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		<title>Family fight: Inside the GOP elections feud roiling Maricopa County</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:05:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix mayor takes shot at Trump over housing, homelessness grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:13:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>CAIR weighs legal action over Arizona&#8217;s anti-Muslim bills</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sam Eifling</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:33:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>4 Phoenix-area cities are among America&#8217;s fastest-growing suburbs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:45:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Mark Kelly boasts biggest war chest among likely 2028 contenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:54:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>The 8 wildest moments from Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Build the Red Wall&#8217; rally</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:23:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Arizona Republicans want to let individual lawmakers order your arrest</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/Tony-Rivero.jpg" alt="tony rivero holds a microphone in a suit" />State Republicans passed a bill allowing any individual lawmaker to hold someone in contempt and order their arrest.]]></description>
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		<title>Map: Where ICE has been seen in Phoenix so far</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:57:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Mark Kelly named one of TIME Magazine&#8217;s 100 most influential people</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:18:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Will the Swalwell scandal nuke Ruben Gallego&#8217;s presidential chances?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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