Arizona

The Cancellation of Democracy (August 8, 2003)
...oters may turn out far more than ever show up at caucus meetings. In Arizona, Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed Republican-backed legislation to...
Bush Under Fire Over Terror Alert (May 16, 2002)
...as denied that a memo last July from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Arizona office could have prevented the attacks had it been acted on. The memo...
Visa Rules Vex Foreign Students (October 10, 2002)
.... He has the same last name as two of the hijackers, who also had lived in Arizona. And he's studying for his airline pilot's license at Chandler-Gilbert Com...
FBI Chief to Propose New Terror Unit (May 15, 2002)
... this month that FBI headquarters did not act on a memo last July from its Arizona office warning there were a large number of Arabs seeking pilot, security...
Telemarketers Hold Their Peace (September 11, 2002)
...espectful," she said of the firm's decision to halt outbound calls. The Arizona Republic also said it will not make telemarketing calls today. Telemark...
Democrats Ask for Hearings on Terror Warnings (May 17, 2002)
...warning about links between terrorist organizations and a flight school in Arizona. At a minimum, this memorandum should be made available to Judiciary Commi...
Bid to Ease Spying Curbs in Terrorism (August 1, 2002)
...arles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, and Senator Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona, the Justice Department would no longer have to convince a special court t...
Unheeded Warnings (May 13, 2002)
... July 2001, warned about suspicious activities by Middle Eastern men at an Arizona flight school. Last week, in little-noticed testimony before a Senate pane...
US-Mexico Border Crackdown Failing (November 2, 2003)
...ns of officials, immigration activists and migrants in Mexico, California, Arizona and Washington, turned up no evidence that any suspected terrorist has bee...
Congressman Asserts Bush Would Mislead US on Iraq (September 30, 2002)
... he was seeking support from allies. Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, was gentler. "As long as they're careful what they say and what they do,...
Pressure Has Place in War, Some Say (May 3, 2004)
... rules. Ritz, who was trained at Fort Huachuca, an Army installation in Arizona, said military interrogators' means may surprise civilians or offend their...
US, Israel Discuss Joint Anti-Terror Office (June 29, 2002)
...ce of broader legislation he is drafting with the support of Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, and Rep. Jane Harman, California Democrat. "We have laid ou...
Warnings Raise Troubling Questions (May 17, 2002)
...avior and flashy cash payments at a flight school raised suspicions. In Arizona, an FBI agent warned in a lengthy memo that authorities should be on the l...
Bush Knew of Terrorist Plot to Hijack US Planes (May 19, 2002)
...BC TV said that at least two names listed in a July 2001 FBI memo about an Arizona flight school had been identified by the CIA as having links to al-Qaeda....
White House Blamed for Failed Sept. 11 Inquiry (October 11, 2002)
...oming into being. He does not want that to happen." Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, called those issues "minutia." The commission "is going to happen," Mc...

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Arizona

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Arizona


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State : "The State" or "The Copper State"

Largest City

- Total
- Land
- Water
- % water

294,312
942
0.32%

- Total ()
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5,130,632
17.4/km²

Admittance into Union
- Order
- Date

48th
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Mountain: -7
(Arizona doesn't observe except in the )

Latitude
Longitude

31°20'N to 37°N
109°3'W to 114°50'W

Width
Length
Elevation
-Highest
-Mean
-Lowest

500 km
645 km

3,851 meters
1,250 meters
21 meters

US-AZ

Arizona was the 48th State admitted to the and is considered to be part of the . It is one of the states located south and east of the , bordering , , , and . Major cities are , , and . Besides the , a number of other , , and are located in the state.

Historians disagree about the of the name "Arizona" and its attachment to the region. Three possible derivations are:

Indian word "arizonac" meaning (place of) little springs
words "árida zona" meaning arid zone
word "arizuma" meaning silver bearing

Arizonac is a small town about eight miles south of the United States-Mexican border. In a small - camp called "Real Arissona" by the Spanish was established near the town. Later in the mid Spanish missionaries changed Father 's maps of the area; they renamed the town Arizonac as Arizona. As the maps were republished and circulated in , the name Arizona became attached to the whole northern part of .

was named in honor of this state.

