Word: arizona
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...Bush isn't quite ready to follow McCain's authenticity tack into the public's hearts. While the Arizona senator wears such "honesty" well, it could be seen as hypocritical coming from Bush, who has repeatedly attacked Al Gore as poll-driven and without conviction. On Thursday, Bush reaffirmed his position that the flag is a state issue. Now he finds himself trapped between states' rights purists and moral purists, between presenting himself as a man of conviction and bending to public opinion, and between his vision of an expanded federal government and a strong position on state sovereignty...
Solutions are out there. A large part of the Great Prison Explosion has been due to harsh drug laws, filling the prisons (especially federal prisons) with non-violent drug offenders. Arizona has responded by becoming the first state in the country to divert all of its non-violent drug offenders into probation and treatment instead of prison, saving an estimated $2.5 million in its first year of operation and with even greater predicted savings in the future. More importantly, drug treatment has been shown to cut crime, reducing the recidivism rate of substance abusers by as much as 40%. Similarly...
Sands said he also had had conversations with the Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints before agreeing in principle with the Steelers yesterday...
...chat room in which more than a dozen people were debating his plight. And the teen channels were humming, as kids cut the small talk and went straight to the point with openers like, "Any sexy guys feel like talkin' to a 15-year-old female from Arizona?" and deep questions like, "I don't mean to sound rude, but I was wondering, how much do you weigh...
...Having considerably underestimated the Vietnam War hero's sway over the national electorate, it appears that the GOP brass is not taking any chances that may alienate the Arizona senator. After all, McCain won seven state primaries - some of them decisively - by soaking up the centrist and crossover vote, and polls show that those who voted for McCain continue to trust him more than either Bush or Gore. The word from the McCain camp is that he hasn't held his endorsement for ransom, but it hardly seems a coincidence that Bush has been speaking more and more about rehabbing...