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Arizona is the third fastest-growing state in the nation, with a Latino population that has nearly doubled and an economy--lightly regulated--that seems to be keeping pace. But growth has brought increased crime, especially in urban areas, along with the question of how to allocate water cost efficiently. One thing that hasn't changed: conservative politics. The home of Barry Goldwater, the G.O.P.'s 1964 presidential candidate, Arizona gave Ross Perot a quarter of its vote in 1992 and is still the only state in the Union to have voted Republican in every presidential election since...
...powerful Senate Republican and the only Westerner at the leadership table. But he had not counted on the growing appeal of his budget-cutting challenger, Walt Minnick. Now Craig finds himself in a tighter race and has counterproposed his own cuts, such as disassembling the Department of Housing and Urban Development...
BORN: Dec. 6, 1945, Peoria EDUCATION: Spoon River Community College, 1963-65; Bradley U, B.S., 1971 FAMILY: Wife, Kathleen Dunk; four children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Congressional aide; teacher; urban planner POLITICAL CAREER: Illinois House, 1982; defeated for re-election to Illinois House, 1982; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: 3311 North Sterling Avenue, Suite 10, Peoria...
Maryland's northern border is the famous Mason-Dixon line, traditionally the demarcation between North and South. During the mid-19th century, Maryland was a major immigration center, and its ethnic diversity still sets it apart from many southern regions. The state also boasts demographic variety, from urban Baltimore to the rustic, Southern-styled Eastern Shore and the hills of the western panhandle. The eight House seats are divided equally between the parties, and while its political differences are great, when taken as a whole, Maryland is moderate with a slight Democratic edge, like the nation itself...
...resigned in February to become president of the NAACP, Cummings easily won an April special election to fill that seat, and he's running now for his first full term. The son of sharecroppers, he vows to follow Mfume's path of liberalism and support for blacks and the urban poor. In his six months in office, Cummings has kept his vow, supporting economic development and affirmative action in black communities and sponsoring funding for urban teen centers to serve as alternatives to street gangs...