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History

Beyond its original inhabitants, , a , explored the area in . 's expedition entered the area in 1540-42 during its search for . Father Kino developed a chain of missions and taught the Indians in (now southern Arizona and northern ) in the 1690's and early 1700's. Spain founded fortified towns (presidios) at Tubac in and in . All of what is now Arizona became part of Mexico's northwest frontier upon the Mexican assertion of independence from Spain in . The United States took possession of most of Arizona at the end of the in . In the land below the was acquired from Mexico in the . Arizona was administered as part of the Territory of until it was organized into a separate territory on , .

At the direction of , came from Utah in the mid to late to the Phoenix Valley (or "Valley of the Sun"), , , and many other Arizona towns to settle there. One of the first temples built in the Southwest was the , finished in .

Arizona was admitted into the union on , .

Law and government

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The government consists of a thirty-member senate and a 60-member house of Representatives. The majority party is the , which has held power since . The budget of the Arizona state legislature is 14.3 billion, while the executive budget is 13.8 billion. Besides the money spent on state agencies, money has also been allocated for tax cuts, pay raises for government employees, and health insurance for government employees. The executive budget has allocated money to previously passed legislation.

The governor is elected for a four-year term, and may serve any number of terms, though no more than two in a row. Senators and Representatives are elected for two year terms, and may also serve as many as they like, but no more than four in a row.

The Governor of Arizona is , a Democrat. She has been governor since . Napolitano was born in New York City, moving to Arizona after graduating from law school in 1983. At this time Napolitano clerked for a U.S. Appeals Court judge before joining a Phoenix lawfirm and becoming a partner in 1989. She was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Arizona by President Clinton in 1993. In 1998, Napolitano was elected as the first female Attorney General by Arizona voters. During this time, she prosecuted a number of cases -- many backlogged -- and established herself as a guardian of children, the elderly, women, and the environment.See:

The two Arizona State Senators are Senator (Republican) and Senator (Republican).

The State
State Bird:
State Mammal:
State Tree:
State Flower:	Blossom
State Gem:
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State Neckwear:
State Capital:
State Motto:	Ditat Deus (God Enriches)
State Nicknames:	"The State" "The State"
State Songs:	"Arizona March Song" "Arizona"

Geography

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Like other states of the Southwest, Arizona has an abundance of topographical characteristics in addition to its desert climes. More than half of the state features mountains and plateaus and contains the largest stand of Ponderosa pine in the United States. The , a 2000-foot , cuts across the central section of the state and marks the southwestern edge of the , where the state experienced its worst forest fire ever in .

Statistics

Largest City:
Highest Point: - 12,633 ft. near Flagstaff
Lowest Point: Colorado River - 70 ft.

Economy

Early in its history, Arizona's economy relied on the "five C's": copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate (i.e., tourism). At one point Arizona was the largest producer of cotton in the country. Copper is still found in abundance from many of its small mining towns. (See, for instance, , or .) While the state government itself is the state's largest employer, is the state's largest private employer with 17,343 employees in 2003. Arizona lost much of its advantage as a high-technology industry leader between 1990 and 2001, according to a state Department of Commerce report. In 2001, 161,166 Arizonans were employed in the high-tech sector, accounting for about 8.3 percent of total private-sector employment of more than 1.9 million. High-tech payroll in 2001 was $2.2 billion, or 14.7 percent of the private-sector total. High-tech employment was led by software and computers, with 34,314; electronics components manufacturing, 30,358; aerospace manufacturing, 25,641; architectural and engineering services, 21,378; telecommunications, 21,224; and instruments manufacturing, 13,056.

Demographics

Population Breakdown: ([])

White: 75.5% (Not of Hispanic Origin: 63.8)
Native: 5.0
African American: 3.1
Asian: 1.8
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.1
Other Race: 11.6
Persons reporting two or more races: 2.9%

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Spring training

Arizona is an extremely popular location for Major League Baseball spring training. The state hosts the following major league teams for spring training: