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PHOENIX, May 20 (UPI) -- Diminishing winds helped hundreds of firefighters battling four wildfires in Arizona make headway to shrink them, officials said. The largest of the four, known as the Sunflower fire, has been burning since May 12 northeast of Ph Full Article at United Press International

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bruce Chen pitched out of trouble the way Arizona's Ian Kennedy could not. While Chen won his third straight start for Kansas City, Kennedy dropped to 0-4 in May. Billy Butler and Mike Moustakas homered to back Chen and the Royals Full Article at The New York Times

Published: May 19, 2012 at 11:24 PM KANSAS CITY, Mo. , May 19 (UPI) -- Billy Butler drove in three runs to back Bruce Chen 's efficient start Saturday, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 7-3 interleague win over Arizona. Butler's two-run homer in the th Full Article at United Press International

Despite the persistent gender gap in opinion polls and mounting criticism of their hostility to women’s rights, Republicans are not backing off their assault on women’s equality and well-being. New laws in some states could mean a death sentence for a pr Full Article at The New York Times

Or maybe they just never gave up on it. Arizona — where a top election official has said President Obama might not make the ballot because of questions about his birth certificate — is one place where it is enjoying a resurgence. And then there is the l Full Article at The Washington Post

Ken Bennett, a Republican who is eyeing a bid to succeed Gov. Jan Brewer (R) in 2014, told conservative radio host Mike Broomhead that he is not playing to the birthers. “I’m not a birther,” Bennett said in the interview on KFYI. “I believe that the pres Full Article at The New Media Journal

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Published: May 19, 2012 at 12:08 AM KANSAS CITY, Mo. , May 19 (UPI) -- Miguel Montero came through with a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning Friday that boosted Arizona to a 6-4 decision over Kansas City. Kansas City let an early 3-1 lead sl Full Article at United Press International

PHOENIX (AP) – The attorney general's office in Hawaii is telling Arizona's secretary of state that if he wants confirmation of President Obama's birth records, he'll have to prove he legitimately needs it. President Obama waits to greet G8 leaders on Fr Full Article at USA Today

LIVINGSTON, Calif. , May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Foster Farms has initiated a voluntary Class II recall of Mediterranean Turkey Burgers (#96384, 5.33 oz.), produced for 14 Food Service customers sold for food service use in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, C Full Article at PR Newswire

MESA, Ariz. , May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 15, attorneys at the Arizona law firm of JacksonWhite filed a collective action lawsuit against Quintiles Commercial U.S. , Inc. , for failure to pay its employees the overtime wages to which they are entit... Full Article at PR Newswire

D.C. United’s preseason outing against Real Salt Lake in Arizona allowed the coaching staff to evaluate its own players vying for the final roster slots. It also presented an opportunity to watch an opponent, Lewis Neal , a well-traveled English winger o Full Article at The Washington Post

TEMPE, Ariz. , May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Management officially announced today the final diversion and recovery percentages as part of the Zero Waste Challenge from this year's Waste Management Phoenix Open (WMPO) PGA TOUR tournament. More than 9 Full Article at PR Newswire

President Obama's birth certificate continues to make headlines in ways he doesn't want. The latest: Arizona's top elections official is trying to explain why he's seeking to verify the document before placing Obama on the November ballot. Arizona Secret Full Article at USA Today

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Arizona Sen. John McCain is returning to one of his favorite topics: campaign finance. The GOP senator teamed up with Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island today and asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Montana's ban on corporations paying Full Article at USA Today

Discussion of President Obama ’s place of birth died down significantly when he released his long-form birth certicate. But birtherism still lives, even if it no longer gets as much attention. Nationally, conservative bloggers have seized an opportunity Full Article at The Washington Post

When Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced a bill to ban late-term abortions in the nation’s capitol, it didn’t get much attention. It was last January, and reproductive health advocates were heading into all-consuming national battles over Komen and co Full Article at The Washington Post

Arizona’s top election official said in a radio interview Thursday that it’s “possible” President Obama may not make the state’s November ballot due to unanswered questions about his birth certificate. President Obama. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) Ken Benne Full Article at The Washington Post