http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/john+mccain john+mccain news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_benghazi_revisited/benghazi-attack-revisited/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_benghazi_revisited/benghazi-attack-revisited/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Obama says the May 8 House hearing on Benghazi and subsequent reporting about it produced no new information. That’s largely the case, but the president misrepresented some facts at his May 13 press conference in dismissing the House investigation as a “political circus.” 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_mccain/mccain-holding-town-hall-oro-valley-thursday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_mccain/mccain-holding-town-hall-oro-valley-thursday/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sen. John McCain will hold a town hall Thursday in Oro Valley. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. at BASIS Oro Valley, 11155 N. Oracle Rd. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_flake_gun_poll/poll-flake-among-least-favorite-senators-after-gun-bill-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_flake_gun_poll/poll-flake-among-least-favorite-senators-after-gun-bill-vote/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s vote against expanded background checks on gun sales earlier this month caused his approval ratings to drop, making him one of the “most unpopular” senators in the country, a new poll says. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_border_prosecutions/immigration-bill-would-triple-border-crossing-prosecutions-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_border_prosecutions/immigration-bill-would-triple-border-crossing-prosecutions-tucson/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The comprehensive immigration reform bill unveiled in the Senate this week includes language calling for a tripling of the number of border-crossing prosecutions in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled an 800-page immigration reform bill Thursday, calling it a “fair, comprehensive and practical solution” to a difficult problem. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041913_giffords_guns/kelly-giffords-vow-continue-gun-control-fight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041913_giffords_guns/kelly-giffords-vow-continue-gun-control-fight/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A resolute Mark Kelly vowed Thursday that he and wife Gabrielle Giffords, a gun victim and former congresswoman, will campaign even harder for gun control after the Senate refused to expand background checks for gun sales. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041813_mccain_foriegn_policy_op/mccain-gop-cant-turn-away-from-internationalism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041813_mccain_foriegn_policy_op/mccain-gop-cant-turn-away-from-internationalism/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Our last election was not primarily, or even secondarily, about national security. But to the extent that a referendum was held on that issue, polls show that most Americans gave their vote to the Democrats. This was a sea change, and there are many reasons for it, but a major one is clearly the legacy of Iraq. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A new bipartisan immigration bill has been unveiled by the U.S. Senate, which if passed into law would provide a legal path to immigration for millions of illegal immigrants formerly denied such an opportunity. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immig_bill/full-text-immigration-reform-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immig_bill/full-text-immigration-reform-bill/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The full text of the immigration reform bill released by the Gang of 8: “Our immigration system is broken and it is time for a national conversation about how to fix it. We believe common-sense immigration reform is vital in order to secure America’s borders, advance our economic growth, and provide fuller access to the American dream.” 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents look for ways to stay on the job despite budget cuts that threaten security, nine states show how shifting demographics may shift immigration policy and cartel crime affects reporting coming out of Mexico. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_mccain_border/mccain-senators-grill-homeland-security-enforcement-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_mccain_border/mccain-senators-grill-homeland-security-enforcement-claims/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Senators questioned assurances Wednesday that the border is getting more secure, telling Homeland Security officials that the government needs a better plan and a better way of measuring progress on the border. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041013_mccain_funds/mccain-campaign-reels-riches-from-2008-legal-fund/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041013_mccain_funds/mccain-campaign-reels-riches-from-2008-legal-fund/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com More than four years after the fact, John McCain the senator is benefiting big time from John McCain the presidential candidate. That’s because the McCain-Palin Compliance Fund Inc. of a presidential election more than four years distant transferred $819,200 this winter to the Arizona Republican’s U.S. Senate campaign committee. