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...similar difficulties in identifying illegal aliens and anyone with a dishonorable discharge from the military, two other groups singled out by the law. ``The law says you're supposed to make a reasonable effort to find out,'' complains Richard Carlson, assistant public safety director for the state of Arizona...
...response to N.R.A.-backed lawsuits brought by county sheriffs in four states--Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Montana--judges have also ruled Brady unconstitutional because it compels localities to adopt national standards. In Val Verde County, which covers 3,240 sq. mi. in southwestern Texas, sheriff J.R. Koog says his 15 deputies are stretched to the limit. Echoing the Capitol Hill debate over unfunded mandates, he complains about the ``horrendous effect'' on his operations budget. ``The government can operate in the red, pink or whatever,'' he says. ``I have to operate in the black...
Dole and Gramm both have strong organizations and the ability to raise money. Gramm is loaded, with $5 million left over from his Senate campaign. The conservative Texan, who used his money to organize victories in recent straw polls in Louisiana and Arizona, plans to announce his candidacy officially in two weeks. Dole, with $2 million, has opened a Washington office and begun to hire some well-known pros. Because he has run before and Republican primary voters have a history of rewarding those who persevere after earlier defeats, Dole is the front runner in every poll. There are rumblings...
...until recently no one outside the states seemed to be paying attention. The Democratic-run Congress happily ignored the likes of Republicans Weld, Engler and Thompson, played down the lawsuits and appeared not to hear rhetoric like that of Arizona Governor Fife Symington, a Republican who recently speechified, ``Let the little potentates of the Potomac be warned; we are growing weary of your ways, so kindly get out of ours...
VIJAY SINGH, 31, is a self-taught golfer who learned his lessons well. Of Indian ancestry, he grew up in Fiji and is a rising star on the U.S. and European professional circuits. Last week the lanky man with the homegrown swing won Arizona's Phoenix Open--and $234,000--on the first hole of a two-man playoff. Said Singh afterward: ``You can be a little more aggressive when you know you can't finish worse than second...