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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, March 24, 2022. A year ago, Arizona’s Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs was all over cable news, building a national profile as a defender of democracy and raking in cash for her campaign for governor. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, newly elected to finish John McCain’s last term and running for re-election, looked to be among the most vulnerable members of the Senate. Fortunes appear to have flipped for the two Democrats. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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Kelly, Hobbs face different prospects in crucial Ariz. races
By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press
Mon,10/03/22-11:07PM , 206 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — A year ago, Arizona’s Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs was all over cable news, building a national profile as a defender of democracy and raking in cash for her campaign for governor.
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Arizona Secretary of State Latie Hobbs, left, the Democratic nominee for governor, and Kris Mayes, a Democrat running for attorney general, speak to reporters outside the Arizona Attorney General's Office in Phoenix on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

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GOP quiet as Arizona Democrats condemn abortion ruling
By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press
Sat,09/24/22-3:48PM , 159 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women's rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an is
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Arizona Republican candidate for governor, Kari Lake, gives a thumbs up to the crowd as former President Donald Trump speaks at a Save America rally on July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Ariz. Lake, a well-known former television anchor, has delighted the segments of the GOP base that have long been at odds with their party’s establishment and want their leaders to confront Democrats, not compromise with them. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Once McCain's party, Arizona GOP returns to far-right roots
By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press
Sun,09/18/22-7:02AM , 204 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — Simmering discontent among a segment of Arizona Republicans over John McCain's famous penchant for bucking his party boiled over in the winter of 2014 with the censure of the longtime U.S. senator.
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Kari Lake, Republican candidate for Arizona governor, waves to supporters prior to speaking at a news conference after the election Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Trump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press
Thu,08/04/22-9:13PM , 144 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake, a former news anchor who walked away from her journalism career and was embraced by Donald Trump and his staunch supporters, won the Republican primary for Arizona governor on Thursday.
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