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040313_immigrant_families/az-bishop-include-family-reunification-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040313_immigrant_families/az-bishop-include-family-reunification-immigration-reform/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Episcopal bishop for Arizona joined several religious and union leaders urging that family-unification policies be included in any comprehensive immigration reform legislation. The call came as federal lawmakers continued work on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_roundup/border-roundup-politicians-tour-nogales-mayors-travel-south/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_roundup/border-roundup-politicians-tour-nogales-mayors-travel-south/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com McCain and other ‘Gang of Eight’ members toured the border, Rothschild took Arizona mayors to Sonora, Brewer defended policy banning driver’s licenses for young immigrants and Napolitano said officials will review solitary confinement policy for immigration detainees 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_mccain/gang-8-senators-immigration-deal-requires-secured-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_mccain/gang-8-senators-immigration-deal-requires-secured-border/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com “We need to control the flow of people before we can bring people out of the shadows,” N.Y. Sen. Chuck Schumer said after a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday. A bipartisan group of senators called for more high-tech enforcement, but wouldn’t offer specifics on how to measure border security. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031313_border_tech/tucson-tech-could-eye-border-from-high/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031313_border_tech/tucson-tech-could-eye-border-from-high/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Anchored within proposals for a new national immigration policy is a call for more high-tech security along the U.S.-Mexico border. Parts of that technology – including an 80-foot tower bristling with sensors and cameras – could be developed and tested at the UA Science and Technology Park. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031113_mccain_tsa/mccain-wants-hearing-allowing-knives-planes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031113_mccain_tsa/mccain-wants-hearing-allowing-knives-planes/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Sen. John McCain is calling for a congressional hearing into the Transportation Safety Administration’s decision to allow small knives on planes. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030613_giffords_guns/giffords-returns-safeway-shooting-site-calls-gun-checks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030613_giffords_guns/giffords-returns-safeway-shooting-site-calls-gun-checks/#When: 16:57:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Gabby Giffords continued her call for tighter gun controls Wednesday in Tucson, returning to a Northwest Side grocery store to stand on the spot where she was shot a little over two years ago to hold a news conference. “Be bold. Be courageous. Please support background checks,” Giffords said. (with full video) 2013-03-06T16:57:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_drone_strikes/the-drone-war-doctrine-we-still-know-nothing-about/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_drone_strikes/the-drone-war-doctrine-we-still-know-nothing-about/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The focus on the targeting of American citizens overlooks many other strikes in which the U.S. doesn’t know who it’s killing. In these attacks, known as “signature strikes,” drone operators fire on people whose identities they do not know based on evidence of suspicious behavior or other “signatures.” 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_f35_funding/pentagon-criticizes-f-35-contractors-but-hands-over-dough/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_f35_funding/pentagon-criticizes-f-35-contractors-but-hands-over-dough/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com New funds provided for the troubled F35 just before the sequester. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022713_az_sequester_immig/az-lawmakers-irked-by-feds-release-100s-illegal-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022713_az_sequester_immig/az-lawmakers-irked-by-feds-release-100s-illegal-immigrants/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona Republicans blasted a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement decision to release hundreds of illegal immigrants in anticipation of March 1 budget cuts, with one calling it “pure political posturing.” 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_mccain_immig/mccain-gv-immigration-reform-requires-secured-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_mccain_immig/mccain-gv-immigration-reform-requires-secured-border/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Promoting immigration reform that requires more border security, including the deployment of fencing and technology used in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. Sen. John McCain spoke to an overflow crowd at a town hall in Green Valley on Tuesday. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021813_mccain_gv/mccain-holding-green-valley-town-hall-tuesday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021813_mccain_gv/mccain-holding-green-valley-town-hall-tuesday/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sen. John McCain will hold a town hall in Green Valley on Tuesday morning. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_jan8_families_guns/families-tucson-shooting-victims-urge-dc-act-gun-control/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_jan8_families_guns/families-tucson-shooting-victims-urge-dc-act-gun-control/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Emily Nottingham, whose son was killed in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was in Washington Tuesday urging lawmakers to pass stronger background checks and ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021013_border_apprehension/analyst-look-beyond-border-apprehension-data/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021013_border_apprehension/analyst-look-beyond-border-apprehension-data/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As the debate over federal immigration reform ramps up — and the border security component continues to be a major factor — statistics on border apprehensions are often used as a barometer to measure how effective security policies are. