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May 16, 2006

By Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1) As hurricanes Katrina and Rita raged through the southeastern United States last summer, much of America's energy infrastructure based in the Gulf of Mexico was damaged or destroyed causing gas prices to soar. America could…

Apr 18, 2006

NOGALES, Arizona -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Nogales port of entry arrested five people in connection with three failed attempts to smuggle $4 million worth of cocaine and methamphetamines into the country on Tuesday, April 11.…

Mar 19, 2006

Boise, Idaho - Two military C-130s equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) are in Albuquerque, New Mexico to support initial attack activity in Texas, Oklahoma and the southwest. Two aircraft from the 145th Airlift Wing of the North…

Mar 14, 2006

Chertoff and Abascal Sign Action Plan BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - In accordance with the Security and Prosperity Partnership, the Secretary of Governance of Mexico, Carlos Abascal, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff met in Brownsville, Texas…

Mar 14, 2006

PHOENIX - Michael Craig Anderson, 42, of Yuma, Arizona, pleaded guilty in Phoenix on March 3 in federal district court to charges of bribery, conspiracy to import marijuana, money laundering and filing a false tax return. Anderson was an INS…