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Secret Service Looks Into Image of Obama Riddled With Bullets
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:22am EST by By MARC LACEY
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A photograph online showed a group of young Arizona men posing with guns and holding a bullet-riddled image of the president’s face.
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Arizona Candidate’s English Under Challenge
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:26am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Alejandrina Cabrera’s political opponents in San Luis, Ariz., say she cannot speak English well enough to serve on the City Council.
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Arizona Bombing Range Recreates Battle Zone, With Occasional Interlopers
Posted: December 26th, 2011, 9:03pm EST by By MARC LACEY
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The military training exercises at an Arizona bombing range are as realistic as can be, but migrants, animals and smugglers can sometimes halt operations.
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Goldwater Institute an Aggressive Conservative Watchdog
Posted: December 26th, 2011, 1:13am EST by By MARC LACEY
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The Goldwater Institute, a libertarian think tank, plays an outsize role in setting the agenda in Arizona and is helping set up similar litigation outfits elsewhere.
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Running of Bulls Is Risky, but Liability Is Low
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 4:24pm EDT by By MARC LACEY
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The event, based on the running of the bulls in Spain, comes with a waiver that says “you, your neighbor, your cousin and your cousin’s brother can’t sue anybody about any of this.”
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Lions, Check. Giraffes, Check. Squirrels, Check. Squirrels?
Posted: July 26th, 2011, 11:31pm EDT by By MARC LACEY
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The Mount Graham red squirrel and the Three Forks springsnail, both endangered species, are being given shelter by the Phoenix Zoo.
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When Meeting a Congressman, Leave Nothing to Chance
Posted: May 3rd, 2011, 11:46am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Whether a town hall meeting will degenerate into a shouting match depends on the makeup of the audience. Neither side leaves that to chance.
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Appeals Court Rules Against Arizona Law
Posted: April 11th, 2011, 8:16pm EDT by By MARC LACEY
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a decision that blocked parts of the immigration law from taking effect.
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In Tucson, Loughner Enters Plea: Not Guilty
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 2:30am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Jared L. Loughner appeared at a hearing in the courthouse where one of the victims killed in the shooting, John M. Roll, had served as a judge.
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Political Memo: Talk of Bipartisan Progress Fading in Arizona
Posted: January 28th, 2011, 2:22am EST by By MARC LACEY
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As the days pass since the shooting spree, Arizona appears to be slipping back into its old ways.
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Political Memo: Talk of Bipartisan Progress Fading in Arizona
Posted: January 28th, 2011, 2:22am EST by By MARC LACEY
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As the days pass since the shooting spree, Arizona appears to be slipping back into its old ways.
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Remarks That Touch Not Just One City
Posted: January 26th, 2011, 2:35am EST by By MARC LACEY
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The people of Tuscon seemed to appreciate that they had hardly been forgotten in the wake of the Jan. 8 shooting.
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Tucson Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Posted: January 24th, 2011, 9:25pm EST by By MARC LACEY
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Jared L. Loughner rejected charges that he tried to kill Representative Gabrielle Giffords and two aides.
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Suspect in Ariz. Shooting Faces Charges in Federal Court
Posted: January 10th, 2011, 5:24pm EST by By MARC LACEY
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Jared L. Loughner was assigned an attorney, Judy Clarke, a public defender who has handled the cases of Theodore J. Kaczynski, who was convicted in the Unabomber attacks, and Zacarias Moussaoui, the Al Qaeda operative.
NYT > Health
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Transplants Cut, Arizona Is Challenged by Survivors
Posted: December 19th, 2010, 2:00am EST by By MARC LACEY
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When Arizona lawmakers voted to cut some state-financed transplant coverage, they relied on data showing that the procedures were rarely successful. Now those numbers are being challenged.
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Arizona Cuts Financing for Transplant Patients
Posted: December 3rd, 2010, 8:22am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Budget cuts ended payments for certain transplants, a decision that amounts to a death sentence for some patients.
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Afghan Hero Dog Is Euthanized by Mistake in U.S.
Posted: November 18th, 2010, 5:48pm EST by By MARC LACEY
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The dog, Target, survived a suicide bombing, but after she escaped from her adoptive family, a shelter mistakenly administered a lethal injection.
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A Finish Line With a Real High: 8,000 Feet
Posted: October 18th, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Runners in the Mount Lemmon Marathon in Tucson did it for bragging rights, for the challenge, for the absurdity of running to 8,000 feet above sea level.
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Homeowner’s Fight Involves Flag Tied to Tea Party
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 4:28am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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A man who was asked to remove a flag used by Tea Party supporters from his roof says the flag is not a political statement.
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Sun City Journal: Retirement Haven Hunts Youthful Violators
Posted: August 29th, 2010, 5:10am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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A retirement community polices its population to be sure it does not become a refuge for children.
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Political Memo: On Primary Day, McCain Seeks Political Comeback
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 1:32am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Senator John McCain holds a comfortable lead going into Arizona’s primary on Tuesday, when Floridians and Alaskans will also vote.
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Activists Take Fight on Immigration to Arizona Border
Posted: August 16th, 2010, 1:19am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Hundreds of Tea Party supporters gathered at the border fence in Arizona to rally for political candidates.