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020813_garcia_immig_op/nations-newest-immigrants-seek-own-pathway/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020813_garcia_immig_op/nations-newest-immigrants-seek-own-pathway/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For the flood of Latino immigrants who came to the United States in recent decades, the pathway to citizenship would not be a 3- to 5-hour process through Ellis Island with its near-guarantee acceptance rate of 98 percent.  There is no Statue of Liberty in Nogales, Ariz., beckoning: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Instead, there is a wall. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020513_mccain_az_op/mccain-arizona-against-everything/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020513_mccain_az_op/mccain-arizona-against-everything/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com John McCain represents many things. Arizona is not one of them. It’s just where he nominally hangs his hat. One more carpetbagger. Tragically, the electorate demanded nothing more. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013013_undoc_immigrants/at-last-glimmer-hope-undocumented-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013013_undoc_immigrants/at-last-glimmer-hope-undocumented-immigrants/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com It was not so very long ago that Republican presidential hopefuls were trying to outdo each other in their tough stances on immigration. With proposals ranging from Herman Cain’s electrified border fences to Mitt Romney’s “self-deportation,” it seemed that the GOP was intent on demonstrating just how unwelcome undocumented workers were in this country. Then came Nov. 6, and a resounding victory for President Barack Obama. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_immig_proposal/arizonas-gop-senators-join-push-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_immig_proposal/arizonas-gop-senators-join-push-immigration-reform/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona’s two senators joined six others Monday to unveil a bipartisan “tough, but fair” plan for comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for some people now here illegally. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012813_mccain_immig/mccain-immigration-reform-difficult-but-achievable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012813_mccain_immig/mccain-immigration-reform-difficult-but-achievable/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com What is going on now is not acceptable. In reality, what has been created is a defacto amnesty. We, the American people, have been too content for too long to allow individuals to mow our lawn, serve us food, clean our homes and even watch our children while not affording them any of the benefits that make our country so great. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012813_immig_reform/senators-comprehensive-immigration-reform-coming-soon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012813_immig_reform/senators-comprehensive-immigration-reform-coming-soon/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Immigration reform is near, according to a bipartisan group of senators who say they now agree on basic principles — though it’s still unclear what those principles are. A news conference slated for Monday will reportedly address a broad range of immigration issues, including border security and a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012313_mccain_combat/mccain-supports-ok-women-combat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012313_mccain_combat/mccain-supports-ok-women-combat/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Senator John McCain said Wednesday he approves of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s decision to lift the ban on women serving in combat, while saying the armed forces must uphold “rigorous physical standards.” 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012113_epa_plant/epa-gives-srp-decade-clear-grand-canyon-air/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012113_epa_plant/epa-gives-srp-decade-clear-grand-canyon-air/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing steep reductions in emissions from the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired plant near Page. Salt River Project, the plant’s operator and a part-owner, says the equipment required for the reductions would cost up to $1.1 billion. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011513_medical_marijuana/kavanagh-plants-seed-medical-marijuana-re-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011513_medical_marijuana/kavanagh-plants-seed-medical-marijuana-re-vote/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A lawmaker wants to have another statewide vote on medical marijuana. A resolution by Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, would put the issue on the 2014 ballot. Kavanagh said there’s good cause to believe most Arizona voters no longer support the program. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. (with video) 2013-05-20T21:14:01+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/ 21:14:00Z 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. