Word: arizona
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...convoluted nomination system and get himself on the ballot in all 31 of the state's voting districts. But then came the Bush landslide in South Carolina Saturday, which gave him nearly five times as many delegates as McCain to that point and left just three days for the Arizona senator to reclaim some momentum before Michigan. Now with his wins on Tuesday in Michigan and his home state of Arizona, McCain's taken the two largest states that have voted so far. And for the first time this year, it appears certain McCain will be in the race through...
Internet voting happens all the time, but usually it's confined to topics such as "Who is the cutest cast member of Party of Five?" Soon, however, people will be able to cast their ballot for President on the Internet. In March, Arizona Democrats will vote online in their state's presidential primary, and Florida and Washington are considering online voting. The military plans to allow a small test group of overseas soldiers to vote via the Internet this November...
...couldn't happen here, even in a thousand years? Already, a growing "marriage movement," including groups like the Promise Keepers, is working to make divorce lawyers as rare as elevator operators. Since 1997, Louisiana and Arizona have been offering ultratight "covenant marriages," which can be dissolved only in the case of infidelity, abuse or felony conviction, and similar measures have been introduced in 17 other states. As for the age-old problem of premarital fooling around, some extremely conservative Christian activists have launched a movement to halt the dangerous practice of dating and replace it with parent-supervised betrothals leading...
...party faithful, one thing is clear - the sooner this race ends, the better. With McCain leading comfortably in polls of his home state of Arizona, which also holds a primary Tuesday night, a victory in Michigan could mean a party increasingly divided in the coming weeks. And that could spell bad news for the GOP come November...
...quickly the race has turned. South Carolina has become a must-win for the Bush camp, while a close loss for McCain means his candidacy is still viable. A victory for Bush is needed both to restore his momentum heading into the Feb. 22 Arizona and Michigan primaries and to revive the faith in his candidacy that led the party establishment to invest in it so heavily. "If McCain can win South Carolina and then Michigan you're going to see a very different picture with more Bush supporters defecting to McCain," says TIME Washington correspondent Karen Tumulty...