Medicare premiums won't spike

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Sept. 19, 2012 11:29 PMAssociated Press WASHINGTON - Monthly premiums for popular private insurance plans through Medicare are only inching up next year, the Obama administration said Wednesday, trumpeting good news for...

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Incomes, poverty rise in Phoenix

by Ronald J. Hansen - Sept. 19, 2012 11:25 PMThe Republic | azcentral.com Household incomes in Phoenix rose last year, but poverty also increased as housing values, health-insurance coverage and preschool enrollment tumbled in the city at the same...

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Internal Justice Dept. investigation finds fault in 'Fast and Furious'

by Dennis Wagner - Sept. 19, 2012 11:31 PMThe Republic | azcentral.com An Inspector General's report on the notorious Arizona firearms-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious throws a blanket of blame on the U.S. Department of Justice,...

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Sheriff Larry Dever's death stuns Cochise County

by Richard Ruelas and Rebekah L. Sanders - Sept. 19, 2012 10:10 PMThe Republic | azcentral.com For more than 15 years, Larry Dever was sheriff of Cochise County. His corner of Arizona was once known for a wild gunfight at Tombstone, but became increasingly...

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39 states' obesity rates to pass 50%, advocates say

Sept. 18, 2012 09:50 AMAssociated Press NEW YORK -- A group campaigning against obesity predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in 39 states will be obese -- not merely overweight, but obese. Mississippi is expected to retain its crown as...

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Romney tries to stem damage from new controversy

Sept. 18, 2012 04:20 PMAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY -- President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night the occupant of the Oval Office must "work for everyone, not just for some," jabbing back at Mitt Romney's jarring statement that as a candidate,...

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Farrier's old-world skill, animal expertise keep horses running

by Shaun McKinnon - Sept. 18, 2012 09:30 PMThe Republic | azcentral.com CAVE CREEK - The metal box hanging from the window of the white trailer glows deep-orange, its flames fed by a hose that snakes back to a propane tank. Shaun Woodsum ducks into...

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Police can start enforcing Ariz. immigration law, judge rules

by Michael Kiefer, JJ Hensley and Daniel González - Sept. 18, 2012 09:54 PMThe Republic | azcentral.com SB 1070's "show me your papers" provision officially became law Tuesday, after a U.S. District Court judge lifted an injunction against the section...

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Obama challenges China; video trips up Romney

by Julie Pace - Sept. 17, 2012 10:49 PMAssociated Press CINCINNATI - President Barack Obama lodged an unfair-trade complaint against China Monday and immediately used it as a wedge against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, whose beleaguered campaign...

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Former Fiesta Bowl exec gets probation in campaign-finance scheme

by Craig Harris - Sept. 17, 2012 09:56 PMThe Republic | azcentral.com Natalie Wisneski, the Fiesta Bowl's former chief operating officer, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to two years' probation after admitting her participation in an illegal...

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