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/113012_border_roundup/border-roundup-congress-considers-immigration-reform-bills/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/113012_border_roundup/border-roundup-congress-considers-immigration-reform-bills/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto visits the United States; Republicans reconsider immigration policies; the unintended side effects of immigration legislation 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111612_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-reform-reconsidered-bp-investigated/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111612_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-reform-reconsidered-bp-investigated/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Politicians are reconsidering immigration reform, Homeland Security is investigating the Border Patrol after complaints of excessive force, plus: what happens to U.S. veterans deported to Mexico 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111412_time_to_legalize_undocumented/time-legalize-our-11-million-undocumented-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111412_time_to_legalize_undocumented/time-legalize-our-11-million-undocumented-immigrants/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com True immigration reform that deals practically and responsibly with the 11 million people living in the United States without immigration status has proven elusive over the past decade. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110612_mexico_poll/poll-despite-short-shrift-mexico-would-stick-with-obama/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110612_mexico_poll/poll-despite-short-shrift-mexico-would-stick-with-obama/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com If they could vote in the US election, 58 percent of Mexicans would re-elect Barack Obama but many are disappointed with his handling of the drug war, immigration and trade relations, says a new survey. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110112_candidates_global_warming/reading-guide-where-romney-and-obama-actually-stand-global-warming/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110112_candidates_global_warming/reading-guide-where-romney-and-obama-actually-stand-global-warming/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Obama and Mitt Romney have been reluctant to utter the words “global warming.” Neither candidate mentioned climate change over four presidential debates and none of the moderators asked about it — the first time that’s happened since 1988. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102912_benghazi_timeline/benghazi-timeline-long-road-from-protest-terrorist-attack/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102912_benghazi_timeline/benghazi-timeline-long-road-from-protest-terrorist-attack/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The question won’t go away: Did President Obama and administration officials mislead the public when they initially claimed that the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi began “spontaneously” in response to an anti-Muslim video? 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102512_food_policy/az-lawmakers-get-low-marks-food-policy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102512_food_policy/az-lawmakers-get-low-marks-food-policy/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona lawmakers fared poorly Wednesday on a new national scorecard that ranked all 535 members of the current Congress for their votes on a range of food and farm issues. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101012_congress_millionaires/four-millionaires-among-azs-congressional-delegation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101012_congress_millionaires/four-millionaires-among-azs-congressional-delegation/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com At least four members of Arizona’s congressional delegation had estimated wealth of more than $1 million in 2010. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_fusion_centers_fiasco/az-counterterrorism-centers-ineffective-investigators-say/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_fusion_centers_fiasco/az-counterterrorism-centers-ineffective-investigators-say/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona police agencies were among those singled out in a two-year Senate committee investigation that found “widespread deficiencies” in a Homeland Security Department program that officials have touted for years as a centerpiece in U.S. counterterrorism efforts. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100212_bp_shooting/border-patrol-agent-nicholas-ivie-killed-another-wounded-near-naco/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100212_bp_shooting/border-patrol-agent-nicholas-ivie-killed-another-wounded-near-naco/#When: 14:11:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting Tuesday morning near Naco, the agency said. Nicholas Ivie, 30, was killed after he and two other agents responded to a sensor hit near SR 80. 2012-10-02T14:11:20-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092512_mccain_obama/mccain-obamas-middle-east-failures-not-bumps-road/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092512_mccain_obama/mccain-obamas-middle-east-failures-not-bumps-road/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Obama recently said the broader Middle East has been experiencing some ‘bumps in the road.’ If the President had taken some time to hold even one meeting with his foreign colleagues during his visit to the U.N. General Assembly in New York today, perhaps they would have told him what has really happened in the Middle East on his watch. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091712_az_defense/az-defense-industry-looks-warily-toward-fiscal-cliff/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091712_az_defense/az-defense-industry-looks-warily-toward-fiscal-cliff/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Those depending on Arizona’s defense contractors and subcontractors, as well as its military installations, are looking warily toward year’s end, when automatic spending cuts will occur unless the White House and Congress agree on an alternative plan for reducing the federal deficit. