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111510_lame_duck/immigration-deal-unlikely-during-lame-duck-session/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111510_lame_duck/immigration-deal-unlikely-during-lame-duck-session/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com With the Obama mandate of 2008 slipping away, Congressional Democrats hope to find a more practical species of Republican sitting in their assigned seats later this month when the “lame duck” Congress reconvenes in Washington. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111210_health_law_overhaul/gop-takes-hard-line-health-care-overhaul-look-democratic-allies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111210_health_law_overhaul/gop-takes-hard-line-health-care-overhaul-look-democratic-allies/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Republicans aren’t softening their tough criticism of the health law even as they seek Democratic allies to join them in their bid to repeal the overhaul. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111010_health_law_investigation/gop-pushes-health-law-investigation-dems-consider-revisions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111010_health_law_investigation/gop-pushes-health-law-investigation-dems-consider-revisions/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com GOP lawmakers are considering using their new posts in powerful House committees to “go after President Obama’s health care overhaul, and they’re focusing on questions uppermost in the minds of consumers: What’s it going to cost? Can I keep the coverage I have if I like it?” 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110510_health_law_gop/republicans-map-out-strategy-defeat-health-care-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110510_health_law_gop/republicans-map-out-strategy-defeat-health-care-reform/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Republicans say they will try to deny money to put Obama’s new health care law into effect, though they have not made clear what they would do to make up the cost savings that would be lost if they succeeded in repealing the law. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110410_gop_committee_heads/meet-likely-house-committee-chairs-who-promise-roll-back-job-killing-regs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110410_gop_committee_heads/meet-likely-house-committee-chairs-who-promise-roll-back-job-killing-regs/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Impending Republican control of the House means there will be new leaders on powerful House committees. Here’s a quick introduction — or reintroduction — to some of the lawmakers who will likely win these important chairmanships. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110410_health_law_future/whats-next-health-law-repeal-compromise-conflict/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110410_health_law_future/whats-next-health-law-repeal-compromise-conflict/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Republican leaders Wednesday set their sights on repeal of the law. “It’s pretty clear that the Obama-Pelosi agenda is being rejected by the American people,” John Boehner, the speaker-in-waiting, told reporters. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110310_midterm_health_care/gop-looks-use-house-majority-overturn-health-care-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110310_midterm_health_care/gop-looks-use-house-majority-overturn-health-care-reform/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Now in control of the House of Representatives, Republicans are planning to flex their muscles quickly to try to repeal the Democratic health law — but even some GOP leaders acknowledge it is likely they can get rid of the law right away. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110210_factcheck_ads/the-2010-factcheck-awards/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110210_factcheck_ads/the-2010-factcheck-awards/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As usual in this election, we’ve focused on what was true or false in the flood of campaign advertising. We kept our opinions to ourselves, and laid out the evidence in as sober and evenhanded a fashion as we could manage. Well, enough of that. We present a look at funny, scary and just plain bizarre campaign ads. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110210_health_law_election/health-laws-fate-balance-as-gop-seems-poised-gains/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110210_health_law_election/health-laws-fate-balance-as-gop-seems-poised-gains/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Expected Republican wins in Congress and in statehouses throughout the country Tuesday would likely slow down implementation of the new health law and make the debate even more contentious. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110110_health_repeal/house-win-could-give-gop-ways-means-roll-back-health-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110110_health_repeal/house-win-could-give-gop-ways-means-roll-back-health-law/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A GOP takeover of the House would give Republicans the ability to attack the new law in new ways. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102910_health_care_spin/factcheckorg-anti-health-care-efforts-continue-misleading-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102910_health_care_spin/factcheckorg-anti-health-care-efforts-continue-misleading-claims/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As the election draws near, some conservative groups are making ever-wilder claims about the new health care law. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102810_health_reform_campaign/republicans-ready-health-repeal-agenda-democrats-continue-push/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102810_health_reform_campaign/republicans-ready-health-repeal-agenda-democrats-continue-push/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Many Democrats, concerned that voters view health care reform in a negative light, continue to not mention it. Republicans, predicted to take control of the House and increase their ranks in the Senate, continue to criticize the law as too large and too expensive. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102710_election_falsehoods/whoppers-campaign-2010/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102710_election_falsehoods/whoppers-campaign-2010/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Midterm elections are an embarrassment of riches for fact-checkers — this year more than others. With both parties fighting desperately control of the House and Senate, the amount of deceit in political advertising is at least as high as we’ve ever seen. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102510_dems_pharma/the-new-democrats-coalition-pharma-and-wall-street-love/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102510_dems_pharma/the-new-democrats-coalition-pharma-and-wall-street-love/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com When the Democrats took control of Congress in 2007 they promised a new era to end the excesses of what they labeled a Republican “culture of corruption.” Today, however, many of the same techniques and tactics are still in use, this time by Democrats. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102510_cd5_mitchell/cd5-mitchell-tight-race-vs-schweikert-retain-seat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102510_cd5_mitchell/cd5-mitchell-tight-race-vs-schweikert-retain-seat/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com David Schweikert said he’s having more fun in this election than he’s ever had, certainly more fun than two years ago when Rep. Harry Mitchell beat him by 10 points. A number of polls show the race is a toss-up, with both men pulling 40-45%. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102410_hope_hate_comic/hate-or-hope-same-choices-as-last-time/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102410_hope_hate_comic/hate-or-hope-same-choices-as-last-time/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com We are always guaranteed two things when we have a Republican president and a GOP majority in Congress. