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...able to spur authorities into action. "We were on the phone trying to find anybody--FBI, local people, anybody--to take us seriously, and the clock is ticking," says Scott Ohlgren, Karlan's stepfather. A break came when Dabord tried to buy $152,000 worth of gold from a Phoenix bullion dealer, using his brother's checkbook. On Sept. 5 he was arrested, but he was released a few hours later when police could not disprove his claim that Dele had authorized the transaction. Dabord left for Mexico--out of the hands of police until he surfaced in San Diego...
...spend liberals; Independents are not eccentric. Sometimes it turns out that the stereotypes are wrong - just not in the Arizona Governor's race. Republican Matt Salmon is running for Governor and until recently was cashing six-figure checks as a lobbyist for Qwest Communications and the city of Phoenix; Democrat Janet Napolitano is the current attorney general who might tax her way out of the state's potential $1 billion budget deficit; Independent Richard Mahoney is recovering after he impaled himself on a steel post while trying to put up a campaign sign...
...former Congressman who led the 1998 coup attempt against House Speaker Newt Gingrich, has brushed off barbs likening him to his G.O.P. predecessors but has had a harder time deflecting attention from his wallet. He has received about $150,000 so far this year to lobby Congress for Phoenix civic projects (like the city's proposed light-rail system) that could deprive other Arizona cities of federal funds. "Are you running for Governor, or are you doing business?" asks Cecelia Martinez, director of the state's Clean Elections Institute...
...lawmakers to reconsider a tax on Medicaid premiums to raise $40 million to $60 million toward cutting the deficit. In a state that considers tax cuts and air conditioning divine rights, Napolitano could be in for rough going. She also has a bit of a charisma problem. As a Phoenix New Times columnist put it, "Napolitano has been noteworthy ... only for her keen ability to strategically avoid being noteworthy...
...Look for flyers, check the Phoenix,” the Dropkick Murphys once sang about Lansdowne Street, “are there any decent shows?” Live on St. Patrick’s Day from Boston, MA, the fruit of three nights at Avalon, doesn’t just answer “yes”—it obliterates any doubt to the contrary. Taking the stage to chants of “let’s go, Murphys,” Boston’s reigning kings of blue-collar punk barrel through 74 blistering...