NYT > Business
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Dreaming of Cuban Profits in Post-Embargo World
Posted: March 28th, 2010, 11:23pm EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Although Cuba remains closed to American investment, entrepreneurs in both countries are considering the island’s profit-making potential.
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Fearing Drug Cartels, Reporters in Mexico Retreat
Posted: March 13th, 2010, 10:55pm EST by By MARC LACEY
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Attacks on the media along the border with the U.S. have resulted in what amounts to a news blackout.
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Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives
Posted: November 16th, 2009, 8:38am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Some down-and-out Mexican families are scraping together what they can to support unemployed loved ones in the U.S.
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Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives
Posted: November 16th, 2009, 2:56am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Some Mexican families are scraping together what they can to support unemployed relatives in the United States.
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17 Killed in Mexican Rehab Center
Posted: September 3rd, 2009, 8:47pm EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Men armed with automatic weapons lined up the recovering addicts against a wall and opened fire at point-blank range.
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In Mexico, Ambivalence on a Drug Law
Posted: August 24th, 2009, 12:30am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Under siege by drug traffickers, Mexico took a controversial step last week when it opted to stop prosecuting those carrying small quantities of drugs.
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War Without Borders: Mexico’s Drug Traffickers Continue Trade in Prison
Posted: August 11th, 2009, 3:18am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Imprisoned drug traffickers can find a new base of operations for their criminal empires, recruit underlings, and bribe their way out for the right price.
NYT > Health
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From Édgar, 5, Coughs Heard Round the World
Posted: April 29th, 2009, 12:12pm EDT by By MARC LACEY
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The Mexican government has identified a young boy as the first person in the country infected with swine flu, but officials have been slow to stem its spread.
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Carlos Slim Helú: The Reticent Media Baron
Posted: February 16th, 2009, 12:26am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Mr. Slim, Mexico’s richest man and now a major shareholder in and lender to The New York Times, has a complex relationship with the news media.
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In Mexico, Curbing Violence Before It Is Learned
Posted: January 10th, 2009, 8:36pm EST by By MARC LACEY
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A bill to toughen a ban on toy weapons in Mexico is part of an effort to address the violence tied to drug traffickers.
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Kidnapping Negotiator Is Now a Victim in Mexico
Posted: December 15th, 2008, 11:43pm EST by By MARC LACEY
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An American security consultant who has helped negotiate the release of scores of kidnap victims in Latin America was himself kidnapped last week in northern Mexico.
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Hospitals Now a Theater in Mexico’s Drug War
Posted: December 5th, 2008, 3:48am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Mexico’s violent drug war is finding its way into the seeming sanctuary of the nation’s hospitals.
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Hospitals Now a Theater in Mexico’s Drug War
Posted: December 5th, 2008, 3:48am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Mexico’s violent drug war is finding its way into the seeming sanctuary of the nation’s hospitals.
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Sandinista Fervor Turns Sour for Former Comrades of Nicaragua’s President
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 2:31am EST by By MARC LACEY
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Former supporters of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua have accused him of rigging elections in an effort to spread his power, and lament the direction he is taking the country.
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Tijuana Journal: Wary Tourists Toss Aside a Chance to Taste History
Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 2:21am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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There appears to be some support that the Caesar salad was born in Tijuana, Mexico, or at the very least earned its worldwide reputation there.
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Drug Killings Haunt Mexican Schoolchildren
Posted: October 19th, 2008, 10:26pm EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Experts say Mexico’s explosion of drug-related violence has caught the attention of the country’s children, filling their head with images that are hard to shake.
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Drug Violence Alters the Flow of Life in Mexico
Posted: August 31st, 2008, 3:10am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Life in Mexico is changing in subtle ways as the possibility of drug-related violence lurks everywhere.
NYT > Health
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Vulnerable to H.I.V., Resistant to Labels
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:34am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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In Mexico and other parts of Latin America, stigma surrounding homosexuality increases the challenges that AIDS experts say they face in combating the disease.
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Mexico City Journal: Treasures of a Nation, Not Fodder for an Ad
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:01am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Mexico’s anthropology institute objects to imprinting one of Mexico’s treasures on soap opera star Irán Castillo’s body, deeming it a violation of the law.
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Dominican Crackdown Leaves Children of Haitian Immigrants in Legal Limbo
Posted: May 24th, 2008, 10:51pm EDT by By MARC LACEY
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The Dominican Republic has sought to exclude Dominican-born children of migrants from receiving citizenship, a measure that has particularly affected the children of ethnic Haitians.
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Port-Au-Prince Journal: Pumping Iron on Two Sides of Haiti’s Class Divide
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:25am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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While the machines at Gold’s Gym in Haiti’s capital are state-of-the-art, those at the humble “Temple of Pain” are made of scrap metal.
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Port-Au-Prince Journal: Pumping Iron on Two Sides of Haiti’s Class Divide
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:25am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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While the machines at Gold’s Gym in Haiti’s capital are state-of-the-art, those at the humble “Temple of Pain” are made of scrap metal.