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Ariz. Border Sheriff: Obama’s ‘Got His Hands Wrapped Around Our Throat’

CNS News: “Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County, Ariz. told CNSNews.com that President Barack Obama has ‘got his hands wrapped around our throat’ as his administration sues the state of Arizona for trying to enforce the immigration laws that the federal government itself will not enforce. Dever also said . . . that the president is putting the people who live and work in Cochise County at risk by willfully failing to secure that border so that he can maintain political leverage for his goal of winning an amnesty for illegal aliens.”

Illegal Immigrants Deported to Mexico by Plane Sets Record

Arizona Republic: “A record 23,384 illegal Mexican immigrants voluntarily accepted flights back to their homeland from Arizona this summer under a repatriation program created by the United States and Mexico.”

Arizona Department of Health Services Prepares for Medical Marijuana

Arizona Republic: “With about five weeks left until Election Day, Arizona Department of Health Services is brainstorming ways to implement a medical-marijuana policy in case voters approve Proposition 203, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.”

Former Paradise Valley Officials Lobby to Save Photo Enforcement

Arizona Republic: “Two former Paradise Valley officials have launched a political-action committee in support of photo enforcement, saying the cameras have made the town’s streets safer.”

Cottonwood Gets Both Sides in Medical Marijuana Debate

Verde Independent: “ A crowd of mainly Democratic Party members Thursday parsed the words of two advocates, one who supports and one who disparages Proposition 203, the Medical Marijuana initiative.” This story has a lot of pros and cons about whether Arizona voters should approve or reject Proposition 203, the Arizona medical marijuana imitative that is on the November 2, 1010, state-wide ballot.