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Bisbee council approves new civil unions measure
The Bisbee City Council has approved a revised version of an ordinance that would legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.The council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to formally approve a scaled-back version of the ordinance. That sets the stage for a June 4 vote by the council.Council members on April 2 approved an earlier version of the measure that sought to give people in civil unions the same ...
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Arizona signs rookie free agent WR Hawkins
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals have signed free agent rookie wide receiver Charles Hawkins and waived-injured wide receiver Javone Lawson.The 5-foot-8 Hawkins played at Southern under then-coach Stump Mitchell, now the Cardinals running backs coach on the staff of new head coach Bruce Arians.Lawson was waived with an Achilles ...
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Anthony Weiner Launches NYC Mayoral Campaign
Anthony Weiner has announced his candidacy for New York City mayor with a campaign video posted to YouTube, days after NBC 4 New York exclusively spotted the former ...
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Juan Mendez Invokes Carl Sagan While Leading Arizona House Of Representatives Pre-Session Prayer
Mendez, who is an atheist , changed the course of the event held prior to the House of Representatives' afternoon session. He asked lawmakers to refrain from bowing their heads and instead to view their surroundings. "Most prayers in this room begin with a request to bow your heads," Mendez said, according to the Phoenix New Times. "I would like to ask that you not bow your ...
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Anthony Weiner launches New York mayoral bid
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in ...
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My Dinner With Andre [DVD]
By any stretch of the imagination, My Dinner With Andre was a risky endeavor. It is, after all, a nearly two-hour film that consists of little more than two men, who were once close friends but havent seen each other in years, talking over dinner in an elegant New Y ... ...
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PD 2 injured in Glendale shooting
GLENDALE, AZ - Police say two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday night after a shooting in Glendale. Glendale police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said the shooting happened around 9 p.m. at a home near 59th and State Avenues. Breeden said when officers arrived at the scene; they found an adult Hispanic male and Hispanic female with gunshot wounds. Police believe a Hispanic male knocked on ...
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AZ womans family caught in OK Tornado
Jennifer Ring tried nonstop to get in touch with her father and two daughters who live in Moore, OK after a tornado ripped through the town. She received a text message from family that her daughters were okay, but it took hours to get in touch by phone. "My middle one Hailey, she said, "Mom I was scared." I told her I know honey, I'm going to try and get there as soon as I ...
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VIDEO Arias goes 1-on-1 with ABC15
, a group of men and women who will soon decide whether she gets a life sentence or execution in the death of her one-time lover. Arias sat down with ABC15's Amy Murphy on Tuesday night, just hours after jurors began deliberating, to speak out about the trial, her feelings about Travis Alexander's death and whether she wants to live or ...
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Use it Mirena possibly causing issues
The Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) is quickly becoming a popular form of birth control. Women like it because they don't run the same risks as taking oral contraception and some no longer get their period. Today, more than 2 million women use it. But, not everyone has a good ...
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Babby Fine With Lottery Outcome Ready for Draft
By Greg Esposito, Suns.com Posted: May 21, 2013 As President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby sat at a French cafe just feet away from the ABC Times Square studios after the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, he looked as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. It was clear he had just been through an event that was as stressful for him as any overtime contest is for one of the many ...
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