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By Christine Bauserman

There is a ruse afoot. The highly paid political consultants are failing in their attempt to help Governor Brewer surrender Arizona to Obama, so a deceitful plan is being ...

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Hearing held on legislation to restrain presidential power   

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-04) introduced the Arizona Land Sovereignty Act (H.R.1495), preventing any president from unilaterally designating national monuments without input from the public. On Tuesday, April 16th, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held a legislative hearing on Rep. Gosar’s bill. Arizona Reps. Franks, Salmon, and Schweikert signed on as original co-spo...

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