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091212_mccain_libya/mccain-arab-spring-not-doomed-despite-benghazi-attack/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091212_mccain_libya/mccain-arab-spring-not-doomed-despite-benghazi-attack/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Despite this horrific attack, we cannot give in to the temptation to believe that our support for the democratic aspirations of people in Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere in the broader Middle East is naive or mistaken. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083012_mccain_convention/presidential-aspirations-behind-mccain-again-addresses-convention/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083012_mccain_convention/presidential-aspirations-behind-mccain-again-addresses-convention/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com When he last stepped on a Republican National Convention stage, the GOP was John McCain’s party. He set foot on the convention stage again Wednesday, but this time stood in the shadow of current nominee Mitt Romney. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082412_mccain_defense_cuts/mccain-looming-defense-cuts-would-harm-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082412_mccain_defense_cuts/mccain-looming-defense-cuts-would-harm-az/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In the wake of the Pentagon’s decision to base F-35 fighters at Luke AFB, McCain warned Thursday that potential defense cuts could cost thousands of jobs and $3 billion to Arizona’s economy. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082212_akin_controversy/akin-controversy-stirs-gop/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082212_akin_controversy/akin-controversy-stirs-gop/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Akin clings to Senate nomination, as his party scrambles to limit damage. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082212_water_tribes/tribal-water-rights-bill-all-but-dead-this-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082212_water_tribes/tribal-water-rights-bill-all-but-dead-this-congress/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A bill that would have allocated $350 million for three drinking-water projects on the Hopi and Navajo reservations is nearly dead, according to sources on both sides of the proposal. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082012_campaign_finance/from-citizens-united-super-pacs-campaign-finance-reading-guide/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082012_campaign_finance/from-citizens-united-super-pacs-campaign-finance-reading-guide/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A look at the landmark Citizens United decision and its impact on the 2012 campaign. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081612_ryan/head-scratching-paul-ryan-pick/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081612_ryan/head-scratching-paul-ryan-pick/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com All of official Washington is scratching a collective head about why Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate. Why did he make such a bad pick for VP? 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080912_jcscottshow/jc-scott-jeff-flake-olivia-cajero-bedford/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080912_jcscottshow/jc-scott-jeff-flake-olivia-cajero-bedford/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with state Sen. Olivia Cajero Bedford, the Democratic incumbent candidate in LD3, and U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, a Republican running for U.S. Senate. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080212_f35/luke-not-tucson-gaining-f-35-force/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080212_f35/luke-not-tucson-gaining-f-35-force/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Three squadrons of F-35s will be housed at Luke Air Force Base instead of in Tucson. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072712_franks_muslims/franks-defends-request-probe-muslim-infiltration-govt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072712_franks_muslims/franks-defends-request-probe-muslim-infiltration-govt/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, this week defended his call for an investigation into the influence of Muslim groups on government organizations, even as the proposal came under more fire. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071912_jcscottshow/jc-scott-big-questions-over-manning-house-deal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071912_jcscottshow/jc-scott-big-questions-over-manning-house-deal/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, Republican National Committeeman Bruce Ash, Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik and newsman Jim Nintzel. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071712_disclose_mccain/mccain-disclose-act-opens-door-labor-money/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071712_disclose_mccain/mccain-disclose-act-opens-door-labor-money/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The DISCLOSE Act is closer to a clever attempt at political gamesmanship, than actual reform. By conveniently setting high thresholds for reporting requirements, it forces some entities to inform the public about the origins of their financial support, while allowing others – most notably those affiliated with organized labor – to fly below the FEC’s regulatory radar. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071712_disclose_act/senate-republicans-block-disclose-act/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071712_disclose_act/senate-republicans-block-disclose-act/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A bill that would require groups that run political ads attacking candidates to disclose their donors fell nine votes short of moving ahead Monday night in the U.S. Senate. