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Pawlenty to headline tea party convention in Arizona

By Andy Birkey | 02.18.11 | 11:46 am

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to headline a tea party summit in Phoenix, Ariz., from Feb. 25 to 27. The “American Policy Summit-Pathways to Liberty” is being marketed as the official two-year anniversary of the tea party movement. Pawlenty will also be headed to Nashville to speak on a panel with Arianna Huffington and Bill Kristol in March.

A rundown of the seven legal challenges to SB 1070

By Elise Foley | 09.03.10 | 1:30 pm

Arizona faces seven legal challenges to its SB immigration law — which is part of why the state needs the $3.6 million in donations it has

Bachmann, Kline among 66 GOPers filing brief in support of Arizona immigration law

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.03.10 | 1:00 pm

Reps. Michele Bachmann and John Kline are among 66 Republican congressional members who signed an amicus brief urging an appeals court to uphold Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070. The brief, dated yesterday and filed by the American Center for…

Minn. students protest Arizona immigration law as it goes into effect

By Jon Collins | 07.29.10 | 1:51 pm

Echoing the 1960s Freedom Summer civil rights movement, four Minnesotans set off for Arizona this week to join hundreds of other young people working against the state’s new immigration law.

Emmer continues support for Arizona immigration bill

By Patrick Caldwell | 07.29.10 | 9:56 am

GOP-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer released a carefully worded statement Wednesday night disagreeing with the court injunction against the controversial Arizona immigration legislation. 

Dept. of Justice sues Arizona over immmigration law

By Elise Foley | 07.06.10 | 4:04 pm

The Department of Justice filed its hotly anticipated suit against Arizona’s immigration law today, after months of criticism of the law from the White House and immigrant rights advocates. The main thrust of the suit