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Cooperation needed now

Arizona is facing what may be its worst financial crisis. We need unprecedented leadership and bipartisan cooperation to balance the state budget.

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The bailout is 'enabling' Wall Street

I have a cousin who has a gambling problem, and, sure enough, someone is always there to bail him out. No one ever realizes that they are only enabling him to continue his destructive lifestyle.

Couric should be embarrassed

Katie Couric had the effrontery to state that Sarah Palin didn't ''embarrass herself'' in the vice-presidential debate with Sen. Joe Biden. On the contrary, Palin did more than hit a home run; she "hit it out of the park."

12 words to solve the financial crisis

Stop subsidizing credit, exempt savings from taxation and save the taxpayers billions!

Illegal immigrants won't call police

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, in his continued efforts to convince us all that the greatest threat to Arizona is illegal immigrants, continues to find new ways to use information without explanation.

Bible not against gay marriage

It's amazing that there are those who believe they know more than God, Jesus or the authors of our Constitution.

Congress will reward itself later

With our leaders split on whose neglect caused this world-class mess . . .

Obama's economic plan 'bad news'

I am finding it hard to understand why the economic problems we are having are causing the American people to lean toward Barack Obama.

U.S. democracy due for a dictator

It has been said that a democracy will last about 200 years, and it is always followed by dictatorship - so watch out.

Palin's expertise too thin

Would all those of you defending Sarah Palin as ''real'' and ''a much-needed breath of fresh air'' please stop?

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Linda Valdez
Palin 'states' a dangerous case on abortion law
So Sarah Palin is a ''federalist'' who says abortion is ''such an important issue'' that the federal government should step aside.