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070712_mccain_libya/mccain-libyas-journey-democracy-inspiration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070712_mccain_libya/mccain-libyas-journey-democracy-inspiration/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com This is a historic day for the people of Libya. After 42 years of darkness and cruelty under Qaddafi, and after nine months of brutal fighting and sacrifice to liberate their great nation, Libyans have now elected their own leaders and continued to determine their own destiny. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070512_navajo_water/navajo-lawmakers-reject-proposed-water-rights-settlement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070512_navajo_water/navajo-lawmakers-reject-proposed-water-rights-settlement/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Navajo lawmakers voted Thursday to reject a congressional plan to settle tribal water-right claims in the Little Colorado River basin, capping months of debate by the tribe. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062512_sb1070_saying/what-theyre-saying-sb-1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062512_sb1070_saying/what-theyre-saying-sb-1070/#When: 18:29:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Politicians and activists react to the Supreme Court’s decision on SB 1070: President Obama, Gov. Brewer, Sens. McCain and Kyl, state legislators, candidates and more. 2012-06-25T18:29:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062512_mcain_kyl_sb1070/mccain-kyl-sb-1070-arizonans-served-when-state-feds-partner/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062512_mcain_kyl_sb1070/mccain-kyl-sb-1070-arizonans-served-when-state-feds-partner/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl: “While we still want to fully review the Supreme Court’s decision, today’s ruling appears to validate a key component of Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070.” 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_az_hopi/hopi-lawmakers-breathe-new-life-into-water-deal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_az_hopi/hopi-lawmakers-breathe-new-life-into-water-deal/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Hopi lawmakers gave new life Thursday to a congressional plan to settle the tribe’s water-rights claims in the Little Colorado River basin, apparently backtracking from a vote last week to reject the plan. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_az_marquez_nom/marquez-nomination-federal-judgeship-stalled-after-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_az_marquez_nom/marquez-nomination-federal-judgeship-stalled-after-year/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama nominated Rosemary Marquez to a judgeship on the U.S. District Court for Arizona on June 23, 2011. One year later, the nomination has not moved an inch. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_az_leonardo/former-pima-county-judge-closer-becoming-us-attorney/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_az_leonardo/former-pima-county-judge-closer-becoming-us-attorney/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A Senate committee Thursday gave preliminary approval to former Pima County Superior Court Judge John S. Leonardo’s nomination to be the next U.S. Attorney for Arizona. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061812_mccain_syria/mccain-administration-behind-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061812_mccain_syria/mccain-administration-behind-syria/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For 15 months now, the Syrian people have faced an onslaught of violence from Bashar al-Assad. When it comes to the administration’s policy toward Syria, to say they are ‘leading from behind’ is too generous. That suggests they are leading. They are just behind. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061812_az_immigration_rules/reaction-new-immigration-rules-sharply-divided/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061812_az_immigration_rules/reaction-new-immigration-rules-sharply-divided/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona officials reacted swiftly, and predictably, to Friday’s announcement that the Department Homeland Security will exercise “discretion” when deciding whether to deport younger, low-risk undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061412_rape/raped-military-then-raped-by-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061412_rape/raped-military-then-raped-by-congress/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Scarred by war, then by friendly fire rape, House Republicans also would like women service members to bear their rapist’s child. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061312_texas_voter_id/report-details-growth-potential-latino-votes-texas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061312_texas_voter_id/report-details-growth-potential-latino-votes-texas/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As Texas readies for a battle against the Department of Justice over the state’s voter ID law, Latinos — who opponents of the law say will be most affected — have the potential to increase the state’s voter rolls by more than 2 million people. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061212_az_hurwitz_confirmed/senate-confirms-hurwitz-9th-circuit-court-appeals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061212_az_hurwitz_confirmed/senate-confirms-hurwitz-9th-circuit-court-appeals/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz’s appointment to a vacant seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061212_az_hurwitz/senate-confirms-az-justices-9th-circuit-appointment/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061212_az_hurwitz/senate-confirms-az-justices-9th-circuit-appointment/#When: 11:40:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: The Senate Tuesday unanimously approved the nomination of Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz to a vacant seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. 