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102110_flat_tax_ad/analysis-democrats-ads-misrepresenting-foes-fairtax-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102110_flat_tax_ad/analysis-democrats-ads-misrepresenting-foes-fairtax-plan/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Democrats are running misleading ads in several House and Senate races accusing Republicans of supporting a “23 percent national sales tax.”  2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102110_health_polls/dems-gop-each-find-something-cheer-health-care-polls/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102110_health_polls/dems-gop-each-find-something-cheer-health-care-polls/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An AP-GfK poll has found that “the GOP is now leading Democrats on virtually every measure” except health care and social security, which is split nearly evenly. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101910_immigration_fiscal_op/illegal-immigration-vs-arizonas-fiscal-crisis/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101910_immigration_fiscal_op/illegal-immigration-vs-arizonas-fiscal-crisis/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Passions clash over the state’s political landscape: Illegal immigration exploded like a bomb over Arizona and for much of the year laid waste to efforts to resolve other urgent state issues. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101810_health_law_gop/support-dips-health-law-gop-aims-seize-opportunity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101810_health_law_gop/support-dips-health-law-gop-aims-seize-opportunity/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Politico reports that support among the public for the health overhaul dipped during the last month, even as the “percentage of Democrats who say they’ll go to the polls to defend the law rose. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101410_dem_health_campaign/democrats-mostly-silent-health-law-campaign-ads/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101410_dem_health_campaign/democrats-mostly-silent-health-law-campaign-ads/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Democrats are mostly remaining silent on the new health law as they release advertisements in bids to retain their seats in Congress, NPR reports. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101110_health_campaigning/health-overhaul-rhetoric-intensifies-campaign-trail/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101110_health_campaigning/health-overhaul-rhetoric-intensifies-campaign-trail/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In a debate Friday, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., “accused Republican challenger Ron Johnson of wanting to replace the program with a system that puts insurance companies in control.” 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/1510_goddard_brewer_poll/goddard-tightens-race-with-brewer-slightly/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/1510_goddard_brewer_poll/goddard-tightens-race-with-brewer-slightly/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The race between Republican Governor Jan Brewer and Democratic challenger Terry Goddard has grown a bit tighter, according to a new poll. But Brewer, seeking election in her own right, still has a 55-39 percent lead over the current state attorney general. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100510_insurance_polling/democrats-gain-polling-but-health-care-gives-enthusiasm-edge-gop/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100510_insurance_polling/democrats-gain-polling-but-health-care-gives-enthusiasm-edge-gop/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Democrats are gaining ground in campaign polling, but Republicans still hold a lead, buoyed in part by their stance on health care as the November midterm elections near. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100410_mccain_glassman_poll/mccain-widens-lead-over-glassman/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100410_mccain_glassman_poll/mccain-widens-lead-over-glassman/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sen. John McCain has widened his lead over challenger Rodney Glassman, a poll from Rasmussen Reports says. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090410_health_care_campaign/health-industry-funding-gop-more-than-dems-anti-reform-activity-ramps-up/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090410_health_care_campaign/health-industry-funding-gop-more-than-dems-anti-reform-activity-ramps-up/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A new portrait of the health industry has begun to take shape, with the insurance industry consistently donating more to Republicans than to Democrats since August 2009. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100110_insurance_website/health-insurance-prices-restrictions-now-federal-consumer-website/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100110_insurance_website/health-insurance-prices-restrictions-now-federal-consumer-website/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Healthcare.gov, the website created by the new health law to be a one-stop consumer resource, today unveiled detailed cost and benefits information about health plans available in the individual insurance market. It’s the first time such data have been made public - either by the government or industry. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092710_factcheck_pledge/factcheck-pledge-america-asserts-dubious-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092710_factcheck_pledge/factcheck-pledge-america-asserts-dubious-claims/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Republican “Pledge to America,” released Sept. 23, contains dubious factual claims about the economy, unemployment, taxes and the stimulus bill. Get the facts in this analysis. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091410_alterman_taxes_op/forget-question-answer-tax-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091410_alterman_taxes_op/forget-question-answer-tax-cuts/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Perhaps you’ve noticed that extending the Bush tax cuts is conservatives’ answer to everything. We understand why this is the case. After all, Dick Cheney defended a second set of Bush tax cuts following the midterm election by explaining, “This is our due.” 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082410_vote/kelly-beats-paton-cd8-glassman-wins-dem-senate-primary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082410_vote/kelly-beats-paton-cd8-glassman-wins-dem-senate-primary/#When: 18:15:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Updated Aug. 31, 7:15 p.m. Horne wins GOP AG race, has 892 vote lead. Kelly beats Paton, Glassman wins Dem Senate race. Sen. McCain and Gov. Brewer beat back primary challenges. Rookie McClung wins CD 7 primary. 2010-08-31T18:15:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081710_anchorbabies/repeal-birthright-citizenship-and-then-what/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081710_anchorbabies/repeal-birthright-citizenship-and-then-what/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Proposals to abolish the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship provision have ricocheted through the political noise machine. What would the removal of birthright citizenship mean for the country? Pierce the fog of rhetoric and you’ll quickly discover that nobody really knows. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081210_miller_cd8/miller-drops-out-cd8-house-race/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081210_miller_cd8/miller-drops-out-cd8-house-race/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Brian Miller quit the race for the Republican nomination in Congressional District 8 on Wednesday night, leaving just two to battle it out in the last two weeks before the primary election. “At this point I do not have the funds to continue this race,” Miller said. 2013-05-24T09:17:02+00:00