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July 20, 2008 Game and Fish is harsh in Rosemont opposition

... where mining is simply not appropriate," Napolitano wrote to US Rep. Raúl Grijalva, the Tucson Democrat who wrote that proposed federal legislation. ...

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Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ


July 20, 2008 Illegal flow from Mexico worse than any gas price concerns

US Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., is quietly sponsoring a couple of bills in Congress that would extend federal wildlife protection to about 84000 acres along ...

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Source: The Tennessean, TN


July 19, 2008 Thorns & Flowers

Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., in pushing for the declaration, predicted Interior would push back, but this is just plain silly.

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Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ


July 17, 2008 Grand Canyon mine ban stays despite criticism

The measure was advanced by Arizona Democrat Raul Grijalva, who said a rush of uranium-mining claims threatened the natural landscape, which lures 5 million ...

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Source: Denver Post, CO


July 16, 2008 Raul Grijalva

By Evan Brown The continuing allegations of ethics violations against US Rep. Charlie Rangel (DN.Y.) may have consequences for Democratic politicians across ...

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Source: Politicker, NY


July 15, 2008 Did EPA cut enforcement of Clean Water Act?

Janet Napolitano have testified in support of the legislation sponsored by Oberstar, and co-sponsored by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz. ...

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Source: Nogales International, AZ


July 14, 2008 Chewning: People first, not party

Chewning is running in the Republican primary for the right to face Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva in Arizona Congressional District 7. ...

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Source: Tucson Citizen, AZ


July 12, 2008 Comment period extended for park gun plan

Daniel Akaka, D- Hawaii, and Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., wrote Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne requesting an extension. Their letter stressed that the ...

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Source: The Missoulian, MT


July 11, 2008 House Judiciary Committee members join chorus questioning Asarco ...

Representatives Gabrielle Giffords and Raul Grijalva asked AG Mukasey to investigate Vedanta's operating record in India and Africa, which they contend, ...

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Source: Mineweb, UK


July 09, 2008 Kyl speaks before Senate panel on land swap

That panel's chairman is Arizona Democrat Rep. Raul Grijalva, who has expressed sympathy for the concerns raised by Indian tribes and environmentalists. ...

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Source: Arizona Republic, AZ


July 08, 2008 Method of gathering public input sorely lacking

Both Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords are against the plan. Pima County supervisor Ray Carroll and administrator Chuck Huckelberry oppose it. ...

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Source: Vail Sun, AZ


July 07, 2008 Our Opinion: Keep gun ban for national parks

US Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a southern Arizona Democrat who is chair of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, was among the members ...

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Source: Tucson Citizen, AZ


July 06, 2008 Army Corps of Engineers action puts Santa Cruz River future in doubt

US Rep. Raul Grijalva is a co-sponsor of the House legislation, and Giffords intends to introduce language to broaden support for the bill. ...

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Source: Sierra Vista Herald, AZ


June 28, 2008 McCain, Obama court Latinos whose votes may decide race

"He's working on it, and he's got an unbelievable retention level," said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., a national co-chairman for the Obama campaign. ...

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Source: AZ Central.com, AZ


June 27, 2008 Against the Wall

Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva, whose district is on the Arizona border, has watched the P-28 debacle unfold over the past two years. ...

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Source: Texas Observer, TX


June 27, 2008 Resolution saves canyon from mining — for a while

... treasure: The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday approved an emergency declaration introduced by Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a Tucson Democrat, ...

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Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ


June 26, 2008 House Committee Invokes Rarely Used Powers To Block Uranium Mining ...

The House Natural Resources Committee will take up a resolution by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) that would force Interior Sec. Dirk Kempthorne to ban new ...

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Source: Food Consumer, IL


June 26, 2008 New uranium mining halted at Canyon

"This is not a made-up emergency," said US Rep. Raul Grijalva, the Arizona Democrat who introduced the measure. "They (the administration) have been ...

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Source: Arizona Republic, AZ


June 25, 2008 Panel widens Canyon-area uranium-mining shield

Supporters of the measure, which was advanced by Democrat Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, said a rush of claims to mine the area for uranium to feed proposed ...

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Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ


June 25, 2008 Permanent protection

Using a rare and little-known maneuver, Rep. Raul Grijalva introduced an emergency resolution to protect a million acres of federal land around this natural ...

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Source: Arizona Republic, AZ


June 25, 2008 Grand Can't, yon

Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands, suggested using the emergency move, which is apparently ...

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Source: Grist Magazine, WA


June 24, 2008 House Committee Invokes Rarely Used Powers to Block Uranium Mining ...

The House Natural Resources Committee will take up a resolution by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) that would force Interior Sec. Dirk Kempthorne to ban new ...

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Source: AScribe (press release)


June 23, 2008 Resurgence of mining: Rosemont

US Rep. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat representing the 7th Congressional District, which is west of Cochise County, is one of 176 cosponsors of the House ...

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Source: Sierra Vista Herald, AZ


June 23, 2008 Shanker endorsed by Progressive Dems

Shanker's only other major endorsement has come from US Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Tucson). Ann Kirkpatrick has so far gotten the lion's share of contributions ...

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Source: PolitickerAZ, Arizona


June 22, 2008 The Case for Mining Law Reform

Two days later, Representative Raúl Grijalva of Arizona urged the secretary of the interior to take emergency measures to protect lands adjacent to the ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


June 21, 2008 City manager's shaky status revealed in bus-fare session

She had high-level backing in doing so from US Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who said he recently spoke to Romero and Uhlich about setting a timeline for Rio Nuevo ...

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Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ


June 20, 2008 Thorns & Flowers

FlowerS to Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who along with Sen. Barack Obama, was named "Legislator of the Year," by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades ...

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Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ


June 20, 2008 Center Applauds Emergency Uranium Protections for Grand Canyon

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - June 20 - Representative Raúl Grijalva submitted a resolution Thursday to the Natural Resources Committee pursuant to the Federal Land ...

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Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME


June 20, 2008 Two vote against FISA, six in favor among Ariz. delegation

Ed Pastor (AZ-4) and Raul Grijalva (AZ-7) were the two voting against the measure. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. ...

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Source: PolitickerAZ, Arizona


June 19, 2008 Airport gets $2.3 million for taxiway

... for the airport and will enable them to keep working closely with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma," said representative Raul Grijalva in a news release. ...

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Source: Yuma Sun, AZ


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