2012-06-12T11:40:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060712_mccain_syria/mccain-syria-how-many-more-have-die/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060712_mccain_syria/mccain-syria-how-many-more-have-die/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com I pray that President Obama will finally realize what President Clinton came to understand during the Balkans wars. How many more have to die? How many more people have to die in Syria before the United States will assume its responsibility of leadership? 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060512_az_defense_cuts/phx-mayor-defense-cuts-could-devastating-region/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060512_az_defense_cuts/phx-mayor-defense-cuts-could-devastating-region/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has acknowledged defense cuts will happen, but said the reductions would have a “devastating impact on the local economy.” 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060212_az_politwoops/politicians-turn-microscope-into-megaphone/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060212_az_politwoops/politicians-turn-microscope-into-megaphone/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The website Politwoops launched this week as a way to catch politicians with their pants down, by cataloging and posting deleted Twitter tweets of congressmen, the president and presidential hopefuls. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052812_tomb_of_unknown/obama-lays-wreath-tomb-unknown-soldier/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052812_tomb_of_unknown/obama-lays-wreath-tomb-unknown-soldier/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery was visited by President Obama Monday morning, where he praised the sacrifices of American soldiers. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052312_pres_poll/poll-arizona-wont-easy-pick-up-obama/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052312_pres_poll/poll-arizona-wont-easy-pick-up-obama/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A poll released Wednesday shows Mitt Romney with a 7-point lead over President Obama in Arizona. In the U.S. Senate race, Richard Carmona trails his rivals, but leads among voters who know enough about him to have an opinion. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052212_romney_doe_lobbyists/scandalized-energy-dept-loan-program-has-romney-ties/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052212_romney_doe_lobbyists/scandalized-energy-dept-loan-program-has-romney-ties/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The federal energy loan program that has created headaches for President Barack Obama has a Mitt Romney connection. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_postal_service_closings/tucson-postal-center-remains-potential-closings-list/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051912_postal_service_closings/tucson-postal-center-remains-potential-closings-list/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The U.S. Postal Service announced earlier this week that it intends to move forward with its plan to eliminate as many as 140 mail processing centers across the country that could include Tucson’s Cherrybell facility in an effort to cut costs. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mccain_myanmar/mccain-wants-us-sanctions-against-myanmar-lifted/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mccain_myanmar/mccain-wants-us-sanctions-against-myanmar-lifted/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In a speech at Washington, D.C.‘s Center for Strategic and International Studies, Sen. John McCain advocated suspending — not permanently removing — almost all American sanctions against Myanmar. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mccain_f-22/mccain-f-22-safety/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051012_mccain_f-22/mccain-f-22-safety/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sen. John McCain released this statement Thursday regarding concerns about the safety of flying the F-22A Raptor. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_az_feds_fued/azs-feud-with-feds-real-mccoy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_az_feds_fued/azs-feud-with-feds-real-mccoy/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Many states feud with the federal government. But Arizona has become something of a poster child of late. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_academics_political_donations/study-academics-more-likely-donate-democrats/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_academics_political_donations/study-academics-more-likely-donate-democrats/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com When opening their wallets for congressional and presidential candidates, professors, administrators and staff at Arizona’s public universities and colleges are far more likely to donate to Democrats than Republicans, a Cronkite News Service review found. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_cispa_sopa/what-does-cispa-mean-internet-users/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042612_cispa_sopa/what-does-cispa-mean-internet-users/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has privacy activists, tech companies, security wonks and the Obama administration all jousting about what it means. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041912_mccain_syria/mccain-us-must-arm-syrian-opposition/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041912_mccain_syria/mccain-us-must-arm-syrian-opposition/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Bashar al-Assad has not abided, and will not abide, by a ceasefire. And the only way to stop Assad’s campaign of slaughter is for the United States to take tangible steps with our friends and allies to help the Syrian opposition change the military balance of power on the ground. 2013-05-20T21:14:01+00:00