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Arizona Republic: Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office was hit Wednesday with wide-ranging budget restrictions amid evidence of misspending that Maricopa County officials say could be upwards of $80 million over five years. The county Board of Supervisors also will forward its findings to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for review. After a lengthy presentation by budget officials [...]

Fox News: Two Arizona natives battled in Washington on Wednesday over increased violence near their native state, with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano telling Sen. John McCain that administration efforts along the Southwest border are being “misconstrued” and “misinterpreted” by critics. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com “What we have done in the past two [...]

LONDON (Reuters) – The Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912 because of a basic steering error, and only sank as fast as it did because an official persuaded the captain to continue sailing, an author said in an interview published on Wednesday. Louise Patten, a writer and granddaughter of Titanic second officer Charles Lightoller, said [...]

Fox News: Rank-and-file House Republicans get their first glimpse at the GOP legislative agenda tonight, one day before the leadership team showcases the plan during a press conference and small business roundtable at a lumber warehouse in suburban Virginia. The game plan is culled together from the Republicans’ “America Speaking Out” initiative, which solicited the [...]

Washington Post: Al-Qaeda and its allies are likely to attempt small-scale, less sophisticated terrorist attacks in the United States, senior Obama administration officials said Wednesday, noting that it’s extremely difficult to detect such threats in advance. “Unlike large-scale, coordinated, catastrophic attacks, executing smaller-scale attacks requires less planning and fewer pre-operational steps,” said Homeland Security Secretary [...]

Phoenix (AP) -A court rejected a request by the author of Arizona’s new immigration law to be a party in the state’s appeal of a ruling that put parts of the law on hold. Instead, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco says Sen. Russell Pearce’s request should be treated as a [...]

Due to SAFE operations, I was off the site all morning and early afternoon. Back in action shortly. Update: Grizz has returned to join the SAFE militia on patrol. Expect reports.

The Hill: Republican leaders are angry with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) for jeopardizing their chances of winning the Senate.

Wall Street Journal: By JONATHAN WEISMAN WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama raised the prospect of changes to his economic team Monday, saying his over-worked staffers were “going to have a whole range of decisions about family that’ll factor into” their career decisions. The White House said no changes were planned. “He was signaling nothing more than support [...]

Washington Post: IN BAQUBAH, IRAQ Zahraa is a rambunctious toddler. She still sucks on a pacifier, and her mother dresses her in pink. But according to the government, she does not exist. The daughter of an al-Qaeda in Iraq militant who forced her mother into marriage and motherhood, then disappeared, Zahraa is one of hundreds, [...]

Politico: House leaders are considering adjourning as early as the end of this week, which would give lawmakers five and a half weeks to campaign before the Nov. 2 election but could also leave them exposed to allegations that they didn’t finish their work in Washington. The House hasn’t adjourned before Sept. 30 in an [...]

Washington Post: The 2010 primary season is over, but for a handful of Republican Senators, the worrying has only just begun as they contemplate the possibility of serious primary challenges from tea party-backed candidates in 2012. Primary losses by Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in recent weeks sent a clear signal [...]

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Washington Examiner: Every two years for the past decade and more, reports of voter fraud have been on the increase during election campaigns around the country. That is not coincidental. Since passage in 1993 of the National Voter Registration Act – aka “Motor Voter” – by the Democratic Congress that led to the 1994 GOP [...]

NY Times: WASHINGTON — It was billed as “Investing In America,” a live televised conversation between President Obama and American workers, students, business people and retirees on the state of the economy, a kind of Wall Street to Main Street reality check. But it sounded like a therapy session for disillusioned Obama supporters. In question [...]

The Hill: Health plans in at least four states have announced they’re dropping children’s coverage just days ahead of new rules created by the healthcare reform law, according to the liberal grassroots group Health Care for America Now (HCAN). The new healthcare law forbids insurers from turning down children with pre-existing conditions starting Thursday, one [...]